|
Name
|
Title
|
Research Interest
|
| H. Tak Cheung |
Chairman and Professor of Microbiology |
Immunology, cell biology, and gerontology. |
| Kevin A. Edwards |
Assistant Professor of Genetics |
Characterization of cytoskeletal and signal transduction proteins using molecular, genetic, and cell biological techniques in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster . DNA,
chromosomal and morphological evolution in the genus Drosophila. |
| Paul Garris |
Associate Professor of Neurobiology |
Neurodegenerative Disease; Mechanisms of Cocaine Action; Mechanisms of Dopamine Neurotransmission; Development and Application of Biosensors. |
| Radheshyam Jayaswal |
Professor of Microbiology |
Molecular/genetic analysis of autolysins; Osmoregulation; Host-pathogen interactions; Industrial microbiology. |
| Marjorie A. Jones |
Professor of Biochemistry |
Research interests: Enzymes Involved In Heme Metabolism; Science Education |
| Alan Katz |
Professor of Genetics |
Drosophila genetics; Somatic mutagenesis and effects of antimutagens; Population and quantitative genetics; Biostatistics. |
| Cynthia Moore |
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences |
Molecular genetics of endangered killifish species; genes involved in cancer and aging; science education partnerships. |
| Wade Nichols |
Assistant Professor of Microbiology |
Genetics of virulence determinants of the opportunistic human pathogens Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae . |
| Anthony Otsuka |
Professor of Genetics |
Developmental genetics and neurodevelopment of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans ; Structure and function of ankyrins and kinesins; Transcriptional regulation of the E. coli biotin
operon. |
| John Sedbrook |
Assistant Professor of Genetics |
|
| Laura Vogel |
Assistant Professor of Microbiology |
Immunology, particularly how immune responses are regulated. Interactions between white blood cells known as B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes using the mouse as a model system. |
| David Weber |
Professor of Genetics |
Plant genetics, cytogenetics, and cytology; RFLP mapping; DNA fingerprinting |
| Sharon Weldon |
Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
Enzymatic function; Structural determinants of protein/mRNA stability. |
| Brian Wilkinson |
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry |
Biochemical, physiological, molecular, and medical microbiology. |
| David Williams |
Associate Professor of Parasitology |
Host-parasite interactions; Molecular biology; Biochemistry. |
