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Biosciences Program Faculty performing Gene Regulation research
Cells respond to changes in their environment and to a host of developmental cues by regulating the expression of specific genes. The regulation of gene expression involves the combinatorial actions of multiple factors from chromatin structure to protein modification. Discovering the mechanisms that control gene regulation is one of the major goals of research at the University of Iowa. |
| Name |
Rank |
Department/
Program |
Research
Description |
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Abboud, Francois, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Neuroscience
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Neural regulation of the circulation in normal and pathologic states such as hypertension and heart failure |
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Bishop, Gail, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
Internal Medicine
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms of lymphocyte activation; role in normal immunity, autoimmunity, and lymphoma. |
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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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Cheng, Chi-Lien, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Biology
Genetics
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Alternation of generations in land plants |
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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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Ellermeier, Craig, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology
|
Bacterial cell signaling |
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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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Fassler, Jan, PhD |
Professor |
Biology
Genetics
|
Eukaryotic gene expression and signal transduction; characterization of two-component regulators in yeast |
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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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Gardinier, Minnetta, PhD |
Professor |
Pharmacology
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Oligodendroglial cell biology and CNS myelination |
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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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Houston, Douglas, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Biology
Genetics
Neuroscience
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Maternal transcription factor and signalling pathways in vertebrate development |
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Jones, Bradley, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Genetics
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Bacteria-host cell interactions of Salmonella pathogenesis; Francisella pathogenesis |
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Kirby, John, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Genetics
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Signal transduction in bacteria |
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Kitamoto, Toshihiro, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Anesthesia
Neurology
Genetics
Neuroscience
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Genetics of complex behavior |
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Klingelhutz, Al, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Mechanisms of cellular immortalization and transformation by human papillomavirus |
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Leslie, Kimberly, MD |
Professor (Head) |
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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The molecular biology of estrogen and progesterone receptors, the effects of antiestrogens in the female reproductive tract, endometrial cancer, interactions between epidermal growth factor and hormone receptors. |
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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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Lidral, Andrew, PhD/DDS |
Professor |
Orthodontics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Craniofacial developmental genetics |
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Logsdon, John, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Biology
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Evolutionary Molecular Genetics/Genomics: Origins and Evolution of
Meiosis, Lateral Gene Transfer, Phylo-informatics |
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McCarter, Linda, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
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Surface sensing, signal transduction, biofilm formation, and regulation of gene expression and differentiation in bacteria |
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Meier, Jeffrey, MD |
Associate Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Viral pathogenesis at the molecular level |
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Moye-Rowley, Scott, PhD |
Professor |
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Transcriptional control of oxidative stress tolerance; eukaryotic multidrug resistance |
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Nagy, Peter, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Biochemistry
Genetics
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Histone methylation |
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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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Russo, Andrew, PhD |
Professor |
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
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Control of neuronal gene expression |
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Rutkowski, Tom, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Mechanisms of adaptation to chronic cellular stresses in physiology and disease |
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Shih, Ming-Che, PhD |
Professor |
Biology
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Gene regulation of plant metabolism |
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Sigmund, Curt, PhD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Genetics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience
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Molecular genetics and molecular biology of the renin-angiotensin system and hypertension. Cardiovascular biology. |
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Soll, David, PhD |
Professor |
Biology
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Molecular Pathology and Cell Motility |
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Stauffer, George, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
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Mechanisms of bacterial gene transcription |
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Tan, Kai, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Genetics
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Understanding gene regulatory networks and molecular pathways in human diseases |
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Thomas, Christie, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Organization and regulation of the epithelial sodium channel, sgk1 and Nedd4-2 |
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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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Weiss, David, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Genetics
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Cell division and protein localization in bacteria |
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Wilson, Mary, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Immunobiology, genetics, and molecular biology of visceral leishmaniasis in murine and human hosts |
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Xing, Yi, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Genetics
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Bioinformatics of RNA splicing and alternative splicing, comparative genomics, and microarray data analysis. |
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Yahr, Timothy, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
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Role of the type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis |
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