Faculty
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| Name | Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Anderson | An Sci | Neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction, growth and metabolism |
| Lyric Bartholomay | Entomology | Medical entomology, molecular biology of mosquito-pathogen interactions |
| Diane Bassham | GDCB | Signal transduction during nutrient stress; role of vacuolar autophagy |
| Thomas Baum | Plant Path | Molecular biology of the interaction between cyst nematodes and their hosts |
| Gwyn Beattie | Plant Path | Genetics, physiology and ecology of plant-associated bacteria; bacteria as biosensors |
| Phil Becraft | GDCB | Developmental genetics of plants, cell interactions, cell fate acquisition, signal transduction |
| Jeff Beetham | Vtpth/Ent | Developmental genetics of protozoan parasites and gene regulation |
| Donald Beitz | An Sci/BBMB | Improving animal-derived foods; Lipid metabolism; Cholesterol homeostasis |
| Madan Bhattacharyya | Agronomy | Soybean-Phytophthora interaction; soybean disease resistance; phosphoinositide signalling |
| Diane Birt | FSHN | Cancer and diet; assessing botanical supplements |
| Bradley Blitvich | VMPM | Molecular determinants of arthropod-borne virus-vector interactions; apoptotic regulation in mosquito vectors; epidemic potential of West Nile virus in Mexico |
| Adam Bogdanove | Plant Path | Plant interactions with bacterial pathogens, plant disease resistance |
| Bryony Bonning | Entomology | Virus-based insect pest management, Insect physiology |
| Byron Brehm-Stecher | FSHN | Food safety and biosecurity. Rapid molecular detection of foodborne pathogens and food spoilage organisms. Flow cytometry and other single cell analytical methods |
| Michael Cho | BMS | Development of a vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), the virus that causes AIDS. In connection with this research, we characterize biochemical and immunological properties of viral envelope glycoprotein, develop and evaluate novel vaccine vectors, and examine virus-host interactions at various levels. |
| Clark Coffman | GDCB | Cell migration; programmed cell death; cell fate; Drosophilia development |
| Drena Dobbs | GDCB | Bioinformatics and computational biology; protein and nucleic acid interactions |
| N. Matthew Ellinwood | Ani Sci | Companion animal models of human genetic disease, pathogenesis and therapy for neuropathic lysosomal storage diseases, brain targeted gene therapy, enzyme replacement therapy, pharmacoperone therapy, novel enzyme constructs. |
| Jeffrey Essner | GDCB | Genomics approach using zebrafish to model migration of and formation of blood supply for cancer cells and identify genes that are required at specific steps in cancer progression |
| Clark Ford | FSHN | Protein engineering, enzyme structure and function, microbial biotechnology |
| David Hannapel | Hort | Control of vegetative meristem development by transcription factors |
| Eric Henderson | GDCB | Scanning probe microscopy; nanotechnology |
| Jack Horner | GDCB | Cellular and developmental biology; light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy, histo- and cytochemistry. |
| Jorgen Johansen | BBMB | Molecular basis for neuronal cell recognition and axonal guidance |
| Kristen Johansen | BBMB | Regulation of nuclear architecture and chromatin structure during the cell cycle |
| Russell Jurenka | Entomology | Moth sex pheromones; synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids and prostaglandins in insects |
| Doug Jones | Vet Path | Immune response to the protozoal parasite Leishmania and bacteria intracellular parasites |
| Anumantha Kanthasamy | BMS | Parkinsons disease and its related movement disorders |
| Michael Kimber | BMS | Neuromuscular biology of parasitic worms, and in particular the role played by neuropeptide transmitters, in an effort to identify novel targets for antiparasitic drugs. |
| Julie Kuhlman | GDCB | We are interested in studying the signals that direct the formation and function of the peripheral nervous system, particularly the enteric nervous system, during early development. |
| Ling Li | GDCD | Regulation of metabolism in photosynthetic organisms, protein with obscure features in starch metabolism. |
| Charles Link | GDCB | Gene therapy of cancer, ovarian cancer, growth factor adjuvants for chemotherapy, DNA repair |
| Gustava Macintosh | BBMB | Ribonuclease function in plants; proteomics of Arabidopsis nucleases |
| Maura McGrail | GDCB | Molecular basis of animal development and the mechanisms underlying cancer in humans. |
| Cathy Miller | VMPM | How reoviruses commandeer cellular space for replication, translation and virion assembly |
| W. Allen Miller | Plant Path | Plant RNA virus replication and genomics; translation mechanisms; RNA structur |
| Chris Minion | VMPM | Mycoplasma pathogenesis; molecular vaccines; persistance of Salmonella and E. coli O 157:H7 |
| Alan Myers | BBMB | Mechanisms of cellular morphogenesis; mechanisms of starch biogenesis |
| Basil Nikolau | BBMB | Biochemistry and functional genomics of plant metabolism |
| Marit Nilsen-Hamilton | BBMB | Growth factors; tissue remodeling; RNA aptamer probes for medical applications |
| Richard Martin | BMS | electrical properties of cells and their responses to drugs; mode of action of antiparasite drugs and mechanisms of resistance. The neuropharmacology and toxicology of nematode ion channels studied using patch-clamp techniques. Development of new target sites for anthelmintic drugs |
| Lisa K. Nolan | VMPM | We seek to understand the mechanisms of virulence and resistance used by bacterial pathogens of animals, which cause disease in animal and/or human hosts |
| Reuben Peters | BBMB | Investigation of natural products biosynthesis and physiological function, spanning a range of systems that include cereal crop plant defense, rhizobacteria-legume symbiosis, the plant pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, and the human pathogen Mycobactericum tuberculosis. |
| Christine Petersen | VetPath | Investigation of host-pathogen interaction between mouse dendritic cells and leishmania species; characterization of key signaling events required to induce clearance of disease vs. chronicit |
| Greg Phillips | VMPM | Bacterial membrane protein biogenesis and localization; antimicrobial persistence in bacterial pathogens |
| Jo Anne Powell-Coffman | GDCB | C. elegans development; aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling; hypoxia signaling |
| Jim Reecy | An Sci | Gene expression during vertebrate development; genes controlling skeletal muscle growth |
| Jason Ross | Ani Sci | Identification and the study of the effects miRNAs have on transcriptome and proteome during oocyte maturation, early embryonic development and implantation in the pig. These mechanisms are studied in vivo, in vitro and SCNT derived embryos. |
| Matthew Rowling | FSHN | Nutrient and hormone transport mechanisms in relation to chronic disease. Health protective effects of nutritional supplementation relevant to chronic disease |
| Randy Sacco | VMPM | Host immune response to respiratory pathogens; regulation of cytokine signaling pathways |
| Donald Sakaguchi | GDCB | Stem cell transplants for CNS repair, development of vertebrate visual systems |
| Kevin Schalinske | FSHN | Nutritional biochemistry; folate-dependent one-carbon pool and metabolism of methyl groups |
| Patrick Schnable | Agron/GDCB | Plant genetics and genomics: cytoplasmic male sterility and meiotic recombination |
| Ian Schneider | CBE | Cell migration, paracrine loops, proteases, fluorescence microscopy and mathematical modeling |
| Stephan Schneider | GDCB | Research interest and description coming soon. |
| Joshua Selsby | Ani Sci | Muscle physiology with a particular emphasis on mechanisms of pathology in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and disuse atrophy as well as the development of interventions for these conditions. |
| Yeon-Kyun Shin | BBMB | Structure and function of selected membrane proteins; Mechanisms of secretory vesicle fusion with membranes |
| Michael Shogren-Knaak | BBMB | Role and establishment of histone modifications; chromatin structure |
| Ravindra Singh | BMS | Role of alternative splicing in human and animal diseases |
| Martin Spalding | GDCB | Photosynthetic metabolism; regulation of the CO2-concentrating mechanism of Chlamydomonas |
| Robert Thornburg | BBMB | Regulation of plant defense genes; nectar proteins |
| Jeff Trimarchi | GCDB | Our research aims to understand the gene expression programs responsible for generating neuronal diversity in the developing retina. Single cell gene profiling experiments will be used to develop molecular taxonomies of the different classes of retinal neurons, specifically focusing on the retinal ganglion cells. In addition, the gene networks that produce these different ganglion cells will be identified. |
| Christopher Tuggle | An Sci | Spatial gene expression in vertebrate development; animal gene identification and mapping |
| Erik Vollbrecht | GDCB | Molecular genetics of plant development, plant genomics, evolution of plant development, cellular mechanisms of plant reproduction |
| Kan Wang | AGRON | Provide services in genetic transformation of corn, soybean and rice for academic researchers. Develop advanced technology for genetic transformation. Develop corn-based edible vaccines for livestock. Elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which plants respond to environmental stress and hormonal signals. Develop stress-tolerant crops. Develop cellulase producing corn for biorenewable material. |
| Elizabeth Whitley | Vet Path | Research interest and description coming soon. |
| Eve Wurtele | GDCB | Plant development, metabolic networking and computational biology |
| Bing Yang | GDCB | The long term goal of research in my laboratory is to better understand the plant disease, and gain knowledge to aid the design of more intelligent breeding strategies for disease control by blocking the host disease susceptibility pathway in addition to deployment of genetic disease resistance genes in crop plants. |
| Yanhai Yin | GDCB | Vascular differentiation in Arabidopsis; function of brassinosteroid receptors |
| Edward Yu | Physics/BBMB | Structural and mechanistic aspects of membrane transport; X-ray crystallography of membrane proteins |
| Olga Zabotina | BBMB | Plant Cell Wall Structure; Polysaccharide Biosynthesis, Modification and Degradation; Bioactive Carbohydrates |
| Qijing Zhang | VMPM | Molecular and cellular basis of pathogen-host interaction, antimicrobial resistance mechanism, and horizontal gene transfer in bacterial pathogens. |
