Faculty studying cell biology
Anjon Audhya
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Biomolecular Chemistry
Regulation of vesicle biogenesis and membrane transport during development
Arash Bashirullah
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Pharmacy
Intercellular communication: uncovering mechanisms that coordinate the development of multicellular organisms
Barak Blum
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Cell and Regenerative Biology
Regenerative biology of the endocrine pancreas, genetics of type-1 and type-2 diabetes
Lara Collier
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Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy
Genetic and pharmacological approaches in mouse models to study disease etiology and treatment
Katie Drerup
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Integrative Biology
Neuronal Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurodevelopment
Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
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Genetics
Stem cell metabolism and physiology, oogenesis, Drosophila genetics
Feyza Engin
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Biomolecular Chemistry
Diabetes and metabolic disorders, organelle dysfunction, stress responses, beta cell biology
Catherine Fox
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Biomolecular Chemistry
Mechanisms required for genome duplication and stability in eukaryotic organisms
Andrea Galmozzi
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Medicine
Metabolism - Adipose Tissue physiology - Obesity - Type 2 Diabetes - Cachexia
Mary Halloran
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Integrative Biology
Understanding mechanisms controlling development of the nervous system
Jeff Hardin
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Integrative Biology
We use the C. elegans embryo as a model for investigating cell movement and cell adhesion during embryonic development; understanding how cells move, and how they make and break adhesions has important implications for understanding birth defects during human development and for understanding cancer progression.
David Hershey
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Bacteriology
Mechanisms of surface colonizatoin in bacteria, mechanosensing, extracellular matrix biosynthesis
Gaelen Hess
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Biomolecular Chemistry
High-throughput functional genomics to investigate DNA repair and pathogenic effectors
Aaron Hoskins
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Biochemistry
RNA splicing, gene expression, fluorescence microscopy, RNA/protein complexes
Zhen Huang
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Neurology and Nueroscience
Neuron and glial cell fate specification and differentiation, cortical neuron migration, migration disorders
Akihiro Ikeda
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Medical Genetics
Identifying genes involved in aging, cell proliferation and neovascularization using mouse genetics
Junsu Kang
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Cell and Regenerative Biology
Zebrafish, regeneration, fin, heart, enhancer, genetic mutant
Judith Kimble
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics
Molecular regulation of germ line self-renewal and differentiation in C. elegans
Robert Landick
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Biochemistry
RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of RNA chain elongation
Valentina Lo Sardo
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Cellular and Molecular Biology
Stem cell biology, reprogramming, cell fate determination, genetic risk factors for Cardiovascular disease and Cancer, genomics, transcriptomics, human specific genomic regions, evolution
Patrick Masson
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Genetics
Genetics of root growth behavior using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system.
Brian Parks
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Nutritional Sciences
Leveraging genetics to understand the pathways and molecular mechanisms that contribute to metabolic diseases.
Bret Payseur
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Genetics and Medical Genetics
Speciation, Evolution of Extreme Phenotypes, Recombination
Francisco Pelegri
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Genetics and Medical Genetics
Cellular and developmental mechanisms in the vertebrate egg-to-embryo transition, early cell fate specification
Claire Richardson
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Genetics
Neurobiology, cell biology, aging and stress, genetics, C. elegans
Ahna Skop
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Genetics, Medical Genetics and Life Science Communications
Asymmetric cell division, cytokinesis, cell polarity & cell cycle genomics and proteomics
Michael Taylor
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School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Regulation of CNS angiogenesis and barriergenesis
Randal Tibbetts
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Human Oncology
Genetic control of DNA replication and repair in mammals. Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Daifeng Wang
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Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Gene regulatory networks, functional genomics, genotype-phenotype prediction, single-cell biology, brain disorders
Han Wang
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Integrative Biology
Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms of Sleep and Behaviors in C. elegans; Development of Novel Genetic Tools
Beth A. Weaver
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Cell and Regenerative Biology; Oncology/McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
Mitosis, Aneuploidy, Chromosomal instability, Cancer
Jerry Yin
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Medical Genetics and Neurology
cAMP/PKA/dCREB2 signaling in sleep, memory formation, neurodegenerative diseases, developmental disabilities
