South Carolina SmartState Program

SmartState Professor
Genetic and Molecular Control of Heart Regeneration and Heart (Patho)Physiology
Sucov Lab website

Professor

Professor, College of Medicine – Public Health Sciences

Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Associate Program Director
843-792-2043
alekseye@musc.edu

Professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry
William E. Murray SmartState Endowed Chair of Excellence in Neuroscience
Chair, Department of Neuroscience
68 President Street, BEB 210
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-2935

Biography: Dr. Cowan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and the William E. Murray SmartState Endowed Chair in Neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina. Before moving his lab to MUSC in 2016, Dr. Cowan was an Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital where he served as the Director of the Integrative Neurobiology Laboratory from 2012-2016, and he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School from 2005-2012. Dr. Cowan earned his bachelor of arts degree from Wesleyan University (CT) and his Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine (TX). He completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital in the area of molecular neurobiology.

Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D., Professor and Kitty Trask Holt S.C. SmartState® Endowed Chair for Fibrosis Research in the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, has considerable experience with training and mentoring at many levels. Dr. Feghali-Bostwick is heavily involved in all aspects of graduate education. Her successful research program investigates mechanisms of fibrosis in scleroderma. She has active collaborations with Dr. Schnapp, including a MPI R01 and has co-edited a book on lung injury with Dr. Schnapp.

Dr. Feghali-Bostwick is well-funded, with a strong track record for industry collaborative research and an intellectual property portfolio with several patents and a licensed IP of an anti-fibrotic peptide that is being developed for human clinical trials. She holds or has held many extramural leadership positions in NIH study sections, professional and scientific societies, and editorial boards. Her mentorship skills are evidenced by her K24 award and serving as Director of ARROWS, an NSF-funded initiative for advancement of women scientists at MUSC, and Co-Director of the CTSA TL1 predoctoral training program and KL2 career development program, and Director of CTSA/SCTR Workforce Development. She has received several mentoring awards including most recently the 2018 MUSC Peggy Schachte Mentor Award.

Professor and Richard M. Silver SmartState Endowed Chair in Inflammation Research

Professor

Professor;
Spaulding Paolozzi Endowed Chair

Professor;
Volpe SmartState Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Biomarker Development and Molecular Proteomics

Professor of Neurology
Director, Movement Disorders Division
Residency: MUSC
Fellowship: Movement Disorders at Rush University
Interests: PD cognition, neuroprotection, functional neurologic disorders

Dr. Revuelta is an Associate Professor of Neurology and SmartState Endowed Chair in Neurodegenerative Disorders at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Revuelta also directs the Murray Center for Research in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders and is the Medical Director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program. His NIH-funded research program focuses on the development of invasive and non-invasive neuromodulation interventions for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.

Professor

Focus: Glycoprotein Biomarkers of Cancer and Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Drake Lab

Academic Focus: cancer prevention & control, epidemiology, decision science, health economics, human papillomavirus (HPV), anal cancer, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer

A professor of public health sciences, Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D., oversees the center’s effort to address the state’s critical cancer disparities. Through community outreach and educational programs, Ford and her team work with leaders throughout the state to build bi-directional, trusting, and long-lasting partnerships, which are critical to Hollings investigators in tailoring culturally and contextually knowledgeable cancer interventions. She also works with the South Carolina Department of Public Health to implement cancer-focused initiatives, including the State Cancer Plan.

Professor and Chair
SmartState Chair in Regenerative Medicine
Liver Development and Disease
Duncan Lab website

Research Interests: Dr. Ruggiero is a licensed clinical psychologist whose work focuses on the development, evaluation, implementation, and dissemination of digital mental health interventions to improve access and quality of care for a wide range of trauma-affected and high-risk populations.

Director, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Telephone: 843-876-0179
demore@musc.edu

Dr. Wrangle provides consultation to investigators as they navigate the trial development process. Whether it is connecting to potential funding partners or facilitating collaboration among other researchers at MUSC or other cancer centers, HART supports the efficient activation of new investigator-initiated clinical trials.