Faculty/Staff Directory

Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the D.O.-Ph.D. program

Dr. Furqan B. Irfan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, and an affiliated faculty at the Institute of Global Health at Michigan State University (MSU). He is also the Director of Research Development for the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Carolina Restini is an associate professor, thread director for Pharmacology in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) program and director of the Foundry for Innovative Research and Education (FIRE) program at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. Areas of knowledge: Pharmacology, Health Care Education. Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Hypertension, Pharmacoepidemiology

I am an associate professor in Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology, and in Pediatrics and Human Development. In the College of Osteopathic Medicine, I serve as the co-director of the D.O.-Ph.D. program, as well as the assistant dean for Graduate Studies. The broad theme of my research is common complex diseases. The current objectives are to identify genetic factors that cause and contribute risk for orofacial clefting, and to measure and mitigate the impact of hearing loss using a ...

RISE (Research Innovation and Scholarly Engagement) Office Coordinator

D.O.-Ph.D. Academic Program Coordinator