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Following is a list of faculty in the Molecular Biology section. Research interests include Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Genetics, Immunology, and Virology. Click on a name to see a more comprehensive description of their research.
Eric Allen , Assistant Professor of
Biology and Marine Biology
Environmental genomics; Microbial oceanography, ecology, evolution, biogeography; Genetic structure of microbial populations; Molecular genetics and ecological physiology.
Tim Baker, Professor of
Biology
Cryoelectron microscopy and three-dimensional,
computer reconstruction of macromolecules.
Stuart Brody, Professor
of Biology
Biochemical genetics of circadian
rhythms and mitochondrial membranes in Neurospora.
Lakshmi Chilukuri , Lecturer (PSOE)
Aaron Coleman , Lecturer (PSOE)
Michael David, Associate
Professor of Biology
Mechanisms by which interferons and
other cytokines activate the transcription of early response genes.
Russell Doolittle, Research
Professor of Biology
Evolution of protein structure and
function.
E. Peter Geiduschek,
Research Professor of Biology
Biochemical and genetic approaches
to the control of gene activity.
Partho
Ghosh,
Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
Interactions between microbial pathogens and hosts..
Ananda Goldrath,
Assistant Professor of Biology
Generation and maintenance of T cell immunity.
Steve Hedrick, Professor
of Biology
Immune recognition and development.
Donald Helinski, Research
Professor of Biology
Analysis of mechanisms of regulation
of plasmid DNA replication and plasmid DNA partitioning.
Randall Johnson, Professor
of Biology
Regulation of response to hypoxia
and other microenvironmental stresses in vivo.
Tracy Johnson, Assistant
Professor of Biology
Mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing;
mRNA synthesis and processing
James Kadonaga, Professor
of Biology
Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation
in eukaryotes.
Stephanie Mel , Lecturer (PSOE)
Cornelis Murre, Professor
of Biology
Helix-loop-helix proteins in B cell
development and oncogenesis.
Xuong Nguyen-Huu, Professor
of Biology
Protein crystallography.
Maho Niwa, Assistant Professor of Biology
Amy Pasquinelli, Assistant
Professor of Biology
Genetic and molecular approaches for understanding how tiny regulatory RNAs control gene expression.
Lorraine Pillus, Professor of Biology
Chromosome structure and function;
genetics and epigenetics of transcription; position effects and
transcriptional repression.
Joe Pogliano, Assistant
Professor of Biology
DNA segregation in prokaryotes.
Kit Pogliano,
Professor of Biology
How the progeny of a single cell division
assume differing fates.
Paul Price, Professor of
Biology
Analysis of protein structure and
physiological function; post translational protein modification.
Milton Saier, Professor
of Biology
Transmembrane transport and the regulation
of cellular physiology and transcription.
Immo Scheffler, Professor
of Biology
Somatic cell genetics. Molecular genetics
of mammalian mitochondria.
Douglas Smith, Professor
of Biology
Molecular biology; DNA replication
and repair; computer applications to biology.
Suresh Subramani, Professor
of Biology
Organelle homeostasis; peroxisome
function and biogenesis; peroxisomal disorders; peroxisomal protein
import; peroxisome turnover by autophagy.
Yang Xu, Professor
of Biology
Lymphocyte development and signaling
pathways in response to DNA damage.
Elina Zuniga, Assistant Professor
of Biology
Dendritic cells in innate and adaptive responses during viral infections.