Robert Abramovitch, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
abramov5@msu.edu

The Abramovitch Laboratory is researching how M. tuberculosis (Mtb) senses and adapts to environmental cues encountered by the bacterium during the course of disease.
Abramovitch Laboratory
MSU Scholars

May be accepting students.

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Neal Hammer, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
hammern2@msu.edu

The Hammer Laboratory seeks to understand the metabolism of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.
Hammer Laboratory
MSU Scholars

Currently accepting students.

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Amelia Munsterman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
munster4@msu.edu

Munsterman's Laboratory investigates gastrointestinal diseases and disorders affecting primarily the horse. Her work has focused on the diagnosis and cardiovascular effects of intra-abdominal hypertension. In addition, she has developed non-invasive methods for monitoring changes in gastrointestinal motility.
Munsterman Laboratory
MSU Scholars

May be accepting students.

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Hal Schott, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
schott@msu.edu

Equine urinary tract disorders; pleuropheumonia fluid and electrolyte balance in exercising horses.
Schott Laboratory
MSU Scholars

Not accepting students.

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Dana Spence, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
dspence@chemistry.msu.edu

The Spence Group applies analytical tools to solve problems in diabetes, sickle cell anemia, transfusion medicine, and platelet physiology.
Spence Group
MSU Scholars

May be accepting students.

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Nathan Tykocki, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
tykockin@msu.edu

Sensation, innervation, and function of the lower urinary tract

The Tykocki Lab focuses on urinary bladder physiology, with specific emphasis on uncovering the mechanisms driving sensory outflow during bladder filling. Presently, our work discovered that: (1) transient contractions of the bladder wall, although imperceptible to us, generate bursts of afferent nerve activity that dominate sensory outflow from the bladder; (2) the biomechanical properties of bladder tissue determine how, where, and when these transient contractions occur; and (3) stress alone can cause progressive bladder dysfunction through bladder wall remodeling and sensory nerve hypersensitivity.

We employ a multi-disciplinary approach, including biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and genetic tools, to understand how the bladder muscle, nerves, vasculature, and urothelium communicate with each other and the CNS to impact bladder function.
Tykocki Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Google Scholars

Currently accepting students.

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Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
vygsu@msu.edu

Comparative molecular genetics, canine genome mapping, cancer genetics.
Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan Laboratory
MSU Scholars

May be accepting students.