MSTP Faculty Alphabetical Listing
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Name | MSTP | Rank | Department/Program | Research Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramoff, Michael, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Ophthalmology Biomedical Engineering |
Massive, large-scale detection and diagnosis of retinal disease glaucoma |
| Adams, Christopher, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy |
| Allen, LeeAnn, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Microbiology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Phagocyte biology with a particular focus on interactions of pathogenic bacteria with macrophages and neutrophils |
| Amendt, Brad, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
The laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of human craniofacial anomalies |
| Anderson, Mark, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
Understanding the biology behind cardiac arrhythmias |
| Anderson, Michael, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics Neuroscience |
Physiological properties of the eye and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying a variety of complex eye diseases. |
| Andreasen, Nancy, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Psychiatry Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Imaging studies of the major psychoses |
| Artemeyev, Nikolai, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins |
| Badovinac, Vladimir, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Pathology Immunology |
Generation and manipulation of memory CD8 T cell responses |
| Baker, Sheila, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry |
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of membrane protein trafficking in vertebrate photoreceptors |
| Banfi, Botond, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
Cystic fibrosis lung disease, genetic research in the field of hearing and balancing |
| Bartlett, Heather, MD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Pediatrics Biochemistry |
Cardiac development and origins of congential heart disease |
| Bassuk, Alexander, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pediatric Neurology Genetics Neuroscience Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Basic mechanisms of normal and disordered development of the nervous system |
| Benson, Christopher, MD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Molecular mechanisms of cardiac sensatioin |
| Bishop, Gail, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology Internal Medicine Immunology Molecular and Cellular Biology Translational Biomedicine |
Analysis of molecular mechanisms of regulation of B lymphocyte activation |
| Bonthius, Daniel, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pediatrics Neuroscience Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Biological mechanisms to underlying neurological birth defects |
| Brennan, Tim, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Anesthesia Pharmacology Neuroscience |
Central nervous system pain mechanisms |
| Brenner, Charles, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology Genetics |
Tumor suppressor genes and metabolism |
| Brown, Thomas, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Orthopaedic Surgery Biomedical Engineering |
Orthopaedic biomechanics |
| Campbell, Kevin, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Neurology Internal Medicine Translational Biomedicine |
Molecular pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy, molecular studies of dystroglycan complex and voltage-gated Ca2+ channels |
| Carter, Brent, MD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Free Radical and Radiation Biology Human Toxicology |
Pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and acute lung injur |
| Chaloner, Kathryn, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Biostatistics Translational Biomedicine |
Clinical trials; Bayesian statistics; Experimental design; HIV/AIDS research; Viral dynamics |
| Chen, Songhai, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Pharmacology Internal Medicine |
G protein-dependent signaling mechanisms of leukocyte migration and tumor metastasis |
| Choudhury, Amit, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Mechanisms by which the trafficking of membrane rafts and angiogenic receptors influence cellular dynamics during angiogenesis |
| Chrischilles, Betsy, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Epidemiology Translational Biomedicine |
Economic evaluation of chronic disease therapies; medication use and effects among the elderly |
| Clegg, Steven, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology |
Molecular biology of enterobacterial adhesions |
| Colgan, John, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Anatomy and Cell Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology Immunology |
Signal transduction pathways that control of the development and function of lymphocytes |
| Cornell, Robert, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology Genetics Neuroscience |
Understanding gene regulatory networks that operated during embryonic development |
| Cullen, Joseph, MD | Mentor | Professor | Surgery Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
Investigates the role of reactive oxygen species in pancreatic cancer |
| Dailey, Michael, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biology Neuroscience |
Cell Biology of Neural Development; Synapse Formation; Cell Motility |
| Davidson, Beverly, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Molecular and Cellular Biology Genetics Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of CNS dysfunction in metabolic diseases and gene transfer to the CNS |
| Davies, Brandon, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry |
Role of endothelial cells in lipid metabolism |
| DeMali, Kris, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular basis of cell adhesion and its regulation by signaling and cytoskeletal proteins |
| Domann, Frederick, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Radiation Oncology Free Radical and Radiation Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology Human Toxicology |
Epigenetic mechanisms of gene silencing in cancer |
| Dupuy, Adam, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Developing new mouse models of human cancer using the Sleeping Beauty transposon system |
| Eberl, Daniel, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Genetics Neuroscience |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of hearing in Drosophila |
| Elcock, Adrian, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry |
Molecular simulation techniques to address a variety of fundamental biophysical questions |
| Ellermeier, Craig, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Microbiology Genetics |
Role of Cell envelope stress response in B. subtilis and C. difficile |
| Engelhardt, John, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Anatomy and Cell Biology Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
Molecular/cellular biology and gene therapy of inherited and environmental diseases |
| Faraci, Frank, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Pharmacology |
Role of endothelial NO synthase in cerebral circulation |
| Fassler, Jan, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Genetics |
Eukaryotic gene expression and signal transduction; characterization of two-component regulators in yeast |
| Field, Elizabeth, MD | Resourse | Professor | Internal Medicine Immunology |
Molecular/cellular mechanisms involved in the induction and maintenance of immunologic tolerance |
| Fingert, John, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Genetics Neuroscience |
Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma and other inherited eye diseases |
| Fisher, Rory, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pharmacology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Siganal transduction of G protein-coupled receptors and RGS proteins |
| Fritzsch, Bernd, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Biology Neuroscience |
Ear and hair cell develoment, regeneration, and evolution |
| Fuentes, Ernesto, PhD | Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Energetics and dynamics of protein-protein interactions; NMR; signal transduction pathways in cancer |
| Geyer, Pamela, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Chromosome organization and gene expression |
| Giangrande, Paloma, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
RNA-based therapies in the setting of cancer and cardiovascular disease |
| Giudice, George, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Dermatology Immunology |
Molecular biology of epidermal adhesion molecules |
| Goel, Apollina, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Radiation Oncology Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
Chemo-radiotherapy for hematological malignancies; understanding and circumventing therapy-resistance in multiple myeloma |
| Gonzalez-Alegre, Pedro, MD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Neurology Neuroscience Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Neurobiology of diseases of the basal ganglia |
| Goswami, Prabhat, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Radiation Oncology Free Radical and Radiation Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology Human Toxicology |
The role intracellular redox-state plays in regulating the mammalian cell cycle, and establishing a link between ROS-signaling and other aspects of intracellular signaling networks. |
| Green, Steven, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroscience |
Signal transduction, neuronal programmed cell death, signal transduction for neurotrophic stimuli |
| Grosland, Nicole, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
Articular joint contact mechanics; total joint arthroplasty; voxel-based finite element models |
| Habelhah, Hasem, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pathology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
The role of TRAF2 phosphorylation in NF-?B activation and cancer cell resistance to apoptosis |
| Hammond, Donna, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Anesthesia Pharmacology Neuroscience |
Central nervous system mechanisms of pain and analgesia |
| Harata, N. Charles, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Neuroscience |
Structure and functional modulation of synaptic transmission |
| Harty, John, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology Immunology |
Immunobiology of T cell responses to pathogens |
| Heistad, Donald, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Pharmacology Translational Biomedicine |
Cerebral circulation and atherosclerosis; gene transfer and therapy |
| Henry, Michael, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
Molecular and cellular biology underlying cancer metastasis |
| Hoffman, Eric, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Radiology Biomedical Engineering Translational Biomedicine |
Cardiac mechanics; quantitative assessment of cardiopulmonary physiology via dynamic, volumetric CT; emerging therapies for lung disease; airway reactivity |
| Hohl, Raymond, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Pharmacology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Role of isoprene compounds in cell proliferation and differentiation |
| Horswill, Alex, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology |
Peptide quorum sensing system of Staphylococcus aureus |
| Houston, Douglas, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biology Genetics Neuroscience |
Maternal transcription factor and signaling pathways in vertebrate development |
| Houtman, Jon, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Molecular and Cellular Biology Immunology |
Role of Adaptor Proteins in T Cell Activation |
| Howard, Matt, MD | Resource Faculty | Professor and Head | Neurosurgery Neuroscience |
Neural basis of audition |
| Janz, Siegfried, MD | New Mentor | Professor | Pathology Immunology |
Mouse models of human B cell and plasma cell neoplasms |
| Johnson, Alan Kim, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Psychology Pharmacology Neuroscience |
Neural Control of Body Fluid Balance and Cardiovascular Homeostasis |
| Jones, Bradley, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology Genetics |
Bacteria-host cell interactions of salmonella pathogenesis |
| Kaboli, Peter, MD | New Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Epidemiology |
Health services research, evaluation of medication appropriateness, prevention of adverse drug events |
| Kay, Alan, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Neuroscience |
Imaging neuronal activity and their role of metals in the CNS |
| Kirby, John, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Genetics |
Signal transduction in bacteria |
| Kitamoto, Toshihiro, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Anesthesia Neurology Pharmacology Genetics Neuroscience |
Genetics of complex behavior |
| Klingelhutz, Al, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
Mechanisms of cellular immortalization and transformation by human papillomavirus |
| Knudson, Michael, MD, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Pathology Free Radical and Radiation Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular mechanisms of cell cycle progression and oncogenesis |
| Kohen, Amnon, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Chemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Chemical catalysis with biological systems (enzymes), using tools of organic and physical chemistry |
| Kwitek, Anne, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pharmacology Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics |
Genetics of hypertension, diabetes and obesity using both animal models and human populations |
| Lee, Amy, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Neuroscience |
Voltage gated Ca2+ channels |
| Lee, Gloria, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroscience |
Structure and function of the neuronal cytoskeleton and its role in neurodegenerative diseases |
| Legge, Kevin, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Pathology Microbiology Immunology |
Dendritic Cell Immunobiology and Pulmonary Immunity |
| Lentz, Steven, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Translational Biomedicine |
Endothelial function in vascular diseases and tissue injury |
| Leslie, Kimberly, MD | Mentor | Professor | Obstetrics and Gynecology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
The molecular biology of estrogen and progesterone receptors, the effects of antiestrogens in the female reproductive tract, endometrial cancer, interactions between epidermal growth factor and hormone receptors. |
| Lidral, Andrew, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Dentistry Orthodontics Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Craniofacial developmental genetics |
| Logsdon, John, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology Genetics |
Molecular genetic aspects of evolution |
| Lynch, Charles, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Epidemiology Pathology |
Population-based research that involves a cancer surveillance program (Iowa Cancer Registry) and cancer epidemiology, cancer pathology, and environmental epidemiology |
| Mackey, Michael, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
Quantitative modeling of biological phenomena based on a thermodynamic theory of biological systems, including cell growth, motility, and responses to perturbation |
| Maury, Wendy, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Regulation of lentiviral cell tropism |
| McCarter, Linda, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology |
Signal transduction and regulation of gene expression in bacteria |
| McCray, Paul, MD | Mentor | Professor | Pediatrics Microbiology Genetics Translational Biomedicine Human Toxicology |
Development of Gene Therapy for Genetic Diseases; Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis; Cloning and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes |
| Miller, Francis, MD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Anatomy and Cell Biology Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
The role of reactive oxygen species in vascular disease |
| Mohapatra, D.P., PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Pharmacology Anesthesia Neuroscience |
Peripheral Mechanisms of Visceral Pain; Kv Channel Modulations & Regulation of Neuronal Excitability in Brain Tumor-induced Seizures. |
| Moreland, Jessica, MD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pediatrics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Role and regulation of NADPH oxidase signaling during neutrophil priming, mechanisms of pathogenesis in S. pneumoniae and F. tularensis pneumonia |
| Morita, Craig, MD, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Internal Medicine Immunology |
Nonpeptide antigen recognition by gamma-delta T cells |
| Moye-Rowley, Scott, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Transcriptional control of oxidative stress tolerance; eukaryotic multidrug resistance |
| Murray, Jeffrey, MD | Mentor | Professor | Pediatrics Biology Epidemiology Anatomy and Cell Biology Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology Translational Biomedicine |
Human molecular and developmental genetics |
| Nauseef, William, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Microbiology Immunology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Human polymorphonuclear neutrophil metabolism and function |
| Nopoulos, Peg, MD | Mentor | Professor | Psychiatry Neuroscience |
Brain Structure/Function Relationships using MRI and cognitive/behavioral assessment |
| O'Dorisio, Sue, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pediatrics Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Nervous system tumors of childhood |
| Paulsen, Jane, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Psychiatry Neurology Neuroscience |
Neuropsychology |
| Perlman, Stanley, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology Immunology Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Pathogenesis of virus-induced demyelination |
| Piper, Robert, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics |
Mechanisms governing the movement of proteins in eukaryotes |
| Potash, James, MD | Mentor | Professor | Psychiatry Neuroscience |
Bipolar disorder, depression, epigenetics, genetics, methylation, mood, sequencing |
| Price, David, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Discovering connections between transcription elongation and RNA processing , HIV replication and cancer |
| Pufall, Miles, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry |
Fine-tuning protein function |
| Quelle, Dawn, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Pharmacology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular mechanisms of growth control; tumor suppressors; cyclins; cyclin-dependent kinases |
| Raghavan, Madhavan, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biomedical Engineering |
Biomechanics of aneurysms and endovascular grafts; Mechanics of biological and engineered soft tissues; heart valve mechanics; Biomechanics of swallowing |
| Rahmouni, Kamal, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pharmacology Internal Medicine Neuroscience Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Understand the molecular mechanisms and neuroanatomical pathways that control energy homeostasis and autonomic cardiovascular function |
| Reinhardt, Joseph, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Biomedical Engineering |
Medical imaging, image and signal processing |
| Richerson, George, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Neurology Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Neuroscience Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Serotonin effects on brain function, GABA mechanisms in epilepsy |
| Roller, Richard, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Microbiology Molecular Biology |
Function of herpes simplex virus membrane proteins in virus entry, exit from the cell and apoptosis regulation |
| Rosenthal, Gary, MD | New Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Epidemiology Translational Biomedicine |
Assessment of health care quality and provider performance, organizational determinants of patient outcomes, patient safety, and the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the US health care delivery system |
| Rubenstein, Peter, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular basis of actin function |
| Russo, Andrew, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Control of gene expression in the neural crest and neurons |
| Rutkowski, D. Thomas, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Mechanisms of adaptation to chronic cellular stresses in physiology and disease |
| Schlievert, Patrick, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Microbiology |
Molecular Pathogenesis, Drug Discovery, and Immunology; Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococci and Enterococci |
| Schlueter, Annette, MD, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Pathology Immunology |
Dendritic cell function in disease states including alcoholism and graft vs host disease |
| Segaloff, Deborah, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
Signaling by G protein-coupled receptors; reproductive endocrinology |
| Shea, Madeline, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry |
Regulatory protein interactions in signal transduction, allosteric mechanism of cooperative calcium binding to calmodulin |
| Sheffield, Val, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pediatrics Genetics |
Molecular genetics of human hereditary disease |
| Sigmund, Curt, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Pharmacology Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Molecular and Cellular Biology Genetics Neuroscience Translational Biomedicine |
Molecular genetics and molecular biology of the renin-angiotensin system and hypertension |
| Sluka, Kathleen, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Physical Therapy Neuroscience |
Neurobiology of pain and pain inhibition |
| Slusarski, Diane, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Genetics |
Signal transduction in zebrafish embryonic development |
| Smith, Elaine, PhD, MBA,MPH | Mentor | Professor | Epidemiology |
Etiology of oncogenic diseases, focused on molecular epidemiology. HPV effects on the development of genital and other cancers. Perinatal vertical transmission. |
| Smith, Richard, MD | Mentor | Professor | Otolaryngology Genetics Translational Biomedicine |
Inherited hearing impairment |
| Snetselaar, Linda, RD, PhD | New Mentor | Professor | Epidemiology |
Nutritional epidemiology, nutrituion intervention clinical trials |
| Snyder, Peter, MD | New Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
Structure and function of the epithelial sodium channel to understand its role in hypertension and other disorders of sodium homeostasis |
| Spies, M Ashley, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry |
Fundamental properties of protein-ligand interactions |
| Spies, Maria, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biochemistry |
Single-molecule biochemistry of DNA Repair machines |
| Spitz, Douglas, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Radiation Oncology Free Radical and Radiation Biology Human Toxicology |
Nitric Oxide Toxicology, Glucose Deprivation-Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Tumor Cells |
| Stapleton, Jack, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Microbiology Translational Biomedicine |
Epidemiology and effects of co-infection of hepatitis C virus (HCV), human GB virus type C (HGBV - also called hepatitis G virus), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
| Stipp, Chris, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Biology Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Neuroscience |
Cellular and molecular analysis of the nervous system, with a particular emphasis on the formation and function of connections between neurons. |
| Stone, Edwin, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Ophthalmology Genetics Translational Biomedicine |
Molecular genetics of inherited eye diseases |
| Strack, Stefan, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pharmacology Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroscience |
Protein phosphatases in neuronal signal transduction |
| Sutterwala, Fayyaz, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Internal Medicine Immunology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Biology of the NOD-like receptor family in infection and inflammation |
| Tan, Kai, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Internal Medicine Biomedical Engineering Genetics |
Understanding gene regulatory networks and molecular pathways in human diseases |
| Taylor, Eric, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Biochemistry |
Molecular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial function and their relationship to disease. |
| Thomas, Christie, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Regulation of the amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel |
| Torner, Jim, PhD | Mentor | Professor and Head | Epidemiology Translational Biomedicine |
Design of clinical trials; Analysis of clinical trials;Analysis of prognostic factors |
| Tranel, Daniel, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Neurology Neuroscience |
Systems/Behavioral Neuroanatomical substrates of complex behavior: human learning and memory |
| Usachev, Yuriy, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Pharmacology Neuroscience |
Ca2+ Signaling and Control of Pain-Conducting Pathways |
| Varga, Steve, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Immunology |
Viral immunology and immunopathology |
| Waldschmidt, Thomas, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Pathology Immunology |
B lymphocyte subsets, T-B interaction, marginal zone B cells, germinal center B cells |
| Wallace, Robert, MD | Mentor | Professor | Epidemiology Internal Medicine Translational Biomedicine |
Epidemiology of aging, Cancer epidemiology |
| Wallrath, Lori, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Genetics Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Eukaryotic chromatin structure and gene expression; molecular mechanisms of gene silencing in Drosophila |
| Washington, Todd, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Mechanisms of enzymes involved in DNA replication and DNA repair |
| Wassink, Thomas, MD | Mentor | Professor | Psychiatry Genetics |
Genetic basis of psychiatric disorders |
| Weeks, Daniel, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular mechanisms of early embryogenesis, cardiogenesis, and the development of novel oligonucleotide based stratagies to investigate control of development |
| Weigel, Ron, MD, PhD | New Mentor | Professor and Head | Surgery Biochemistry |
Determining mechanisms of hormone response in breast cancer |
| Weiner, George, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Immunology Translational Biomedicine |
Immune response to lymphoma; Bispecific therapeutic antibodies. |
| Weiner, Joshua, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Biology Neuroscience |
Molecular Genetics of Synaptogenesis and Nervous System Development: Control of Synapse Formation, Maturation, and Specificity by Protocadherins. |
| Weiss, Jerrold, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Microbiology Immunology Translational Biomedicine Human Toxicology |
Innate mammalian antibacterial defense mechanisms |
| Welsh, Michael, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroscience Genetics Translational Biomedicine |
Biology of cystic fibrosis; structure and function of ion channels; pathogenesis of lung disease |
| Wemmie, John, MD, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Psychiatry Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Neuroscience |
Genetic manipulation in mice to study the effects of Acid Sensing Ion Channels (ASICs) on behavior |
| Willour, Virgina, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Psychiatry Genetics Neuroscience |
Identifying genetic and epigenetic risk factors for suicidal behavior |
| Wilson, Mary, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Microbiology Epidemiology Immunology Molecular and Cellular Biology Genetics Translational Biomedicine |
Immunobiology, genetics, and molecular biology of visceral leishmaniasis in murine and human hosts |
| Wold, Marc, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biochemistry Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic chromosomal DNA replication |
| Wright, Michael, PhD | New Mentor | Assistant Professor | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
Composition, activity, and overall cellular function of protein complexes in higher organisms |
| Wu, Chun-Fang, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Biology Neuroscience Genetics |
Plasticity of neuronal function and form using Drosophila as a model organism |
| Xue, Hai-Hui (Howard), MD, PhD | New Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology Immunology |
Transcriptional control of lymphocyte development and function |
| Yahr, Timothy, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Microbiology |
Role of the type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis |
| Yeaman, Charles, PhD | Mentor | Associate Professor | Anatomy and Cell Biology Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Biogenesis and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity |
| Zabner, Joseph, MD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Molecular and Cellular Biology Translational Biomedicine |
Gene transfer to human airway epithelia; gene therapy for cystic fibrosis; fluid composition of the airway surface liquid. |
| Zavazava, Nicholas, MD, PhD | Mentor | Professor | Internal Medicine Immunology |
Molecular mechanisms of embryonic stem cell differentiation |