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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Dominique R. Alfandari
Adam Metalloprotease Function during Embryonic Development
Juan Anguita
Proinflammatory Signals in Response to Infection
Kathleen F. Arcaro
Environmental Toxicology
Richard B. Arenas
Breast, Melanoma, and Gastrointestinal Cancer
B
Sarah J. Bacon
Human Reproductive Physiology
Cynthia L. Baldwin
Cellular Immunity: Intracellular Microbes and Gamma Delta T Cells
Tobias I. Baskin
Regulation of Plant Morphogenesis during Growth and Development
Magdalena Bezanilla
Tip Growth, Actin Cytoskeleton and Plant Cell Biology
Anthony C. Bishop
Bio-Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Eric L. Bittman
Circadian Rhythms, Reproduction, and Seasonal Changes in Brain Function
Samuel J. Black
Molecular Basis of Innate Immunity against Parasitic Protozoa
Jeffrey L. Blanchard
Microbial Cellular and Community Networks, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics
Jeffrey D. Blaustein
Neuroendocrinology, Hormones and Behavior, Reproductive Endocrinology
John P. Burand
Molecular Biology of Insect Viruses, Insect Pathology
C
Maura C. Cannon
Plant Development, Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Inclusion-Bodies, Gas Vesicles
Daniel L. Chase
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Signaling
Alice Y. Cheung
Molecular and Biochemical Studies on Sexual Plant Reproduction
John M. Clark
Molecular Action of Pesticides and Cellular Basis for Resistance
Elizabeth A. Connor
Developmental Neurobiology: Synapse Development and Regeneration
Susan L. Cumberledge
Signal Transduction in Development and Tumorogenesis
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D
Geert J. De Vries
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain
Gerald B. Downes
Development and Function of Spinal Cord Networks
F
Rafael A. Fissore
Ca2+ Release Mechanisms in Mammalian Oocytes during Maturation and Fertilization
Neil S. Forbes
Engineering Tumor-Targeted Therapies
Nancy G. Forger
Development of Neural Sex Differences: Hormones and Neurotrophic Factors
G
Scott C. Garman
Structural Biology of Glycoproteins in Human Disease
Lila M. Gierasch
Biophysical Approaches to Protein Folding and Localization
Richard A. Goldsby
Somatic Hypermutation of Immunoglobulin Genes
David J. Gross
Cell Surface Receptor Signaling
H
Adam C. Hall
Anesthetic Action in the Mammalian Nervous System
David E. Hansen
Bioorganic Chemistry: Isolation of Novel Antibody Catalysts
Jeanne A. Hardy
Design of Allosteric Pathways in Caspases and Phosphatases
Daniel N. Hebert
Protein Folding, Quality Control and Degradation of Membrane Glycoproteins
Peter K. Hepler
Plant and division and development
Alejandro P. Heuck
Bacterial Pathogenesis
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J
Abbie M. Jensen
Molecular Mechanisms of Vertebrate Retinal Development and Retinal Disease
D. Joseph Jerry
Tumor Suppressor Genes and the Cellular Basis for Susceptibility to Breast Cancer
K
Igor A. Kaltashov
Architecture and Dynamics of Transport Proteins
Rolf O. Karlstrom
Developmental Neurobiology: Axon Guidance and Forebrain Patterning
Young-Cheul Kim
Nutrient Regulation of Adipocyte Differentiation and Metabolism in Obesity and Diabetes
Michele M. Klingbeil
Parasitology, Replication and Repair of Mitochondrial DNA
Michael J. Knapp
Kinetics and Metallobiochemistry
Joseph G. Kunkel
Pattern Formation and Development
L
George M. Langford
Actin-Dependent Organelle Motors and the Cytoskeleton
Wei-Lih Lee
Microtubule Dynamics, Mechanisms of Dynein-Mediated Nuclear Migration and Spindle Positioning
Susan B. Leschine
Anaerobic Decomposition of Insoluble Natural Polymers, Fuels from Biomass
M
Michael J. Maroney
Metallobiochemistry
Craig T. Martin
Transcription, Protein-DNA Interactions
Jerrold S. Meyer
Neurotransmitter Development and its Modulation by Psychoactive Drugs
Murugappan Muthukumar
Statistical Mechanics of Polymers
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John R. Nambu
Gene Regulation and Programmed Cell Death in Drosophila Development
Leonard C. Norkin
Virus Entry through Caveolae: Transmembrane Signaling
Jennifer Normanly
Auxin Biosynthesis and Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis thaliana
O
Barbara A. Osborne
Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification: Induction of Apoptosis in Lymphocytes
P
Yeonhwa Park
Conjugated Linoleic Acid Research and Biologically Active Compounds from Dietary Sources
Om Parkash
Plant Molecular Genetics
Sandra L. Petersen
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying the Neural Control of Ovulation
Randall W. Phillis
Molecular Genetics of Neural Development in Drosophila
Dominic L. Poccia
Activation of Sperm Nuclei at Fertilization
Pablo J. Pomposiello
Oxidative Stress Using Bacterial Models
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David I. Ratner
Regulation of Gene Expression in Dictyostelium
Margaret A. Riley
Microbial Molecular Evolution and Ecology
Vincent M. Rotello
Synthetic Models of Biomolecular Activity
S
Steven J. Sandler
Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Replication and Homologous Recombination
Danny J. Schnell
Mechanisms of Protein Import into the Plant Chloroplast, Protein Targeting, Organelle Biogenesis
Lawrence M. Schwartz
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Programmed Cell Death
Stylianos P. Scordilis
Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Contractile Proteins
Rong Shao
Molecular Mechanisms in Breast Cancer Development
Kalidas Shetty
Proline-Linked Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Regulation of Secondary Metabolite Synthesis, Stress Response and Development in Plants
J. Enrique Silva
Thyroid Hormone Physiology, Thermogenesis, Temperature Homeostasis
Sallie Smith Schneider
Signaling during Mammary Gland Development and Carcinogenesis
T
Janice C. Telfer
Role of Runx Family Transcription Factors in Immune System Development
S. "Thai" Thayumanavan
Design and Synthesis of Biomimetic Organic Molecules and Polymers
Karsten W. Theis
DNA Repair and Molecular Motors
Lynmarie K. Thompson
Structure and Mechanism of Membrane Proteins
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V
Pablo E. Visconti
Signal Transduction Pathways during Sperm Capacitation
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Patricia Wadsworth
Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Living Cells
Elsbeth L. Walker
Plant Genetics and Epigenetics
Robert M. Weis
Transmembrane Signaling, Physical Chemistry of Cell Membranes and Protein-Protein Interactions
Steven A. Williams
Molecular Biology of Human Parasitic Diseases/Genome Projects
Christopher L.F. Woodcock
Structure-Function Relationships in the Nucleus
Hen-Ming Wu
Molecular Biology of Plant Development
Z
Robert A. Zimmermann
Structure and Function of Ribosomes in Protein Synthesis
R. Thomas Zoeller
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Thyroid: Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Action on Brain Development
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Associate Faculty
David Bickar
Systems for Electron Transport and Oxygen Utilization
Frank C. Cannon
Genetic Regulators of Virulence Factors in Burkholderia cepacia
Sean M. Decatur
Biochemistry of Nitrosylhemes and Vibrational Studies of Helical Peptides
Rachel D. Fink
Cell Rearrangements during Early Embryogenesis
Katherine V. Fite
Organization of the Vertebrate Visual System
Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes
Chromosome Segregation and Centromere Function; Cell Cycle Control and Checkpoint Signaling
Maurille J. Fournier
Molecular Biology of Small Nucleolar RNAs
Peter K. Hepler
Role of Calcium and the Cytoskeleton in Cell Division and Development
Lynne McLandsborough
Involvement of Bacterial Surface Molecules in Attachment to Food and Food Processing Surfaces
Dennis G. Searcy
Cellular Evolution and Physiology
Elizabeth S. Stuart
Anti-Idiotypic Stimulation of Protective Immunity at Mucosal Surfaces
Christine A. White-Ziegler
Environmental Regulation of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli
Patrick L. Williamson
Lipid Asymmetry in the Plasma Membrane
Craig T. Woodard
Steroid Hormonal Regulation of Development in Drosophila
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