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Faculty Research Interests

Alphabetical List of Faculty

Cancer Biology

Genes and processes that affect cancer development.

 

Michelle Barton, Ph.D. 

Chromatin; p53; embryonic stem cells; liver

Sandy Chang, M.D., Ph.D.

Telomere dysfunction; genomic instability and cancer; molecular biology of aging; molecular cytogenetics analysis of carcinomas; mouse models of aging and cancer

Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D. 

Epigenetics; histone modifying enzymes; genome integrity; mouse development

Elsa R. Flores, Ph.D. 

Mouse models; tumor suppressor genes; metastasis; apoptosis

Vicki Huff, Ph.D.

Human genetics; cancer genetics; familial cancer predisposition; kidney development

Ann M. Killary, Ph.D.

Tumor suppressor genes; renal cell carcinoma; cancer genetics

Ralf Krahe, Ph.D. 

Human and molecular genetics; neurogenetics; cancer genetics; genomics

Mong-Hong Lee, Ph.D. 

Cell cycle; ubiquitination; 14-3-3 and cancer; gene knock out; p53 signaling

Randy Legerski, Ph.D. 

Cellular responses to DNA damage; DNA repair; cell cycle checkpoint signaling

Guillermina (Gigi) Lozano, Ph.D. 

Tumor suppressors; mouse models; apoptosis

Sadhan Majumder, Ph.D. 

Adult and embryonic stem cells; neural/glial tumors; transcriptional regulation; chromatin; mouse models

Angabin Matin, Ph.D. 

Germ cell tumors; biology of germ cells; genetic dissection of disease susceptibility; mouse models

Lalitha Nagarajan, Ph.D. 

Malignancies; stem cell; mouse models

Xiaobing Shi, Ph.D.

Genomic instability and cancer; epigenetics; histone modification; protein lysine methylation

Bin Wang, Ph.D. 

DNA damage response; genomic instability and cancer; BRCA1 signaling; ubiquitin signaling

 

Developmental Biology

Studies on how cells differentiate and form complex tissues or organ systems.

 

Richard R. Behringer, Ph.D. 

Mammalian embryogenesis; reproductive biology and disease; stem cell biology; evolution and development

Andreas Bergmann, Ph.D. 

Genetic control of programmed cell death; apoptosis; cell survival; growth control; signal transduction

Benoit de Crombrugghe, M.D. 

Cell fate determination; cell differentiation; chondrocytes; osteoblasts

Yasuhide Furuta, Ph.D. 

Organogenesis; secreted signaling molecules; mouse molecular genetics

Michael Galko, Ph.D. 

Drosophila genetics; molecular genetics of tissue repair; cell migration and inflammation; cell signaling and signal transduction; pain sensitization

Georg Halder, Ph.D. 

Growth control; regeneration; tumor suppressor genes; Drosophila genetics

Vicki Huff, Ph.D. 

Human genetics; cancer genetics; familial cancer predisposition; kidney development

Hamed Jafar-Nejad, M.D.

Developmental glycobiology; Notch signaling; intracellular trafficking; asymmetric divisions

Randy L. Johnson, Ph.D. 

Mouse genetics; pattern formation; development; gene targeting

William H. Klein, Ph.D. 

Embryo development; transcription factors in development; control of gene expression; cell fate specification and differentiation; gene regulatory networks

Sadhan Majumder, Ph.D. 

Adult and embryonic stem cells; neural/glial tumors; transcriptional regulation; chromatin; mouse models

James F. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. 

Progenitor/stem cell biology; mouse genetics; birth defects

William Mattox, Ph.D. 

Alternate RNA splicing; sex determination; animal models for disease

Pierre D. McCrea, Ph.D. 

Catenin biology; development; intracellular and nuclear signaling

Jill M. Schumacher, Ph.D. 

Chromosome dynamics; mitosis; Aurora kinases; Tousled kinases; C. elegans

 

Gene Regulation

The mechanisms by which chromatin structure, transcription, RNA processing and translation are regulated.

 

Michelle Barton, Ph.D. 

Chromatin; p53; embryonic stem cells; liver

Richard G. Brennan, Ph.D. 

Multidrug resistance; gene regulation; protein-ligand interaction; X-ray crystallography

Benoit de Crombrugghe, M.D. 

Cell fate determination; cell differentiation; chondrocytes; osteoblasts

Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D. 

Epigenetics; histone modifying enzymes; genome integrity; mouse development

Elsa R. Flores, Ph.D. 

Mouse models; tumor suppressor genes; metastasis; apoptosis

William H. Klein, Ph.D. 

Embryo development; transcription factors in development; control of gene expression; cell fate specification and differentiation; gene regulatory networks

Guillermina (Gigi) Lozano, Ph.D.

Tumor suppressors; mouse models; apoptosis

William Mattox, Ph.D. 

Alternate RNA splicing; sex determination; animal models for disease

Lalitha Nagarajan, Ph.D. 

Malignancies; stem cell; mouse models

Xiaobing Shi, Ph.D.

Genomic instability and cancer; epigenetics; histone modification; protein lysine methylation

Shinako Takada, Ph.D. 

Transcription regulation; TATA-less promoters; NRF-1; PARP-1; hepatitis B virus

 

Structural Biology

Analysis of the function of macromolecules through structural determination by crystallography and other methods.

 

Richard G. Brennan, Ph.D. 

Multidrug resistance; gene regulation; protein-ligand interaction; X-ray crystallography

John E. Ladbury, Ph.D.

Biophysical analysis; tyrosine kinase signalling; protein complexes; protein-ligand interactions; drug development; structural-thermodynamic correlations

Maria A. Schumacher, Ph.D. 

X-ray crystallography; transcription initiation; transcription regulation; partition; DNA segregation; cell division

 

Cell Growth and Signaling

Studies on the mechanisms by which cells signal to one another to control their growth, shape, migration and proliferation.

 

Andreas Bergmann, Ph.D. 

Genetic control of programmed cell death; apoptosis; cell survival; growth control; signal transduction

Sandy Chang, M. D., Ph.D.

Telomere dysfunction; genomic instability and cancer; molecular biology of aging; molecular cytogenetics analysis of carcinomas; mouse models of aging and cancer

Yasuhide Furuta, Ph.D. 

Organogenesis; secreted signaling molecules; transgenic mice; gene targeting

Michael Galko, Ph.D. 

Drosophila genetics; molecular genetics of tissue repair; cell migration and inflammation; cell signaling and signal transduction; pain sensitization

Howard B. Gutstein, M.D. 

Proteomic approaches to addiction and opioid tolerance; interaction of pain and analgesic signal transduction mechanisms

Georg Halder, Ph.D. 

Growth control; regeneration; tumor suppressor genes; Drosophila genetics

Hamed Jafar-Nejad, M.D.

Developmental glycobiology; Notch signaling; intracellular trafficking; asymmetric divisions

Randy L. Johnson, Ph.D. 

Mouse genetics; pattern formation; development; gene targeting

Jian Kuang, Ph.D. 

Cell-cycle control; signal transduction; Alix functions and regulation

John E. Ladbury, Ph.D.

Biophysical analysis; tyrosine kinase signalling; protein complexes; protein-ligand interactions; drug development; structural-thermodynamic correlations

Mong-Hong Lee, Ph.D. 

Cell cycle; ubiquitination; 14-3-3 and cancer; gene knock out; p53 signaling

Randy Legerski, Ph.D. 

Cellular responses to DNA damage; DNA repair; cell cycle checkpoint signaling

James F. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. 

Progenitor/stem cell biology; mouse genetics; birth defects

Gregory S. May, Ph.D. 

Fungal genetics; protein kinase; fungal pathogenesis

Pierre D. McCrea, Ph.D. 

Catenin biology; development; intracellular and nuclear signaling

Jill M. Schumacher, Ph.D. 

Chromosome dynamics; mitosis; Aurora kinases; Tousled kinases; C. elegans

Maria A. Schumacher, Ph.D. 

X-ray crystallography; transcription initiation; transcription regulation; partition; DNA segregation; cell division

Bin Wang, Ph.D.

DNA damage response; genomic instability and cancer; BRCA1 signaling; ubiquitin signaling

 

Proteomics and Genomics

Studies on the effects of disease and other biological processes on large sets of proteins or genes using microarrays and bioinformatics approaches.

 

Howard B. Gutstein, M.D. 

Proteomic approaches to addiction and opioid tolerance; interaction of pain and analgesic signal transduction mechanisms

Ralf Krahe, Ph.D. 

Human and molecular genetics; neurogenetics; cancer genetics; genomics

Gregory S. May, Ph.D. 

Fungal genetics; protein kinase; fungal pathogenesis


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