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Toni Pak, PhD

Toni Pak, PhD

Director

Cell and Molecular Physiology Departmental chief, Dr. Toni Pak, has worked at Loyola University Chicago for 15 years, after moving here from Colorado State University.

- PhD at University of Colorado Boulder (Neuroscience)
- MA in Science Education
- Certified in Clinical Mass Spectrometry (AACC)

Her research in nuclear steroid receptor-mediated gene expression, uses both targeted and discovery based mass spectrometry approaches. The targeted approaches are designed to measure absolute amounts of phosphorylated amino acid residues on nuclear receptor proteins. The discovery approaches use proximity dependent labeling to identify transcription factor complexes in neurons.

An influential woman in science, herself, Dr. Pak finds her inspiration from women who have gone before her, including Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Chien-Shiung Wu, Barbara McClintock. More recently, Dr. Pak has found the work of Joan Steitz, Jennifer Doudna, Melissa Moore, and Linda Buck to serve as inspiration.
Throughout her life, Dr. Pak has loved science. She considers it very exciting to be at the forefront of discovering new knowledge, and remains thrilled that she is able to make a career of it; earning a living for the privilege. In her role as part of the Clinical and Applied Mass Spectrometry Program, Dr Pak will be teaching the proteomics Capstone Project. She believes that the program is a remarkable opportunity, since it is the first of its kind, and provides students with immediate transferable skills for this rapidly growing, innovative job market.
Outside of her career, Dr Pak enjoys skiing, reading and going to see live music. If you are looking to be her ideal student, she recommends that you should read. A lot. Be curious, and ask questions.

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May Reem Bakir, MD

May Reem Bakir, MD

Clinical co-director

Cardiology Medical Director, Women’s Heart Program
Assistant Professor

- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- Medical Education: Ross University School of Medicine
- Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
- Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Bakir has been highly successful in her role as the Medical Director of the Women’s Heart Program. In her residency, Dr. Bakir took a special interest in how cardiovascular disease affects women, receiving the Constance A. Austin Grant which allowed her to complete a specialized combined clinical and research fellowship studying women’s cardiovascular disease at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. Since arriving at Loyola University Medicine, Dr. Bakir has maintained her passion for research focused on heart disease in women, preventative cardiology, coronary physiology, pathophysiology and advanced cardiac imaging.

Daniel Hu, PhD

Daniel Hu, PhD

Associate Research Foundational Science Director

Assistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology

- PhD at Columbia University

Can restoring stem cell function rejuvenate aging tissue?

Integrating training from both academic and industrial backgrounds at the Buck Institute of Research for Aging and Genentech, Dr. Hu aims to utilize his research identifying how aging causes loss of stem cell function to inform the development of interventions for age-associated pathologies. The Hu lab uses Drosophila intestine and mouse airway models in tandem to elucidate mechanisms of stem cell aging, which provides the high-throughput capabilities of the fly and the higher significance to human biology of the mouse. In combination with powerful live imaging strategies to visualize stem cell processes in real time, the Hu lab dissects how aging causes defects in cell fate determination and stem cell migration, and tests whether restoring these stem cell functions can improve tissue physiology and ultimately increase longevity.

Faculty

Aleksey Zima

PhD: Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology

Dorothy Sojka

PhD: University of Rochester New York

Monsheel Sodhi

PhD: Kings College London

Meharvan (Sonny) Singh

PhD: University of Florida

Karen Saban

PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA, FAAN

Seth Robia

PhD: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Erika Piedras

PhD: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Holly Mattix-Kramer

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine

John Kubasiak

MD: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Jonathan Kirk

PhD: University of Pittsburgh

Wendy Kartje

M.D. PhD: Loyola University Chicago (Stritch School of Medicine.)

Celeste Greer

PhD, Yale University

Derek Wainwright

Ph.D. University of Chicago

Pete Kekenes-Huskey

PhD: California Institute of Technology

Simon Kaja

PhD: University of Leiden

Makio Iwashima

PhD: Stanford University

Rocco Gogliotti

PhD: Northwestern University

Jawed Fareed

PhD: Loyola University Chicago

Nunzia Caporarello

PhD: University of Catania, Italy

Mitch Denning

PhD: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Valerie Chai

PhD: Cornell University

Xiaoyu “Tracy” Cai

PhD: University of Southern California & Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Ed Campbell

PhD: Loyola University Chicago

Dave Barefield

PhD: Loyola University Chicago