College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. James Fadool

Dr. James Fadool earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University in 1992 and completed NIH postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Florida and Harvard University. He studies genetic and biochemical mechanisms regulating visual system development with basic and translational applications to stem cell biology and therapeutic approaches for management of photoreceptor disease.
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Dr. Debra Ann Fadool

Dr. Debra Ann Fadool, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biological Science.

Dr. Fadool earned her doctorate at the University of Florida and Whitney Laboratory in 1993. She is researching olfactory signal transduction as well as conducting research with learning, memory, and neural plasticity at the level of the ion channel protein through electrophysiology.

Dr. Lisa Eckel

Dr. Lisa Eckel earned her Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1996. She currently investigates neuroendocrine influences on feeding behavior with an emphasis on understanding how aging-related loss of the ovarian hormone estradiol alters food intake and weight gain in female rodents.