Metabolic Syndrome Pharmacology Faculty Chang, Fei Research Instructor fec29@pitt.edu 530-219-1806 Freeman, Bruce Irwin Fridovich Distinguished Professor and ChairCell Signaling; Redox Reactions freerad@pitt.edu 412-648-9319 George, Sharon Assistant Professor sageorge@pitt.edu 412-383-2409 Jackson, Edwin Distinguished Professor The physiology and pharmacology of endogenous modulators of growth, structure and function of cells in the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, with particular focus on adenosine, the renin-angiotensin system and estradiol metabolites. edj@pitt.edu 412-648-1505 Palladino, Michael Professor & Vice Chair for Faculty AffairsCombined molecular and genetic approaches to identify key proteins required for neural maintenance with age and understand the role of these gene products in metabolic disease conditions mjp44@pitt.edu 412-383-5900 Schopfer, Francisco Professor & Vice Chair for Biotechnology Development fjs2@pitt.edu 412-648-0193 Tofovic, Stevan Associate Professor tofovic@pitt.edu 412-648-3363