Physiology

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List of Professors

Name	Years at Michigan	Position
Jonathan Adams Allen	1850 - 1854	Professor of Therapeutics, Materia Medica and Physiology
Frederic Henry Gerrish	1873 - 1875	Professor of Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Physiology
Henry Sewall	1882 - 1889	Professor of Physiology
William Henry Howell	1889 - 1892	Professor of Histology and Physiology
Warrens Plimpton Lombard	1892 - 1923	Professor of Physiology
Herbert Harold Waite	1896 - 1901	Assistant Professor of Physiological Chemistry
Otis Merriam Cope	1910 - 1919	Assistant Professor of Physiology
Robert Gesell	1923 - 1954	Professor of Physiology Chair Department of Physiology
Kenneth John Franklin	1925 - 1926	Assistant Professor of Physiology
John William Bean	1931 - 1972	Professor of Physiology
Hayden Coler Nicholson	1931 - 1946	Associate Professor of Physiology
Charles Roosevelt Brassfield	1936 - 1965	Professor of Physiology
David F. Bohr	1949 - 1985	Professor of Physiology
Leonard Hubert Elwell	1953 - 1959	Assistant Professor of Physiology
Ralph W. Gerard	1955 - 1964	Professor of Neurophysiology Senior Research Neurophysiologist – Mental Health Research Institute
Horace W. Davenport	1956 - 1983	William Beaumont Distinguished Professor of Physiology Professor of Physiology
Richard L. Malvin	1956 - 1992	Professor of Physiology
Paul A. Rondell	1956 - 1973	Associate Professor of Physiology
Lester T. Rutledge Jr.	1956 - 1987	Professor of Physiology
Walter S. Wilde	1956 - 1975	Professor of Physiology
Robert W. Doty	1957 - 1961	Associate Professor of Physiology
Irving B. Fritz	1957 - 1968	Professor of Physiology
Arthur J. Vander	1960 - 1990	Professor of Physiology
John A Faulkner	1960 - 2010	Professor of Molecular & Intergrative Physiology Professor of Biomedical Engineering
John A. Jacquez	1962 - 1990	Professor of Physiology Professor of Biostatistics.
James B. Ranck Jr.	1962 - 1975	Professor of Physiology
Arthur Thomas Storey	1962	Assistant Professor of Physiology Assistant Professor of Dentistry
James H. Sherman	1964 - 2001	Associate Professor of Physiology
Stevo Julius	1965 - 2005	Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Dorothy S. Luciano	1966 - 1972	Assistant Professor of Physiology
Harvey V. Sparks Jr.	1966 - 1979	Professor of Physiology
Rudolf J. von Baumgarten	1966	Research Neurophysiologist in the Department of Psychiatry Professor of Physiology
Kenneth L. Casey	1966 - 2005	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neurology
Gordon D. Niswender	1968 - 1971	Assistant Professor of Physiology
David R. Mouw	1971 - 1981	Associate Professor of Physiology
P. Landis Keyes	1972 - 2005	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Research Professor in Reproductive Sciences Program
Matthew J. Kluger	1972 - 1993	Professor of Physiology
Robert M. Bradley	1972 - 2019	Professor of Dentistry Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Louis G. D'Alecy	1973 - 2016	Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Fred Karsch	1975 - 2010	Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Barbara Caleen Hansen	1977 - 1982	Professor and Associate Dean of Nursing Associate Professor of Physiology
Robert L. Macdonald	1978 - 2001	Professor of Neurology Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology Professor of Physiology
Richard L. Tannen	1978 - 1988	Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology
Jack Lawrence Kostyo	1979 - 1994	Professor of Physiology Chair Department of Physiology
Jessica Schwartz	1979 - 2014	Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology Director, Program in Cellular & Molecular Biology
David C. Dawson	1981 - 1991	Professor of Physiology
Hylan C. Moises	1981 - 2004	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Susan E. Shore	1984 - 1986 2000 - 2023	Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Otolaryngology Research, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Jurgen B. Schnermann	1985 - 1998	Professor of Physiology
Vasantha Padmanabhan	1985 - 2019	Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Molecular & Integrative Physiology Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Craig D. Logsdon	1987 - 2004	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Elizabeth G. Nabel	1987 - 2001	Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology
John A. Williams	1987 - 2019	Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology Professor of Internal Medicine
Dr. Frank C. Brosius III	1989 - 2016	Professor of Internal Medicine & Biomedical Engineering Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Bret A. Hughes	1989 - 2022	Professor of Ophthalmoogy & Visual Sciences Professor of Molecular & integrative Physiology
Edward L. Stuenkel	1990 - 2020	Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Juanita L. Merchant	1991 - 2018	Professor of Gastrointestinal Sciences Professor of Molecular and integrative Physiology
Ralph Lydic	1999 - 2014	Professor of Aesthesiology Professor of Integrative Physiology
Maria Dolors Sans Gili	1999 - 2014	Research Assistant Professor
Gina R. Poe	2001 - 2016	Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Jose Jalife	2008 - 2019	Professor of Cardiovascular Research & Internal Medicine Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Nancy Linford	2009 - 2014	Research Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Malcolm Low	2009 - 2022	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Joanna Martina Coolen	2010 - 2012	Professor of Psychology Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physioogy Research Professor of Reproductive Sciences Program
Hector Valdivia	2011 - 2018	Frank Norman Wilson Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Physiology

List of Professors

Jonathan Adams Allen

Frederic Henry Gerrish

Henry Sewall

William Henry Howell

Warrens Plimpton Lombard

Herbert Harold Waite

Otis Merriam Cope

Robert Gesell

Kenneth John Franklin

John William Bean

Hayden Coler Nicholson

Charles Roosevelt Brassfield

David F. Bohr

Leonard Hubert Elwell

Ralph W. Gerard

Horace W. Davenport

Richard L. Malvin

Paul A. Rondell

Lester T. Rutledge Jr.

Walter S. Wilde

Robert W. Doty

Irving B. Fritz

Arthur J. Vander

John A Faulkner

John A. Jacquez

James B. Ranck Jr.

Arthur Thomas Storey

James H. Sherman

Stevo Julius

Dorothy S. Luciano

Harvey V. Sparks Jr.

Rudolf J. von Baumgarten

Kenneth L. Casey

Gordon D. Niswender

David R. Mouw

P. Landis Keyes

Matthew J. Kluger

Robert M. Bradley

Louis G. D'Alecy

Fred Karsch

Barbara Caleen Hansen

Robert L. Macdonald

Richard L. Tannen

Jack Lawrence Kostyo

Jessica Schwartz

David C. Dawson

Hylan C. Moises

Susan E. Shore

Jurgen B. Schnermann

Vasantha Padmanabhan

Craig D. Logsdon

Elizabeth G. Nabel

John A. Williams

Dr. Frank C. Brosius III

Bret A. Hughes

Edward L. Stuenkel

Juanita L. Merchant

Ralph Lydic

Maria Dolors Sans Gili

Gina R. Poe

Jose Jalife

Nancy Linford

Malcolm Low

Joanna Martina Coolen

Hector Valdivia