Faculty
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| Name | Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Ambrosio | BBMB | D-raf signal transduction in Drosophila |
| Lloyd Anderson | An Sci | Neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction, growth and metabolism |
| Amy Andreotti | BBMB | Nuclear magnetic resonance of proteins; macronuclear structure and recognition |
| 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 |
| Brehm-Stecher, Byron | FSHN | Food safety and biosecurity. Rapid molecular detection of foodborne pathogens and food spoilage organisms. Flow cytometry and other single cell analytical methods |
| 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 |
| Ted Huiatt | An Sci/BBMB | Growth and differentiation of striated muscle during embryonic development |
| 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 |
| Carolyn Komar | An Sci | Reproductive physiology. ovarian steroid production, function of the corpus luteum |
| Michael Lee | Agronomy | Plant-microbe interactions, molecular genetics of plants, plant breeding |
| Charles Link | GDCB | Gene therapy of cancer, ovarian cancer, growth factor adjuvants for chemotherapy, DNA repair |
| Gustavo Macintosh | BBMB | Ribonuclease function in plants; proteomics of Arabidopsis nucleases |
| 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 structure |
| Chris F. 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 |
| Martin, Richard | 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 |
| Jitka Ourednik | BMS | Development and regeneration of the central nervous system in mammals |
| Vaclav Ourednik | BMS | Differentiation of neural progenitors; therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases |
| Reuben Peters | BBMB | Plant natural products biosynthesis: Enzymatic & metabolic engineering |
| 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 |
| Richard Robson | An Sci/BBMB | Structure and function of muscle contractile- and cytoskeletal proteins |
| Ricardo Rosenbusch | VMPM | Mammalian fibroblast function; interaction of mycoplasmas with mucosal defenses in ruminants |
| Matthew Rowling | FSHN | Nutrient and hormone transport mechanisms in relation to chronic disease. Health protective effects of nutritional supplementation relevant to chronic disease |
| 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 |
| Sheldon Shen | GDCB | Cell and molecular mechanisms of fertilization and early development |
| 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 |
| Louisa Tabatabai | BBMB | Vaccines and animal disease diagnostics, protein chemistry and proteomics |
| 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 |
| Daniel Voytas | GDCB | Retrotransposable elements of yeast and plants; integration and reverse transcription |
| 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. |
| Steve Whitham | Plant Path | Compatible plant-virus interaction mechanisms |
| 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 |
