IMSD Faculty

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