College of Agriculture

  • Department of Animal Science

    • Lee Edgerton, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: Purdue University, 1970
    • Postdoc: Michigan State University
    • Research Interests: Control of estrus and parturition in swine

    • Keith Schillo, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: University of Wisconsin, 1981
    • Postdoc: University of Illinois
    • Research Interests: Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin and growth hormone secretion and mechanisms mediating the effects of nutrition on sexual development and onset of puberty

    • William Silvia, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: Colorado State University, 1985
    • Research Interests: Regulation of uterine prostaglandin production by ovarian hormones and the conceptus

  • Department of Veterinary Science

    • Karen McDowell, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: University of Florida, 1986
    • Postdoc: Colorado State University
    • Research Interests: Embryonic/uterine physiology and in investigating causes of embryonic loss

College of Arts and Science

  • Department of Chemistry

    • Tae Ji, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: University of California, San Diego, 1968
    • Research Interests: Interaction of LH, FSH, and hCG receptors and generation of hormone signaling

College of Health Sciences

  • Department of Clinical Sciences

    • Phillip Bridges, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
    • PhD: West Virginia University, 1999
    • Postdoc: Cornell University
    • Research Interests: Cellular and molecular regulation of ovarian health and ovulation

    • Chemyong Ko, PhD, Assistant Professor
    • PhD: Seoul National University, South Korea, 1998
    • Postdoc: University of Kentucky
    • Research Interests: Characterization of progesterone receptor-regulated and FSH-responsive genes in the ovary

College of Medicine

  • Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

    • Annadora Bruce-Keller, PhD, Assistant Professor
    • PhD: University of Southern California, 1995
    • Postdoc: University of Kentucky
    • Research Interests: Hormones, immunology, and the brain

    • Marilyn Duncan, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, 1984
    • Postdoc: Massachusetts General Hospital, Northwestern University
    • Research Interests: Neuroendocrine regulation of seasonal reproduction cycles, especially the role of the pineal

    • Lothar Jennes, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: Paris Lodron University, 1978
    • Postdoc: INSERM, University of Lille, France; University of North Carolina
    • Research Interests: Control of GnRH secretion and mechanisms of GnRH action

  • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

    • Kevin Sarge, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: North Carolina State University, 1989
    • Postdoc: Northwestern University
    • Research Interests: Genomic regulation of heat shock proteins in the testis.

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    • Del Collins, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: University of Georgia, 1966
    • Postdoc: Worcester Foundation
    • Research Interests: Steroids in health and disease, angiogenesis, reproductive endocrinology

    • Thomas Curry, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: East Carolina University, 1983
    • Postdoc: University of Miami
    • Research Interests: Mechanisms of ovulation, specifically the role of proteolytic enzymes in follicular rupture, luteal formation, and regression

    • Misung Jo, PhD, Assistant Professor
    • PhD: Cornell University, 2002
    • Postdoc: University of Kentucky
    • Research Interests: Ovarian physiology

    • Ken Muse, MD, Associate Professor
    • MD: University of Kentucky, 1978
    • Residency: University of Kentucky, 1982
    • Fellowship: University of California at San Diego, 1984
    • Research Interests: Premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, infertility

  • Department of Physiology

    • Scott E. Diamond, PhD, Assistant Professor
    • PhD: University of Colorado at Boulder, 1995
    • Postdoc: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    • Research Interests: Cancer and the Regulation of Gene Expression/ Molecular Endocrinology.

    • Sandra Legan, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: University of Michigan, 1974
    • Postdoc: Emory University, University of Michigan
    • Research Interests: Reproductive neuroendocrinology, specifically in the mechanisms whereby gonadal steroids feed back on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis to control gonadotropin secretion

    • Ok-Kyong Park-Sarge, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989
    • Research Interests: Genomic regulation of progesterone receptor expression

    • Melinda Wilson, PhD, Assistant Professor
    • PhD: Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 1997
    • Research Interests: Neuroprotective effects of estrogen

  • Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology

    • Michael Kilgore, PhD, Associate Professor
    • PhD: Texas Tech University, 1990
    • Research Interests: Effect of estrogen and environmental toxins in developing breast cancer

  • Department of Toxicology

    • Mary Vore, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: Vanderbilt University, 1972
    • Postdoc: Department of Biochemistry and Metabolism, Hoffmann-LaRoche
    • Research Interests: Effects of estrogen, pregnancy, and prolactin on hepatic function

College of Pharmacy

  • Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    • Patrick McNamara, PhD, Professor
    • PhD: State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979
    • Research Interests: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, with a particular emphasis on drug transfer into milk, including transporter gene expression at the blood mammary epithelial barrier