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| Name | Research Interest |
| Amit Basu Associate Professor-Chemistry |
Our group is interested in questions that lie at the interface of chemistry, biology, and materials science. Research in the group includes –glycochemistry and glycobiology; synthesis and application of novel polymers. |
| Carthene Bazemore-Walker Assistant Professor- Chemistry |
My laboratory develops and utilizes mass spectrometry- based proteomic technologies to identify and comprehensively characterize novel biological structures. |
| David Berson Professor of Medical Science- Neuroscience |
My lab studies what the eye tells the brain. We explore the structure and function of ganglion cells, the retinal neurons that communicate directly with the brain. There are more than a dozen types of ganglion cells. |
| Wayne Bowen MPPB Department Chair, Professor of Biology |
We study sigma receptors, proteins found throughout the body. They bind several classes of psychoactive drugs. Activation of sigma-2 receptors causes programmed cell death (apoptosis). |
| Linda Carpenter Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
Linda Carpenter studies characterization of biological correlates of depression, and discovery of risk markers such as neuroendocrine/neuroimmune stress response, and genetic risk markers as mediators of biological consequences of early life adverse environment. |
| Adam Chodobski Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine |
I am interested in the function of the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers in the context of brain injury and aging. |
| Gaurav Choudhary Associate Professor of Medicine |
The focus of our research is to evaluate the mechanisms underlying vascular dysfunction and cardiac dysfunction seen in pulmonary vascular diseases. The laboratory uses a variety of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo approaches utilizing the preclinical models of pulmonary hypertension and emphysema. |
| Barry Connors Professor of Medical Science- Neuroscience |
I study the cellular physiology of the mammalian brain. Most of my work centers on the neocortex, which is responsible for thinking, remembering, processing sensory information, and controlling movement. |
| Eric Darling Assistant Professor of Medical Science |
The goal of the Darling lab is to understand the relationship between the biological function of cells and tissues and their micro/nano-scale mechanical properties. |
| Suzanne de la Monte Professor of Neurosurgery |
We study the roles of brain insulin deficiency and insulin resistance in neurodegeneration. Three diseases of major interest to us are: Alzheimer's, alcoholic neurodegeneration, and fetal alcohol syndrome. |
| Sarah Delaney Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
The research in my laboratory aims to understand the biological consequences of DNA damage. Using the tools of chemistry and biology we probe the effects of DNA modification at the molecular level. |
| Nicolas Fawzi Assistant Professor of Medical Science |
My laboratory studies the structure, dynamics, and molecular interactions of protein aggregates implicated in neurodegenerative disease. Using a combination of novel NMR spectroscopy approaches and atomistic simulation supplemented by biophysical and imaging methods, we determine high-resolution structures of these species and their toxic interactions with other macromolecules and membranes, as well as their interactions with potential therapeutic agents. |
| Chi-Ming Hai Professor of Medical Science |
Our research is concerned with how mechanical force and deformation modulate airway smooth muscle responsiveness and remodeling. We take an integrative approach to this research area by performing experiments from muscle mechanics to gene expression. |
| Elizabeth Harrington Associate Professor of Medicine (Research) |
My research focuses on characterizing intracellular signaling mechanisms which regulate endothelial cell functions and/or responses to environmental cues. |
| Edward Hawrot Professor of Medical Science, Dean of Biology |
We pursue biochemical and pharmacological studies aimed at understanding the fundamental structure-function relationship of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). |
| Diane Hoffman-Kim Associate of Medical Science |
The goal of the Hoffman-Kim laboratory is to understand axon guidance in complex environments and inform biomaterial and tissue engineering strategies for promoting nerve regeneration. |
| Gerwald Jogl Associate Professor of Biology |
We use X-ray crystallography as our main research tool (together with biochemical and biophysical approaches) to study the structure and function of proteins and macromolecular complexes. |
| Julie Kauer Professor of Medical Science |
My laboratory focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms involved in synaptic plasticity and modulation of neuronal excitability using modern electrophysiological techniques in brain slices. |
| Karl Kelsey Professor of Community Health |
Dr. Karl Kelsey, MD, MOH, is interested in the application of laboratory-based biomarkers in environmental disease, with experience in chronic disease epidemiology and tumor biology. |
| Gideon Koren Professor of Medicine |
Gideon Koren's research focuses on the regulation of expression voltage-gated potassium channels and mechanisms of sudden death. |
| John Marshall Professor of Medical Science |
My lab is studying the trafficking and localization of glutamate receptors and calcium channels to synapses, and their modulation by protein kinases. |
| Edith Mathiowitz Professor of Medical Science |
Research in our laboratory focuses on the polymer science-medicine interface. Areas of interest include development and modeling of novel drug delivery systems, particularly for the release of insulin and growth factors; etc. |
| Ulrike Mende Associate Professor of Medicine |
Ulrike Mende is interested in the functional role of G proteins (GTP-binding proteins) and their regulators (Regulators of G protein Signaling) in the heart. |
| Jeffrey Morgan Associate Professor of Medical Science |
Research in the lab is focused on understanding the molecular and cellular biology of the skin with an eye towards new therapeutic approaches to wound healing, the repair of the skin and the improvement in the performance of percutaneous medical devices. |
| Eric Morrow Assistant Professor of Biology |
The Morrow lab investigates the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying disorders of cognitive development, such as intellectual disability and autism. |
| Elena Oancea Assistant Professor of Medical Science |
The focus of my laboratory is in understanding signal transduction events using fluorescent microscopy in living cells. My lab is equipped with a state-of-the-art two-color TIRF microscope, which we will use to study UV-induced pigmentation in human skin and melanoma behavior. |
| James Padbury Professor of Pediatrics |
Our laboratory is interested in the developmental regulation of genes involved in the growth and function of the developing heart and placenta. |
| Rebecca Page Associate Professor of Biology |
The focus of my research is to understand the molecular basis of MAP kinase regulation by its interaction with kinases, via scaffolding proteins, and phosphatases. |
| Wolfgang Peti Associate Professor of Medical Science |
The focus of my research group is to understand the molecular basis of PP1 regulation. We combine the information derived from biomolecular NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and additional biophysical techniques to understand how PP1 is targeted, regulated and inhibited in vitro and in vivo. |
| Arthur Salomon Associate Professor of Biology |
My interests include: elucidation of signaling networks relevant to human disease and exploring perturbations in phosphorylation patterns induced by pharmacological agents. |
| Jason Sello Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
My research is inspired by naturally occurring antibiotics and the organisms from which they come. Streptomyces bacteria and their antibiotics are the primary subjects of my research. |
| Anatoly Zhitkovich Professor of Medical Science |
Our main research efforts are directed at characterization of molecular mechanisms responsible for cell death and mutagenicity of DNA-reactive carcinogenic chemicals and anticancer drugs. |
| Anita Zimmerman Vice Chair of MPPB, Professor of Medical Science |
Our research is in molecular and cellular aspects of the nervous system, with an emphasis on ion channels and the early stages of vision in rods and cones. An ion channel is a membrane protein with an internal pore that opens in response to chemical and electrical signals, allowing passage of specific ions such as sodium and calcium. |