Faculty studying gene expression
Alisch, Reid
Assistant Professor
(608) 262-8430
Psychiatry
The role of epigenetics in human health and disease processes, particularly in relation to the origins of mental illness.
Amasino, Richard
Professor
608-262-4704
Biochemsitry
Understanding how plants sense and respond to seasonal environmental changes
Ane, Jean-Michel
Professor
608-262-6457
Bacteriology/Agronomy
Symbiotic associations between plants and microbes (bacteria and fungi)
Ansari, Aseem
Professor
608-265-4690
Biochemistry
Studying the regulation of gene expression at the interface of chemistry, biology and genomics
Attie, Alan
Professor
608-262-1372
Biochemistry
Genetics of type 2 diabetes and related metabolic diseases
Bashirullah, Arash
Associate Professor
608-890-1851
Pharmacy
Intercellular communication: uncovering mechanisms that coordinate the development of multicellular organisms
Bent, Andrew
Professor
608-265-3034
Plant Pathology
Disease resistance and defense signal transduction in plants
Blum, Barak
Assistant Professor
608-265-5211
Cell and Regenerative Biology
Regenerative biology of the endocrine pancreas, genetics of type-1 and type-2 diabetes
Boekhoff-Falk, Grace
Associate Professor
608-262-1609
Anatomy
Developmental biology, gene expression, hormones, growth and differentiation factors
Brow, David
Professor
608-262-1475
Biomolecular Chemistry
Molecular mechanisms of transcription termination and pre-mRNA splicing in yeast
Donohue, Timothy
Professor
608-262-4663; 608-265-5224
Bacteriology
Unlocking the secrets of microbes to benefit society
Dvinge, Heidi
Biomolecular Chemistry
Mechanisms of RNA splicing and splicing dysregulation in disease; downstream processing of RNA splice variants, including regulation of cellular localization and degradation; molecular function of protein isoforms of cancer-relevant genes
Eide, David
Professor
608-263-1613
Nutritional Science
How cells and organisms survive and thrive under nutrient-deficient conditions
Engin, Feyza
Assistant Professor
608-262-8667
Biomolecular Chemistry
Diabetes and metabolic disorders, organelle dysfunction, stress responses, beta cell biology
Fox, Catherine
Professor
608-262-9370
Biomolecular Chemistry
Mechanisms required for genome duplication and stability in eukaryotic organisms
Gasch, Audrey
Professor
608-265-0859
Genetics and Medical Genetics
Elucidating the role, regulation, and evolution of eukaryotic stress responses
Gould, Michael
Professor
608-263-6615
Oncology
Oncogenes and suppressor genes in mammary carcinogenesis
Gourse, Richard
Professor
608-262-9813
Bacteriology
Control of gene expression and the structure of the bacterial chromosome
Greenspan, Daniel S.
Professor
608-262-4676
Cell and Regenerative Biology
Genes important to vertebrate development and human disease
Harrison, Melissa
Assistant Professor
608-262-2382
Biomolecular Chemistry
Studying embryonic development to understand the transcriptional mechanisms for a totipotent state
Hittinger, Chris Todd
Associate Professor
Genetics
Evolution of carbon-responsive gene networks, yeast biodiversity, industrial brewing and biofuel applications
Hoskins, Aaron
Assistant Professor
608-890-3101
Biochemistry
RNA splicing, gene expression, fluorescence microscopy, RNA/protein complexes
Huang, Zhen
Associate Professor
608-263-2469
Neurology and Nueroscience
Neuron and glial cell fate specification and differentiation, cortical neuron migration, migration disorders
Ikeda, Akihiro
Professor
608-262-5477
Medical Genetics
Identifying genes involved in aging, cell proliferation and neovascularization using mouse genetics
Keller, Nancy
Professor
608-262-9795
Bacteriology and Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Exploring genetic regulation of virulence and natural product synthesis by fungi
Kimble, Judith
Professor
608-262-6188
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics
Molecular regulation of germ line self-renewal and differentiation in C. elegans
Landick, Robert
Professor
608-265-8475
Biochemistry
RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of RNA chain elongation
Laughon, Allen
Professor
608-262-2456
Genetics and Medical Genetics
Smad transcription factors and associated cofactors in response to TGF-beta signaling
Marker, Paul
Associate Professor
608-890-2150
Pharmacy
Prostate biology, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and cancer using mouse genetics and clinical samples
Masson, Patrick
Professor
608-265-2312
Genetics
Genetics of root growth behavior using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system.
Perna, Nicole
Professor
608-890-0171
Genetics
Systems-scale evolutionary genomics of agriculturally, biomedically and industrially significant bacteria
Pool, John
Associate Professor
608-265-1036
Genetics
Population genomics and the genetic basis of adaptive evolution
Prolla, Tomas
Professor
608-265-5204
Genetics and Medical Genetics
DNA repair, cancer and the aging process
Roy, Sushmita
Assistant Professor
608-316-4453
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Machine learning methods; the structure, function and evolution of regulatory networks; predictive models
Schwartz, David
Professor
608-265-0546
Chemistry and Genetics
Scalable discovery of human and cancer structural variation through invention and applications of single molecule systems
Sridharan, Rupa
Assistant Professor
608-316-4422
Cell and Regenerative Biology
Epigenetics and Induced pluripotent stem cells
Sussman, Michael
Professor
608-262-8608
Biochemistry
Signal transduction and plasma membrane receptors in Arabidopsis thaliana, genomic technologies
Taylor, Michael
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
Genetic dissection of blood-brain barrier development
Wang, Jue D. (Jade)
Associate Professor
608-263-0307
Bacteriology
Genome stability, DNA replication and stress response in bacteria
Wickens, Marvin
Professor
608-262-8007
Biochemistry
The molecular basis of RNA control: how it is accomplished, integrated and evolves
Yin, Jerry
Professor
608-262-5014
Genetics and Neurology
cAMP/PKA/dCREB2 signaling in sleep, memory formation, neurodegenerative diseases, developmental disabilities
Young, Terri L.
Professor
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmic genetics, refractive error genetics, and pediatric ophthalmology clinical studies
Yu, Jae-hyuk
Professor
608-262-4696
Bacteriology and Genetics
Molecular genetics and genomics of spore formation and mycotoxin biosynthesis in filamentous fungi
Zhao, Xinyu
Associate Professor
608-263-9906
Neuroscience
Genetics and epigenetic regulation of neural stem cells and neuronal development
Zhong, Xuehua
Assistant Professor
608-316-4421
Genetics
Mechanisms and roles of epigenetic modifications underpinning various biological processes