Our Team
![Donald Welsh Donald Welsh](../img/don.png)
Donald Welsh
VITAL Co-DirectorResearch Interests / Specializations: Ascertaining how Ca 2+ channels on the plasma membrane (L- and T-type) and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (ryanodine and IP3 -receptors) govern arterial constriction.
Teaching: Professor; Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
![Geoffrey Pickering Geoffrey Pickering](../img/geoff.png)
Geoffrey Pickering
VITAL Co-DirectorResearch Interests / Specializations: Identification of pathways by which cells of the artery wall contribute to vascular disease
Teaching: Professor, Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Medical Biophysics
![Chris Ellis Chris Ellis](../img/ellis.png)
Chris Ellis
VITAL Co-DirectorResearch Interests / Specializations: Microcirculation & Cellular Biophysics (Vascular Biology)
Teaching: Professor; Department of Medical Biophysics