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James J. Galligan, PhD

Principal Investigator

Dr. Galligan received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Colorado Denver in 2012 in the laboratory of Dr. Dennis Petersen. His work was focused on the role of the endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress responses in the alcoholic liver. He then joined the laboratory of Dr. Lawrence Marnett at Vanderbilt University to complete his post-doctoral training. Here, his work elucidated two novel histone modifications stemming from endogenous electrophilic metabolites. Dr. Galligan is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

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jgalligan@pharmacy.arizona.edu

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Emely Hoffman

Research Technician

2020 - Present

hoffmane@arizona.edu

Aiden Phoebe

Research Technician

2025 - Present

aidenphoebe@email.arizona.edu

Wei Chen Zhang

Graduate Student - Nutritional Sciences

2023 - Present

weichenz3@arizona.edu

Jiawei Xu

Graduate Student - Pharmacology and Toxicology

2026 - Present

jxu2@arizona.edu

Shruthi Sadhasivam

Undergraduate Student - Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences

2025 - Present

ssadhasivam@arizona.edu

Joaquin Rassmusen

Undergraduate Student - Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences

2026 - Present

jrasmussen1@arizona.edu

Lab Alumni

Graduate

  • Emily Levesque, MS (2023-2025) - Nutritional Sciences

  • Marissa Trujillo, PhD (2020-2024) - Drug Discovery and Development
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Hicks/Rutter Labs, University of Utah

  • Erin Jennings, PhD (2019-2023) - Pharmacology and Toxicology
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Rathmell Lab, Vanderbilt University

Medical

  • Nicole Kummet, MD (2022-2024) - Research Distinction Track

Undergraduate

  • Allison Roman Perez - Undergraduate Researcher (2024 - 2026)

  • Kelsey Buffington - Undergraduate Researcher (2025-2026)

  • Chaziel Mbah - Undergraduate Researcher (2024-2025)

    Masters Student, University of Arizona, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • Aiden Phoebe - Undergraduate Researcher (2022 - 2024)
    See above!

  • Angela Meyer - Undergraduate Researcher (2022 - 2024)

  • Grace Mastin - Undergraduate Researcher (2021 - 2023)
    Graduate Student, University of Utah, Department of Biochemistry

  • Rachel Knight - Undergraduate Researcher (2021 - 2022)
    Graduate Student, University of Southern California, Department of Chemistry

  • Xander Chai - Undergraduate Researcher (2020 - 2022)
    Pharmacy Student, University of Arizona

  • Diego Gamboa Perez - Undergraduate Researcher (2019 - 2020)

  • Daniel Ramirez - Undergraduate Researcher (2020)

  • Noah Huang - Undergraduate Researcher (2020)

  • Kaylene Patti - Undergraduate Researcher (2020 - 2021)

  • Denali Keefe - Undergraduate Researcher (2019)

Research Staff

  • Dominique Gaffney - Research Technician (2018 - 2020)
    Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology