Donald M. Bers (IMAGE) University of California - Davis Health Caption Donald M. Bers, is a senior author of the study. Bers is the chair of the Department of Pharmacology and the Joseph Silva Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Credit UC Davis Health. Usage Restrictions Courtesy photo. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.