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- Director, Center for Translational Medicine
- Director, Pulmonary Research - Jefferson- Jane and Leonard Korman Lung Center
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- Associate Director, Preclinical Core
- Director, Small Animal Physiology Core
Our Team
Our outstanding team of academic investigators provides oversight of the design, execution, and interpretation of a wide range of experiments that describe the therapeutic safety and efficacy of your drug or approach.
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Raymond Penn, PhD
Director, Preclinical Core
Director, Center for Transitional Medicine
Director, Jane and Leonard Korman Lung Center
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Heart Disease
Tung Chan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Heart Failure
- Ischemia/Reperfusion
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Jason Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Heart Failure
Xin-Liang Ma, MD
Professor of Medicine
- Heart Failure
- Myocardial Infarction
Khadija Rafiq, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Heart Failure
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Shey-Shing Sheu, PhD
Professor of Medicine
W.W. Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research
- Heart Failure
- Ischemia/Reperfusion
Vascular Disease
Jianxin Sun, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Peripheral Ischemia
- Vascular Injury/Atherosclerosis/Remodeling
Lung Disease
Tung Chan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking/Emphysema
- Lung Fibrosis
Deepak Deshpande, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking/Emphysema
- Lung Fibrosis
- Acute Lung Injury (ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alcoholic Fatty Lung
Boopathi Ettickan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Asthma
Raymond B. Penn, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Robley Dunglison Professor of Pulmonary Research
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking/Emphysema
- Lung Fibrosis
- Acute Lung Injury (ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alcoholic Fatty Lung
Tonio Pera, PhD
Instructor of Medicine
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking/Emphysema
- Lung Fibrosis
Ross Summer, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Smoking/Emphysema
- Lung Fibrosis
- Acute Lung Injury (ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alcoholic Fatty Lung
Sepsis
Ross Summer, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- LPS Model of Sepsis
- Cecal Ligation & Puncture
Bone Disease
Bin Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
ADME, Drug Metabolism & Toxicity Consultant
Armen, Roger PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jefferson College of Pharmacy