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Biosciences Program Faculty performing Biochemistry research
Biochemistry research at the University of Iowa includes laboratories in the Department of Biochemistry and other programs on campus.
The Department of Biochemistry at The University of Iowa offers research programs in a diverse array of fields. Topics of research interest include protein structure, membrane transport, signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, metabolism and cytoskeleton organization.
· Biochemistry
· Cell Biology
· Genetics
· Molecular Biology
· Molecular Biophysics |
| 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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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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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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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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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
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Role of Adaptor Proteins in T Cell Activation |
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Khademi, Shahram, PharmD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Biochemistry
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
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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
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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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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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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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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
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Protein phosphatases in neuronal signal transduction and disease |
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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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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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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
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Cell mechanisms involved in development and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity |
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