James Galligan

Co-Director, Omics Facility Core
image of Dr. James Galligan (2022)

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Skaggs Pharmacy, Room 208
1703 E. Mabel, Tucson, AZ 85721

Education: 

  • Postdoc, Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University (Tennessee), 2016
  • PhD, Pharmacology, University of Colorado, 2012
  • BS, Physiology, Michigan State University, 2006

Dr. Galligan is an assistant professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He studies the link between cellular metabolism, environmental genetics and disease etiology. Keenly interested in post-translational modifications, his research focuses on reactive metabolites deleterious cell health. Current work centers on histone modifications derived from cell metabolism in diabetes and cancer.

Environmental research interests - Cellular metabolism, Epigentics, Enzymatic Regulation, Liver Disease, Metabolites, Post-translational modifications, Histones, Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Hyperglycemia