The Department of Physiology and Biophysics - School of Medicine

MSMP Faculty Advisors

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Faculty advisors committed to student success

Julian E. Stelzer, PhD
	Program Director Dr. Stelzer is the director of the Medical Physiology program. He received his PhD from Oregon State University and is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. His research is focused on the molecular mechanisms of contractile dysfunction in genetic and acquired cardiomyopathies. Dr. Stelzer teaches cardiovascular physiology in four courses within the MSMP curriculum. In his time at Case Western, he has served on several School of Medicine committees. He's been a steering committee member of the CWRU Medical School Admissions Committee since 2013 and currently serves as the chair for that committee.
George R. Dubyak, PhD
	Professor Dr. Dubyak received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and specializes in signal transduction by extracellular nucleotides and inflammasomes in innate immunity and inflammation.
Corey Smith, PhD
	Professor, Graduate Program Director for Doctoral Program Dr. Smith is the Graduate Program Director for PhD education for the Physiology and Biophysics training program and leader of Block 2 – Neurology for the Medical Physiology program. He has served as course director for PhD-level courses, as the admissions director for the Physiology and Biophysics training program, and as a member of the admissions committee for the Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP). Dr. Smith is currently a member of the Graduate Advisory Committee for the School of Medicine PhD training programs and teaches courses within the PhD training program, the MSMP program, and the School of Medicine MD curriculum. He has served as an academic advisor for the MSMP program since its inception and has hosted several MSMP students for independent study research projects. His research interests include peripheral nervous systems, synaptic physiology, and neuromodulation of cardiovascular function.

Jessica Taylor, PhD

Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Medical Physiology

Dr.Taylor received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Missouri. She teaches in multiple blocks of the MSMP core curriculum - spanning cardiovascular, gastrointestinal core and exercise physiology - in addition to leading activities for Block 8. Dr. Taylor is the course director tor the Exercise Physiology course (second year elective) and she also teaches respiratory and gastrointestinal pathophysiology in the Physiological Bais for Diseases electives. Prior to joining the department, Dr. Taylor taught at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine and served on their Admissions Committee for five years. She has advised both the pre-professional and professional students over the past six years and currently serves as a member of the Admissions Committee and the Committee for Medical Education here at CWRU's School of Medicine.