14 faculty and 0 courses in Cellular Biology at Tulane University.
- YiPing Chen, Professor h-index 52
Es on genetic control of mammalian organ development and pathogenesis, with specific emphasis on craniofacial and cardiac development and regeneration. More recently, we have expanded
Notable: “Association rule mining to detect factors which contribute to heart disease in males and females” (2012) · 392 citations
- Shusheng Wang, Professor h-index 42
Dissecting the epigenetic mechanisms of retinal vascular development and disease using genetic mouse model and in vitro system, with a focus on microRNAs and chromatin factors. The long term goal of his research is to develop novel
Notable: “The Endothelial-Specific MicroRNA miR-126 Governs Vascular Integrity and Angiogenesis” (2008) · 1,825 citations
- Jennifer Fang, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Notable: “FGF-dependent metabolic control of vascular development” (2017) · 380 citations
- Fenglei He, Associate Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Shox2 is essential for the differentiation of cardiac pacemaker cells by repressing Nkx2-5” (2009) · 248 citations
- Gajanan Shelkar, Research Assistant Professor h-index 20
Notable: “A simple and inexpensive method to fabricate a cannula system for intracranial injections in rats and mice” (2011) · 92 citations
- David Mullin, Associate Professor h-index 17
Notable: “Ntr-like promoters and upstream regulatory sequence ftr are required for transcription of a developmentally regulated Caulobacter crescentus flagellar gene” (1989) · 81 citations
- Manjong Han, Senior Professor of Practice h-index 16
Cell and molecular mechanisms during development and regeneration of limb in vertebrates. In particular
Notable: “Digit regeneration is regulated by Msx1 and BMP4 in fetal mice” (2003) · 224 citations
- Robert Steven Dotson, Senior Professor of Practice h-index 10
Neuroendocrinology and signal transduction in response to cytokines. UPTOWN CAMPUS 201 Lindy Claiborne Boggs Center 6823 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA Telephone: Fax:
Notable: “Contraction of Single Smooth Muscle Cells from Bufo marinus Stomach” (1971) · 116 citations
- Elizabeth Abboud, Senior Professor of Practice h-index 5
Protein structural and functional relationships, specifically as they relate to the binding interactions between antibodies and their target antigens; development of strategies for designing high-affinity antibodies for use in antib
Notable: “TNF‐α induces TGF‐β1 expression in lung fibroblasts at the transcriptional level via AP‐1 activation” (2009) · 175 citations
- Christian Burr, Professor of Practice
Studying hormone signal transduction pathways in plants and understanding the similarities and differences between these conserved pathways in monocots and dicots. UPTOWN CAMPUS 201 Lindy Claiborne Boggs Center 6823 St. Charles Aven
- Kelly Subramanian, Professor of Practice
- Lianjie Miao, Assistant Professor
- Lihao Ge, Research Assistant Professor
- Meena Vijayaraghavan, Senior Professor of Practice
Environmental carcinogenesis, cancer studies, and pediatric nephrology. She has teaching and research experience in India, Japan, and the US. She is interested in incorporating service learning in her biology courses. Awards and Hon
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.