LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Research Mentors
Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CHDMM) and the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) faculty members represent a diverse collage of scientific disciplines that are critical in the fulfillment of our objective to eliminate health disparities.

Danylin Angeles, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-7563
E-mail: dangeles@llu.edu

Erik Behringer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-651-5334
E-mail: ebehringer@llu.edu

Arlin Blood, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8622
E-mail: ablood@llu.edu

Eileen Brantley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-7703
E-mail: ebrantley@llu.edu
Carlos Casiano, PhD
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology
Associate Director, CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-9474
E-mail: ccasiano@llu.edu

Daisy De Leon, PhD
Assistant to the Dean for Diversity, CHDMM
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-2757
E-mail: ddeleon@llu.edu

Marino De Leon, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
Director, CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-9474
E-mail: madeleon@llu.edu

Charles Ducsay, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4325
E-mail: cducsay@llu.edu

Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry
CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8740
E-mail: pdhughes@llu.edu

Hansel Fletcher, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8497
E-mail: hfletcher@llu.edu

Mary Kearns-Jonker, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8694
E-mail: mkearnsjonker@llu.edu

William Langridge, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry
CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-1362
E-mail: blangridge@llu.edu

Xiao Wen Mao, MD
Associate Research Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8373
E-mail: xmao@llu.edu

Eugenia Mata-Greenwood, PhD
Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4325
E-mail: ematagreenwood@llu.edu
Subburaman Mohan, PhD
Research Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry, School of Medicine
Director, Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Hospital
Phone: 909-558-8622
E-mail: smohan@llu.edu

Gregory R. Nelson, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8371
E-mail: grnelson@llu.edu

Andre Obenaus, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-7108
E-mail: aobenaus@llu.edu

Kimberly Payne, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy
CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8622
E-mail: kpayne@llu.edu
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William Pearce, PhD
Professor, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4325
E-mail: wpearce@llu.edu

Michael Pecaut, PhD
Research Professor and Vice Chair, Division of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8372
E-mail: mpecaut@llu.edu

Honguy Qiu, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-651-5894
E-mail: hqiu@llu.edu

Mark Reeves, MD, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Oncology, School of Medicine
Director, Loma Linda University Cancer Center
Phone: 909-558-4289
E-mail: mereeves@llu.edu

Jiping Tang, MD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-7693
E-mail: jtang@llu.edu

Julia Unternaehrer, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-7691
E-mail: junternaehrer@llu.edu
Nathan Wall, PhD
Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Biochemistry
CHDMM, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4000 Ext. 81397
E-mail: nwall@llu.edu

Charles Wang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-8759
E-mail: chwang@llu.edu

Kylie Watts, PhD
Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-1000 Ext. 42758
E-mail: kwatts@llu.edu

Daliao Xiao, PhD
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4325
E-mail: dxiao@llu.edu

John Zhang, MD, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4723
E-mail: jhzhang@llu.edu

Lubo Zhang, PhD
Professor, Basic Sciences, Division of Pharmacology
Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine
Phone: 909-558-4325
E-mail: lzhang@llu.edu