Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences

Cell Biology and Signaling Faculty

Thomas Boothby – Molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance
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Grant Bowman – Sub-cellular organization in bacteria, macromolecular structures, prokaryotic cell cycle
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Jared Bushman – Dr. Bushman's research is seeking to (1) determine the influence of astrocyte function on inflammation in the nervous system, and (2) develop neuroengineering strategies to regnerate the damaged nervous system.
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Elizabeth D. Case –  Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Cell Biology; Microbiology
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Brian Cherrington – Hormonal and Epigenetic Control of Lactation
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David Fay - Development, genetics, cell biology, signal transduction, trafficking, and extracellular matrix
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Jay Gatlin - Dynamics and Function of the Cytoskeleton, Cell Division, Mitotic Spindle Assembly, Quantitative Light Microscopy
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Mark Gomelsky - Bacterial Signal Transduction (nucleotide second messengers); Synthetic Biology; Optogenetics; Metabolic Engineering
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Guanglong He –
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Donald Jarvis - Virology, Glycobiology, Metabolic Engineering, Transgenic Insects
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Sreejayan Nair, Ph.D. - Vascular Complications of Diabetes, Cell Signaling, Antioxidants
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Amy Navratil – Endocrine Control of Reproduction and Role of the Cytoskeleton
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John S. Oakey - Biomaterials, Tissue Scaffolds, Bioengineering, Microfluidic Processes
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Jim Pru - Reproductive physiology, tissue regeneration by stem cell activity, non-classical steroid hormone signaling, women’s reproductive disease
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Qian-Quan Sun, Ph.D. - Neurobiology, Olfaction, Learning, Microcircuits
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Peter Thorsness - Mitochondrial DNA, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast, Biochemistry
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C. Jeffery Woodbury - Neurobiology, Sensation, Cell Biology, Signaling
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Zhaojie Zhang - Apoptosis, Cohesin, Budding Yeast
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