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| Name |
Rank |
Department/
Program |
Research
Description |
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Accardi, Alessio, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
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Structure and function of chloride channels and transporters. Their involvement in kidney and bone diseases. |
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Arnold, Mark, PhD |
Professor |
Chemistry
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Development of chemical sensors for neuroactive compounds |
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Brenner, Charles, PhD |
Professor (Head) |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Tumor suppressor gene function and NAD metabolism |
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Chen, Songhai, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pharmacology
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G protein-dependent signaling mechanisms of leukocyte migration and tumor metastasis |
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Dagle, John, MD/PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pediatrics
Biochemistry
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Antisense oligonucleotide and siRNA technology, early vertebrate development, and the genetics of prematurity |
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Davidson, Beverly, PhD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of CNS dysfunction in metabolic diseases and gene transfer to the CNS |
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DeMali, Kris, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Cellular mechanisms involved in assembly and maintenance of cell-cell adhesions by examining the function and regulation of proteins recruited to the cytoplasmic face of cadherins |
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Domann, Frederick, PhD |
Professor |
Radiation Oncology
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Human Toxicology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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DNA methylation and oncogenes, Ras and Cancer, Redox regulation of AP-2 |
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Donelson, John, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
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Molecular biology of parasites that cause tropical diseases |
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Duffel, Michael, PhD |
Professor (Associate Dean) |
Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
Human Toxicology
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Biochemistry of enzymes involved in mammalian conversion of drugs to reactive metabolites that mediate toxic and therapeutic effects |
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Elcock, Adrian, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Biochemistry
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Understanding macromolecular interactions through the use of computer simulations and bioinformatics techniques: structure and function of multi-enzyme complexes; protein-protein association events |
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Engelhardt, John, PhD |
Professor (Head) |
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Internal Medicine
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular/cellular biology and gene therapy of inherited and environmental diseases |
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Fisher, Rory, PhD |
Professor |
Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Siganal transduction of G protein-coupled receptors and RGS proteins |
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Friestad, Gregory, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry; Synthesis of biologically active compounds with therapeutic potential, including structurally complex natural products; Development of new synthetic methods as tools for drug discovery. |
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Fuentes, Ernesto, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Biochemistry
Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing
Training Program in the Pharmacological Sciences
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms governing specific signal transduction pathways |
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Geng, Lei, PhD |
Professor |
Chemistry
|
Development and application of laser spectroscopic methods for the studies of biological, medical, and chemical systems |
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Geyer, Pamela, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Role of chromosome structure and organization on gene expression in Drosophila |
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Giudice, George, PhD |
Professor |
Dermatology
Biochemistry
Immunology
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Molecular and cell biology of the dermal-epidermal junction |
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Gloer, James, PhD |
Professor |
Chemistry
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Isolation and structure determination of novel fungal natural products with pharmacological, agricultural, and/or ecological significance |
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Haes, Amanda, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Chemistry
|
Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis of plasmonic nanostructures and their integration with microfluidic devices with potential applications for the development of novel biological sensors |
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Horswill, Alexander, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology
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Bacterial cell-to-cell communication using autoinducing peptides |
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Houtman, Jon, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
|
Role of Adaptor Proteins in T Cell Activation |
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Khademi, Shahram, PharmD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
|
Structure and function of membrane proteins using X-ray crystallography techniques |
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Kirby, John, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Genetics
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Signal transduction in bacteria |
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Kohen, Amnon, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Chemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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The role of protein dynamics and quantum mechanical effects in enzyme catalyzed hydrogen transfer and the mechanism of dinitrogen reduction by nitrogenases |
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Koland, John, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Signal Transduction by Growth Factor Receptor / Protein Tyrosine Kinases |
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Kuwana, Tomomi, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Mitochondrial regulation of apoptosis |
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Lee, Gloria, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
|
Neuronal cytoskeleton, signal transduction, and neurodegenerative diseases |
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Levasseur, Dana, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of embryonic stem cell function and pluripotent stem cell biology |
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Margulis, Claudio, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Chemistry
|
Use of theoretical and computational tools to understand dynamical and structural properties of classical and quantum systems in the condensed phase with particular interest in biological problems. |
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Menninger, John, PhD |
Professor |
Biology
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Accuracy of Translation; Cellular Aging; mRNA/Ribosome co-evolution |
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Messerle, Lou, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Chemistry
|
Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of novel coordinatively and electronically unsaturated organotransition metal complexes and of metal cluster compounds of the early transition metals |
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Nagy, Peter, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Biochemistry
Genetics
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Histone methylation |
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Nauseef, William, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Human polymorphonuclear neutrophil metabolism and function |
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Plapp, Bryce, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
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Mechanisms of alcohol dehydrogenases; protein chemistry, structure, and function; enzyme engineering by directed mutagenesis; regulation of alcohol metabolism |
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Price, David, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Eucaryotic gene regulation elongation control of RNA polymerase II |
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Quinn, Daniel, PhD |
Professor |
Chemistry
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Molecular dynamics of cholinesterase catalysis; hydrolytic enzymes as bioscavengers for treatment of drug abuse; enzyme inhibitor design; synthesis and evaluation of Alzheimer's agents |
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Robertson, Larry, PhD |
Professor |
Occupational & Environmental Health
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Human Toxicology
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Mechanism(s) of toxicity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons |
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Rohde, Jan-Uwe, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Chemistry
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Activation and functionalization of inert molecules at transition metal and metalloenzyme active sites, synthetic and structural inorganic chemistry, spectroscopic methods. |
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Rubenstein, Peter, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Biochemical and biophysical basis of actin function; role of actin in maintenance of yeast mitochondrial function |
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Shea, Madeline, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
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Regulatory protein interactions in signal transduction, allosteric mechanism of cooperative calcium binding to calmodulin |
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Sheff, David, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Intracellular Membrane Traffic and Receptor Sorting in the Endosomal System |
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Spitz, Douglas, PhD |
Professor |
Radiation Oncology
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Human Toxicology
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Redox regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, oxidative stress responses, mitochondrial free radical production, and aging. |
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Stamnes, Mark, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms of intracellular protein transport and sorting in the mammalian Golgi apparatus |
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Strack, Stefan, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
|
Protein phosphatases in neuronal signal transduction and disease |
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Tan, Kai, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Genetics
|
Understanding gene regulatory networks and molecular pathways in human diseases |
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Tootle, Tina, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Anatomy & Cell Biology
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The Tootle lab studies the molecular mechanisms by which prostaglandins mediate actin dynamics and cell migration during Drosophila oogenesis. |
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Wallrath, Lori, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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The role of chromatin proteins in disease |
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Washington, M. Todd, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Understanding the mechanisms of DNA polymerases involved in both mutagenic and error-free replication of DNA damage at the thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural level |
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Weeks, Daniel, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms of early embryogenesis, cardiogenesis, and the development of novel oligonucleotide based stratagies to investigate control of development |
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Weiss, Jerrold, PhD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Human Toxicology
Immunology
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Innate mammalian antibacterial defense mechanisms |
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Wiemer, David, PhD |
Professor (Chair) |
Chemistry
Pharmacology
|
Synthetic and bioorganic chemistry. Natural product synthesis. Development of synthetic methodology based on organophosphorus chemistry. Synthesis of inhibitors of terpene metabolism, modified carbohydrates, and nucleosides. |
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Wold, Marc, PhD |
Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic chromosomal DNA replication |
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Yeaman, Charles, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
|
Cell mechanisms involved in development and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity |
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