School of Molecular Biosciences

SMB Faculty Research Interests

Faculty by Research Area

 

Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Margaret Black
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Interests: Nucleotide metabolism.
John Browse
IBC
Interests: Lipids in membrane function and cellular signaling.
James Bruce
Chemistry
Interests: Proteomics and cutting edge mass spectrometry methods.
Bill Davis
SMB
Interests: DNA oxidative damage and repair.
Lisa Gloss
SMB
Interests: Protein folding and macromolecular assembly: histones, the nucleosome and halophilic enzymes.
Joseph Harding
VCAPP
Interests: Role of neuropeptides in brain-angiotensin system.
Chul Hee Kang
SMB
Interests: Protein and DNA X-ray crystallography.
David Kramer
IBC
Interests: Bioenergetics of photosynthesis and ATP synthesis.
Mark Lange
IBC
Interests: Isoprenoid metabolism in plants.
Subra Muralidharan
SMB
Interests: Structures, functions, and applications of nanoscale biological systems.
Raymond Reeves
SMB
Interests: HMGA regulation of transcription.
Susan Wang
SMB
Interests: Radical mechanisms in enzyme catalysis.
Luying Xun
SMB
Interests: Microbial degradation of xenobiotics.
 
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Cell Biology & Cellular Signaling
John Alderete
SMB
Interests: The study of parasite and host cell-tissue interactions focused on proteins that contribute to infection and disease pathogenesis.
John Browse
IBC
Interests: Lipids in membrane function and cellular signaling.
Cynthia Cooper
SMB
Interests: Zebrafish developmental mechanisms.
Joseph Harding
VCAPP
Interests: Role of neuropeptides in brain-angiotensin system.
Chengtao Her
SMB
Interests: Mammalian DNA mismatch repair pathways.
Mary Hunzicker-Dunn
SMB
Interests: Signaling pathways leading to activation of target genes in ovarian granulosa cells directed by follicle-stimulating hormone or luteinizing hormone.
Nancy Magnuson
SMB
Interests: Role of Pim-1 cellular proliferation and differentiation.
David Moffett
SBS
Interests: Cell biology of epithelial transport, particularly mechanisms for generating extremely alkaline secretions.
Eric Shelden
SMB
Interests: Shock proteins in zebrafish development, regeneration and aging.
Michael Skinner
SMB
Interests: Cell-cell interactions in spermatozoa and oocyte development.
Jennifer Watts
SMB
Interests: Genetics and genomics of lipid metabolism and fat storage in C. elegans.
 
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Chromatin, DNA Repair and Cancer
Wenfeng An
SMB
Interests: Mechanisms of mammalian LINE-1 retrotransposition and applications in functional genomics.
Margaret Black
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Interests: Suicide gene therapy of cancer.
Weihang Chai
SMB
Interests: Telomere structure, maintenance and function.
Bill Davis
SMB
Interests: DNA oxidative damage and repair.
Lisa Gloss
SMB
Interests: Protein folding and macromolecular assembly: histones, the nucleosome and halophilic enzymes.
Cynthia Haseltine
SMB
Interests: Mechanisms of homologous recombination and cellular responses to DNA damage in hyperthermophilic archaeal microbes.
Terry Hassold
SMB
Interests: Meitoic chromosome abnormalities.
Chengtao Her
SMB
Interests: Mammalian DNA mismatch repair pathways.
Chul Hee Kang
SMB
Interests: Protein and DNA X-ray crystallography.
Nancy Magnuson
SMB
Interests: Role of Pim-1 cellular proliferation and differentiation.
Subra Muralidharan
SMB
Interests: Structures, functions, and applications of nanoscale biological systems.
Raymond Reeves
SMB
Interests: HMGA regulation of transcription.
Michael Smerdon
SMB
Interests: DNA excision repair in the context of chromatin structure.
John Wyrick
SMB
Interests: Histone modifications in global gene expression.
Ping Ye
SMB
Interests: Bioinformatic, computational, and experimental analyses of cellular responses to pathogens and stimuli.
 
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Microbial Genetics, Physiology and Infectious Disease
John Alderete
SMB
Interests: The study of parasite and host cell-tissue interactions focused on proteins that contribute to infection and disease pathogenesis.
Kelly Brayton
Vet. Micro. Path.
Interests: Infectious diseases, microbial genomics, mechanisms of persistence.
Michael Kahn
SMB and IBC
Interests: Genetics, genomics and metabolism of plant-microbe interactions.
Michael Konkel
SMB
Interests: Campylobacter jejuni pathogenic determinants.
Linda Thomashow
USDA Research Geneticist
Interests: Pseudomonas genes involved in interactions with wheat.
Susan Wang
SMB
Interests: Radical mechanisms in enzyme catalysis.
Luying Xun
SMB
Interests: Microbial degradation of xenobiotics.
Ping Ye
SMB
Interests: Bioinformatic, computational, and experimental analyses of cellular responses to pathogens and stimuli.
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Molecular Genetics, Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology
Wenfeng An
SMB
Interests: Mechanisms of mammalian LINE-1 retrotransposition and applications in functional genomics.
Weihang Chai
SMB
Interests: Telomere structure, maintenance and function.
Cynthia Cooper
SMB
Interests: Zebrafish developmental mechanisms.
Michael Griswold
SMB
Interests: Role of Sertoli cells in mammalian spermatogenesis.
Cynthia Haseltine
Assistant Professor, SMB
Interests: Mechanisms of homologous recombination and cellular responses to DNA damage in hyperthermophilic archaeal microbes.
Terry Hassold
SMB
Interests: Meitoic chromosome abnormalities.
Pat Hunt
SMB
Interests: Mammalian germ cell development and meiotic cell cycle control.
Kwan Hee Kim
SMB
Interests: Vitamin A and retinoic acid receptors in spermatogenesis and testis development.
Andris Kleinhofs
SMB and Crops/Soils
Interests: Genomic characterization of barley.
Michael Konkel
SMB
Interests: Campylobacter jejuni pathogenic determinants.
John Nilson
SMB
Interests: Regulation of gonadotropin gene expression.
B. Dan Rodgers
Animal Sciences
Interests: Molecular endocrinology and genomics of mescle development.
Eric Shelden
SMB
Interests: Heat shock proteins in drug resistance.
Michael Smerdon
SMB
Interests: DNA excision repair in the context of chromatin structure.
Gary Thorgaard
SBS
Interests: Genetic analysis of complex traits in trout and salmon.
Jennifer Watts
SMB
Interests: Genetics and genomics of lipid metabolism and fat storage in C. elegans.
John Wyrick
SMB
Interests: Histone modifications in global gene expression.
 
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Molecular Reproduction
Michael Griswold
SMB
Interests: Role of Sertoli cells in mammalian spermatogenesis.
Pat Hunt
SMB
Interests: Mammalian germ cell development and meiotic cell cycle control.
Mary Hunzicker-Dunn
SMB
Interests: Signaling pathways leading to activation of target genes in ovarian granulosa cells directed by follicle-stimulating hormone or luteinizing hormone.
Kwan Hee Kim
SMB
Interests: Vitamin A and retinoic acid receptors in spermatogenesis and testis development.
John Nilson
SMB
Interests: Pituitary and ovary organogenesis.
Kenneth Roberts
SMB
Interests: Epididymal maturation and sperm function.
Michael Skinner
SMB
Interests: Cell-cell interactions in spermatozoa and oocyte development.
Gary Thorgaard
SBS
Interests: Genetic analysis of complex traits in trout and salmon.
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