May 27, 2004
Sturek Selected To Lead IU Cellular And Integrative Physiology
INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Sturek, Ph.D., has been selected as professor and chair of the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, pending approval by the IU board of trustees. He will begin his duties June 1.
Dr. Sturek currently is associate director of basic research at the Center for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health, and professor of medical pharmacology and physiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
His research focus is vascular biology, primarily in areas associated with diabetes.
Dr. Sturek received his bachelor’s degree from Augustana College. He received a master’s degree in exercise physiology at Purdue University and a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Iowa. Dr. Sturek joined the University of Missouri faculty in 1987.
He is a member of several professional societies, including the Biophysical Society, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. He holds several grants including funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Diabetes Association.
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