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
Kang, Junsu
Assistant Professor
Cell and Regenerative Biology
Zebrafish, regeneration, fin, heart, enhancer, genetic mutant
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
Professor of Neuroscience
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