The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Faculty Research Interests

Archaea . Bacterial Genetics . Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis . Biofuels
Bioinformatics . Cell-Cell Interactions . Cell-Matrix Interactions
Chromatin Structure . Computational Biology . Cytoskeleton . Development . DNA Biology
Drug Discovery . Endocrinology . Enzymology . Genomics . Glycobiology
Host-Pathogen Interactions . Imaging . Ion Channels . Learning and Memory
Membrane Biology . Metabolic Regulation . Microbial Ecology . Microbial Physiology
Molecular Evolution . Molecular Immunology . Neurobiology . Pattern Formation
Protein Dynamics . Protein Structure . Protein Synthesis
Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions . Proteomics . Receptor Biochemistry
Regulation of Gene Expression . Reproductive Biology . RNA Biology
Sensory Processing . Signal Transduction . Toxins . Virology

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Archaea

[+][^]	Isaac K O Cann	Professor of Microbiology and Animal Sciences
	Research Statement: Molecular biology and biochemistry of archaeal DNA replication; enzymes of plant cell wall hydrolysis Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Charles G Miller	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of intracellular protein breakdown and proteolytic modification; structure/function relationships in peptide hydrolyzing enzymes Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Gary J Olsen	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Carl R Woese	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular evolution of prokaryotes; structure-function of protein translation apparatus Research Interests: Archaea, Genomics, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Ralph S Wolfe	Professor of Microbiology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Biochemistry of methanogens Research Interests: Archaea, Enzymology, Microbial Physiology

Bacterial Genetics

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Jeffrey F Gardner	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanism of site-specific recombination by bacteriophages and conjugative transposons; mechanisms of protein recognition of DNA Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Andrei Kuzminov	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of DNA replication stress and genome instability Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, DNA Biology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Charles G Miller	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of intracellular protein breakdown and proteolytic modification; structure/function relationships in peptide hydrolyzing enzymes Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	James M Slauch	Professor of Microbiology Director, Medical Scholars Program
	Research Statement: Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction

Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis

[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Colin A Wraight	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Plant Biology Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes; biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure

Biofuels

[+][^]	Isaac K O Cann	Professor of Microbiology and Animal Sciences
	Research Statement: Molecular biology and biochemistry of archaeal DNA replication; enzymes of plant cell wall hydrolysis Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Bioinformatics

[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Douglas A. Mitchell	Assistant Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Toxins
[+][^]	Gary J Olsen	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Hugh M Robertson	Professor of Entomology Affiliate, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of insect olfaction; molecular evolution of DNA transposons; comparative insect genomics; molecular evolution of nematode chemoreceptors Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Cell-Cell Interactions

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Vivian W Tang

Cell-Matrix Interactions

[+][^]	Stephen J Kaufman	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Membrane Biology, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Fei Wang	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Development, Imaging, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery
[+][^]	Benjamin D Williams	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Software for Medical Education Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression

Chromatin Structure

[+][^]	Andrew S Belmont	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Head of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin Structure, Gene expression, Nuclear Architecture Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Imaging, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Craig Mizzen	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin structure, function and metabolism. Roles of histone modifications and other epigenetic factors in normal development and disease. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Supriya Prasanth	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Eukaryotic DNA replication; Chromosome structure & maintenance; Heterochromatin organization; Cell cycle control Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression

Computational Biology

[+][^]	Thomas J Anastasio	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Multilevel modeling of neurobiological systems in health and disease. Research Interests: Computational Biology, Neurobiology Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Daniel Llano	Assistant Professor in Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: The role of top-down projections in the processing of complex sounds Research Interests: Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Jay E Mittenthal	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Computational biology: Design and evolution of molecular networks Research Interests: Computational Biology
[+][^]	Mark E Nelson	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Computational Neuroscience; Neuroethology; Adaptive Behaviour Research Interests: Computational Biology, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Emad Tajkhorshid	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Medicine Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Computational Studies of Membranes and Membrane Associated Phenomena Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure

Cytoskeleton

[+][^]	William M Brieher	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cytoskeleton Cell adhesion Research Interests: Cytoskeleton Disease Research Topics: Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Martha U Gillette	Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Professor in College of Medicine & LAS Affiliate with Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology, Dept. of Bioengineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology Lab Center for Advanced Study Professor
	Research Statement: The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair Research Interests: Cytoskeleton, Development, Neurobiology, Proteomics, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Vivian W Tang	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cell Junctions in Health and Disease Research Interests: Cell-Cell Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Membrane Biology, Proteomics Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Fei Wang	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Development, Imaging, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery

Development

[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Jo Ann Cameron	Professor Emerita of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cellular and molecular mechanisms that control amphibian limb regeneration Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation
[+][^]	Jie Chen	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Nutrient-sensing signal transduction in mammalian cell growth, differentiation, and metabolism Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Martha U Gillette	Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Professor in College of Medicine & LAS Affiliate with Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology, Dept. of Bioengineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology Lab Center for Advanced Study Professor
	Research Statement: The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair Research Interests: Cytoskeleton, Development, Neurobiology, Proteomics, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	William Greenough	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Member, National Academy of Sciences
	Research Statement: Brain plasticity in learning and memory; cellular signalling in brain plasticity; mechanisms of brain development; role of experience in brain maturation Research Interests: Development, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology
[+][^]	Auinash Kalsotra	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Assistant Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Regulation of alternative splicing and polyadenylation during mammalian heart and liver development. Functional consequences of alternative splicing. Use of microRNAs, anti-sense oligonucleotides and morpholinos as RNA therapeutics. Research Interests: Development, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Esmail "Essie" Meisami	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Brain development; hormones & growth factors in recovery from early neural retardation; neurobiology of the olfactory system Research Interests: Development, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Phillip A Newmark	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
	Research Statement: Planarian regeneration, germ cell development, schistosomes Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Reproductive Biology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Lori T Raetzman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Notch signaling pathway in pituitary gland development and disease Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Gene E Robinson	Swanlund Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor Professor of Integrative Biology Professor of Entomology Affiliate, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Member, National Academy of Sciences
	Research Statement: From society to genes Research Interests: Development
[+][^]	Rachel Smith-Bolton	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Wound repair and tissue regeneration; Drosophila genetics; Development and patterning Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Fei Wang	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Development, Imaging, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery

DNA Biology

[+][^]	Andrei Kuzminov	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of DNA replication stress and genome instability Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, DNA Biology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Scott K Silverman	Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: DNA as an enzyme Research Interests: DNA Biology, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology

Drug Discovery

[+][^]	Paul J Hergenrother	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Using small molecules to identify novel targets for the treatment of cancer, drug-resistant bacteria, and neurodegeneration Research Interests: Drug Discovery, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Douglas A. Mitchell	Assistant Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Toxins
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Wilfred A van der Donk	Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director of the Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant
	Research Statement: The understanding of enzymatic transformations that are of pharmaceutical importance Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Endocrinology

[+][^]	Sayeepriyadarshini "Sayee" Anakk	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Liver metabolism in normal and diseased state Research Interests: Endocrinology, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Milan K Bagchi	Professor and Head of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Director of NICHD Center for Research in Reproduction and Infertility University Scholar Romano Professorial Scholar
	Research Statement: Steroid Hormone Regulated Gene Networks Controlling Reproduction and Early Development; Crosstalk of Steroid and Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer; Epigenetic Basis of Endometrial Cancer Research Interests: Endocrinology, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Jie Chen	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Nutrient-sensing signal transduction in mammalian cell growth, differentiation, and metabolism Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Lori T Raetzman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Notch signaling pathway in pituitary gland development and disease Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Victor D Ramirez	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Interests: Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer

Enzymology

[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	James A Imlay	Professor of Microbiology Romano Scholar Associate Director, MCB Graduate Program
	Research Statement: Molecular mechanisms of oxidative damage; cellular defenses against oxidants; obligate anaerobiosis Research Interests: Enzymology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Susan A Martinis	Professor and Head of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: RNA structure and function, RNA-protein interactions,\| chemical mechanisms of biological reactions, protein synthesis, tRNA synthetases Research Interests: Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Douglas A. Mitchell	Assistant Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Toxins
[+][^]	James "Jim" H. Morrissey	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Medical Biochemistry in the College of Medicine Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
	Research Statement: Protein-phospholipid interactions; regulation of protease cascades; blood clotting; polyphosphate Research Interests: Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Peter A B Orlean	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Biogenesis of cell surface glycans in yeast and pathogenic fungi Research Interests: Enzymology, Glycobiology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Scott K Silverman	Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: DNA as an enzyme Research Interests: DNA Biology, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Wilfred A van der Donk	Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director of the Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant
	Research Statement: The understanding of enzymatic transformations that are of pharmaceutical importance Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Ralph S Wolfe	Professor of Microbiology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Biochemistry of methanogens Research Interests: Archaea, Enzymology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Colin A Wraight	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Plant Biology Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes; biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Genomics

[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Isaac K O Cann	Professor of Microbiology and Animal Sciences
	Research Statement: Molecular biology and biochemistry of archaeal DNA replication; enzymes of plant cell wall hydrolysis Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Brian C Freeman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Alexander von Humboldt Scholar
	Research Statement: Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology Research Interests: Genomics, Protein Dynamics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Proteomics, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Andrei Kuzminov	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of DNA replication stress and genome instability Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, DNA Biology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Kurt E Kwast	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Oxygen sensing, transcriptional regulation of oxygen-responsive genes, physiological genomics of oxygen regulation. Research Interests: Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Gary J Olsen	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Hugh M Robertson	Professor of Entomology Affiliate, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of insect olfaction; molecular evolution of DNA transposons; comparative insect genomics; molecular evolution of nematode chemoreceptors Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Richard I Tapping	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of B cell responses by Toll-like receptors; implications for autoimmune disease. Research Interests: Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Infectious Diseases, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Carl R Woese	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular evolution of prokaryotes; structure-function of protein translation apparatus Research Interests: Archaea, Genomics, Molecular Evolution

Glycobiology

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Peter A B Orlean

Host-Pathogen Interactions

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	Andrei Kuzminov	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of DNA replication stress and genome instability Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, DNA Biology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Douglas A. Mitchell	Assistant Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Toxins
[+][^]	Gary J Olsen	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Joanna L. Shisler	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Immune evasion strategies of viruses; viral mechanisms to inhibit inflammation; host-pathogen interactions Research Interests: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	James M Slauch	Professor of Microbiology Director, Medical Scholars Program
	Research Statement: Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Richard I Tapping	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of B cell responses by Toll-like receptors; implications for autoimmune disease. Research Interests: Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Infectious Diseases, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility

Imaging

[+][^]	Andrew S Belmont	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Head of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin Structure, Gene expression, Nuclear Architecture Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Imaging, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Charles "Lee" Cox	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Head, Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical circuits, Neuronal excitability, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity. Fragile X Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease Research Interests: Imaging, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Daniel Llano	Assistant Professor in Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: The role of top-down projections in the processing of complex sounds Research Interests: Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Fei Wang	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Development, Imaging, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery

Ion Channels

[+][^]	Philip M Best	Associate Dean, College of LAS Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Calcium channels in the heart: structure, function and regulation Research Interests: Ion Channels, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Hee Jung Chung	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Activity-dependent regulation of ion channels in Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Charles "Lee" Cox	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Head, Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical circuits, Neuronal excitability, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity. Fragile X Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease Research Interests: Imaging, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Albert S Feng	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Neural basis of sound pattern recognition Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Claudio Grosman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels Research Interests: Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Dynamics Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Emad Tajkhorshid	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Medicine Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Computational Studies of Membranes and Membrane Associated Phenomena Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure

Learning and Memory

[+][^]	Hee Jung Chung	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Activity-dependent regulation of ion channels in Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Charles "Lee" Cox	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Head, Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical circuits, Neuronal excitability, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity. Fragile X Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease Research Interests: Imaging, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Albert S Feng	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Neural basis of sound pattern recognition Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	William Greenough	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Member, National Academy of Sciences
	Research Statement: Brain plasticity in learning and memory; cellular signalling in brain plasticity; mechanisms of brain development; role of experience in brain maturation Research Interests: Development, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology
[+][^]	Mark E Nelson	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Computational Neuroscience; Neuroethology; Adaptive Behaviour Research Interests: Computational Biology, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing

Membrane Biology

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Rutilio "Rudy" A Fratti	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Membrane Microdomain Assembly and Membrane Fusion Research Interests: Membrane Biology
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Claudio Grosman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels Research Interests: Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Dynamics Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Stephen J Kaufman	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Membrane Biology, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	James "Jim" H. Morrissey	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Medical Biochemistry in the College of Medicine Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
	Research Statement: Protein-phospholipid interactions; regulation of protease cascades; blood clotting; polyphosphate Research Interests: Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Peter A B Orlean	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Biogenesis of cell surface glycans in yeast and pathogenic fungi Research Interests: Enzymology, Glycobiology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Emad Tajkhorshid	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Medicine Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Computational Studies of Membranes and Membrane Associated Phenomena Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Vivian W Tang	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cell Junctions in Health and Disease Research Interests: Cell-Cell Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Membrane Biology, Proteomics Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Colin A Wraight	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Plant Biology Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes; biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure

Metabolic Regulation

[+][^]	Sayeepriyadarshini "Sayee" Anakk	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Liver metabolism in normal and diseased state Research Interests: Endocrinology, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Kurt E Kwast	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Oxygen sensing, transcriptional regulation of oxygen-responsive genes, physiological genomics of oxygen regulation. Research Interests: Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction

Microbial Ecology

[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Bruce W Fouke	Professor of Geology Affiliate Professor of Microbiology Institute for Genomic Biology
	Research Statement: Does microbial metabolic activity, macromolecular chemistry and extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production cause disease in coral reef ecosystems and catalyze CaCO₃ mineral precipitation in hot springs and caves? Research Interests: Microbial Ecology
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility

Microbial Physiology

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	James A Imlay	Professor of Microbiology Romano Scholar Associate Director, MCB Graduate Program
	Research Statement: Molecular mechanisms of oxidative damage; cellular defenses against oxidants; obligate anaerobiosis Research Interests: Enzymology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Andrei Kuzminov	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of DNA replication stress and genome instability Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, DNA Biology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Charles G Miller	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of intracellular protein breakdown and proteolytic modification; structure/function relationships in peptide hydrolyzing enzymes Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Peter A B Orlean	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Biogenesis of cell surface glycans in yeast and pathogenic fungi Research Interests: Enzymology, Glycobiology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Ralph S Wolfe	Professor of Microbiology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Biochemistry of methanogens Research Interests: Archaea, Enzymology, Microbial Physiology

Molecular Evolution

[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Susan A Martinis	Professor and Head of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: RNA structure and function, RNA-protein interactions,\| chemical mechanisms of biological reactions, protein synthesis, tRNA synthetases Research Interests: Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Gary J Olsen	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: The functions, evolutionary histories and structures of genes and proteins Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Hugh M Robertson	Professor of Entomology Affiliate, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of insect olfaction; molecular evolution of DNA transposons; comparative insect genomics; molecular evolution of nematode chemoreceptors Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Scott K Silverman	Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: DNA as an enzyme Research Interests: DNA Biology, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Wilfred A van der Donk	Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director of the Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant
	Research Statement: The understanding of enzymatic transformations that are of pharmaceutical importance Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Rachel J Whitaker	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Microbial ecology and evolution Research Interests: Archaea, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution
[+][^]	Carl R Woese	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular evolution of prokaryotes; structure-function of protein translation apparatus Research Interests: Archaea, Genomics, Molecular Evolution

Molecular Immunology

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	David M Kranz	Professor of Biochemistry Phillip A. Sharp Professor
	Research Statement: Structure, Function, and Engineering of T Cell Receptors; Molecular Basis of Immune Recognition by T Cells; Tumor Targeting with T Cells; Engineering Protein Therapeutics Research Interests: Molecular Immunology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Ed Roy	Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Pathology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Immunotherapy Research Interests: Molecular Immunology
[+][^]	Joanna L. Shisler	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Immune evasion strategies of viruses; viral mechanisms to inhibit inflammation; host-pathogen interactions Research Interests: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Richard I Tapping	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of B cell responses by Toll-like receptors; implications for autoimmune disease. Research Interests: Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Infectious Diseases, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Neurobiology

[+][^]	Thomas J Anastasio	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Multilevel modeling of neurobiological systems in health and disease. Research Interests: Computational Biology, Neurobiology Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Stephanie Ceman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of disease, post-translational modifications, regulation of RNA expression, RNA-protein interactions Research Interests: Neurobiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Hee Jung Chung	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Activity-dependent regulation of ion channels in Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Charles "Lee" Cox	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Head, Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical circuits, Neuronal excitability, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity. Fragile X Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease Research Interests: Imaging, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Albert S Feng	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Neural basis of sound pattern recognition Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Martha U Gillette	Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Professor in College of Medicine & LAS Affiliate with Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology, Dept. of Bioengineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology Lab Center for Advanced Study Professor
	Research Statement: The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair Research Interests: Cytoskeleton, Development, Neurobiology, Proteomics, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	William Greenough	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Member, National Academy of Sciences
	Research Statement: Brain plasticity in learning and memory; cellular signalling in brain plasticity; mechanisms of brain development; role of experience in brain maturation Research Interests: Development, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology
[+][^]	Claudio Grosman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels Research Interests: Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Dynamics Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Daniel Llano	Assistant Professor in Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: The role of top-down projections in the processing of complex sounds Research Interests: Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Esmail "Essie" Meisami	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Brain development; hormones & growth factors in recovery from early neural retardation; neurobiology of the olfactory system Research Interests: Development, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Mark E Nelson	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Computational Neuroscience; Neuroethology; Adaptive Behaviour Research Interests: Computational Biology, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Victor D Ramirez	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Interests: Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Jonathan V Sweedler	Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Eiszner Family Professor of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Novel neurochemistry and the function of cell-to-cell signaling molecules on neuronal network activity Research Interests: Neurobiology

Pattern Formation

[+][^]	Jo Ann Cameron	Professor Emerita of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cellular and molecular mechanisms that control amphibian limb regeneration Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation
[+][^]	Albert S Feng	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Neural basis of sound pattern recognition Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Phillip A Newmark	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
	Research Statement: Planarian regeneration, germ cell development, schistosomes Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Reproductive Biology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Rachel Smith-Bolton	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Wound repair and tissue regeneration; Drosophila genetics; Development and patterning Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration

Protein Dynamics

[+][^]	Brian C Freeman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Alexander von Humboldt Scholar
	Research Statement: Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology Research Interests: Genomics, Protein Dynamics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Proteomics, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Claudio Grosman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Biophysics Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channels Research Interests: Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Dynamics Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	David M Kranz	Professor of Biochemistry Phillip A. Sharp Professor
	Research Statement: Structure, Function, and Engineering of T Cell Receptors; Molecular Basis of Immune Recognition by T Cells; Tumor Targeting with T Cells; Engineering Protein Therapeutics Research Interests: Molecular Immunology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Emad Tajkhorshid	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Medicine Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Computational Studies of Membranes and Membrane Associated Phenomena Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Colin A Wraight	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Plant Biology Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes; biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure

Protein Structure

[+][^]	Antony R Crofts	Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion; structure of membrane proteins; mechanism of energy conservation; photosynthesis in intact plants; energetics of the biosphere Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Computational Biology, Enzymology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Robert "Bob" B Gennis	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Membrane protein structure/function; Expression of membrane proteins from hyperthermophiles; Structure and mechanism of prokaryotic respiratory enzymes that generate a membrane potential Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John A Gerlt	Professor of Biochemistry Gutgsell Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, functional genomics, lignin deconstruction for biofuel production Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Enzymology, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	David M Kranz	Professor of Biochemistry Phillip A. Sharp Professor
	Research Statement: Structure, Function, and Engineering of T Cell Receptors; Molecular Basis of Immune Recognition by T Cells; Tumor Targeting with T Cells; Engineering Protein Therapeutics Research Interests: Molecular Immunology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	James "Jim" H. Morrissey	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Medical Biochemistry in the College of Medicine Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
	Research Statement: Protein-phospholipid interactions; regulation of protease cascades; blood clotting; polyphosphate Research Interests: Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Emad Tajkhorshid	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Medicine Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: Computational Studies of Membranes and Membrane Associated Phenomena Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Colin A Wraight	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Plant Biology Affiliate, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Electron and proton transfer in proteins and across membranes; biological energy conversion; control of redox cofactor function; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Protein Synthesis

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Hong Jin

Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions

[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Isaac K O Cann	Professor of Microbiology and Animal Sciences
	Research Statement: Molecular biology and biochemistry of archaeal DNA replication; enzymes of plant cell wall hydrolysis Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	Stephanie Ceman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of disease, post-translational modifications, regulation of RNA expression, RNA-protein interactions Research Interests: Neurobiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Brian C Freeman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Alexander von Humboldt Scholar
	Research Statement: Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology Research Interests: Genomics, Protein Dynamics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Proteomics, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Jeffrey F Gardner	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanism of site-specific recombination by bacteriophages and conjugative transposons; mechanisms of protein recognition of DNA Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	Hong Jin	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Interests: Protein Synthesis, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery
[+][^]	Auinash Kalsotra	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Assistant Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Regulation of alternative splicing and polyadenylation during mammalian heart and liver development. Functional consequences of alternative splicing. Use of microRNAs, anti-sense oligonucleotides and morpholinos as RNA therapeutics. Research Interests: Development, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Lyne Levesque	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Ins and outs of nucleocytoplasmic transport Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Susan A Martinis	Professor and Head of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: RNA structure and function, RNA-protein interactions,\| chemical mechanisms of biological reactions, protein synthesis, tRNA synthetases Research Interests: Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Craig Mizzen	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin structure, function and metabolism. Roles of histone modifications and other epigenetic factors in normal development and disease. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Satish K Nair	Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Natural products biosynthesis, bacterial signalling, X-ray crystallography Research Interests: Archaea, Biofuels, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	K V Prasanth	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: long noncoding RNA; Gene regulation; Nuclear domain & structure Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Supriya Prasanth	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Eukaryotic DNA replication; Chromosome structure & maintenance; Heterochromatin organization; Cell cycle control Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	David H Rivier	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of chromosomal DNA replication; structure of chromosomal origins; relationship between DNA replication and stable, heritable transcription states (position effects); yeast molecular genetics Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Scott K Silverman	Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: DNA as an enzyme Research Interests: DNA Biology, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction

Proteomics

[+][^]	Brian C Freeman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Alexander von Humboldt Scholar
	Research Statement: Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology Research Interests: Genomics, Protein Dynamics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Proteomics, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Martha U Gillette	Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Professor in College of Medicine & LAS Affiliate with Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology, Dept. of Bioengineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology Lab Center for Advanced Study Professor
	Research Statement: The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair Research Interests: Cytoskeleton, Development, Neurobiology, Proteomics, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Vivian W Tang	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Cell Junctions in Health and Disease Research Interests: Cell-Cell Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Membrane Biology, Proteomics Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Kidney Diseases

Receptor Biochemistry

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Stephen J Kaufman	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Membrane Biology, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	David M Kranz	Professor of Biochemistry Phillip A. Sharp Professor
	Research Statement: Structure, Function, and Engineering of T Cell Receptors; Molecular Basis of Immune Recognition by T Cells; Tumor Targeting with T Cells; Engineering Protein Therapeutics Research Interests: Molecular Immunology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Joanna L. Shisler	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Immune evasion strategies of viruses; viral mechanisms to inhibit inflammation; host-pathogen interactions Research Interests: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Richard I Tapping	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of B cell responses by Toll-like receptors; implications for autoimmune disease. Research Interests: Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Infectious Diseases, Kidney Diseases

Regulation of Gene Expression

[+][^]	Sayeepriyadarshini "Sayee" Anakk	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Liver metabolism in normal and diseased state Research Interests: Endocrinology, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Andrew S Belmont	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Head of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin Structure, Gene expression, Nuclear Architecture Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Imaging, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Stephanie Ceman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Molecular basis of disease, post-translational modifications, regulation of RNA expression, RNA-protein interactions Research Interests: Neurobiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	John E Cronan	Professor and Head of Microbiology Professor of Biochemistry Microbiology Alumni Professor
	Research Statement: Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism; synthesis and attachment of biotin and lipoic acid Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Biofuels, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Patrick Degnan
	Research Statement: Genome-enabled examination of diversity, genome evolution and processes in complex microbial communities Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Brian C Freeman	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Alexander von Humboldt Scholar
	Research Statement: Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology Research Interests: Genomics, Protein Dynamics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Proteomics, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Hong Jin	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Interests: Protein Synthesis, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery
[+][^]	Auinash Kalsotra	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Assistant Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Regulation of alternative splicing and polyadenylation during mammalian heart and liver development. Functional consequences of alternative splicing. Use of microRNAs, anti-sense oligonucleotides and morpholinos as RNA therapeutics. Research Interests: Development, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Stephen J Kaufman	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Membrane Biology, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Kurt E Kwast	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Oxygen sensing, transcriptional regulation of oxygen-responsive genes, physiological genomics of oxygen regulation. Research Interests: Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Lyne Levesque	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Ins and outs of nucleocytoplasmic transport Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	William W Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of methanogenic Archaea; biosynthesis of phosphonate antibiotics; redox cycling of phosphorus by microorganisms Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Charles G Miller	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Mechanisms of intracellular protein breakdown and proteolytic modification; structure/function relationships in peptide hydrolyzing enzymes Research Interests: Archaea, Bacterial Genetics, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Craig Mizzen	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Chromatin structure, function and metabolism. Roles of histone modifications and other epigenetic factors in normal development and disease. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	K V Prasanth	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: long noncoding RNA; Gene regulation; Nuclear domain & structure Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Victor D Ramirez	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Interests: Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	James M Slauch	Professor of Microbiology Director, Medical Scholars Program
	Research Statement: Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella pathogenesis Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Rachel Smith-Bolton	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Wound repair and tissue regeneration; Drosophila genetics; Development and patterning Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Lisa J Stubbs	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Chromatin Structure, Development, Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Benjamin D Williams	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Software for Medical Education Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression
[+][^]	Huimin Zhao	Centennial Endowed Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
	Research Statement: Synthetic biology; protein engineering; metabolic engineering; biocatalysis; biosynthesis Research Interests: Biofuels, Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Molecular Immunology, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

Reproductive Biology

[+][^]	Milan K Bagchi	Professor and Head of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Director of NICHD Center for Research in Reproduction and Infertility University Scholar Romano Professorial Scholar
	Research Statement: Steroid Hormone Regulated Gene Networks Controlling Reproduction and Early Development; Crosstalk of Steroid and Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer; Epigenetic Basis of Endometrial Cancer Research Interests: Endocrinology, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Phillip A Newmark	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
	Research Statement: Planarian regeneration, germ cell development, schistosomes Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Reproductive Biology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility

RNA Biology

[+][^]	Paul J Hergenrother	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Using small molecules to identify novel targets for the treatment of cancer, drug-resistant bacteria, and neurodegeneration Research Interests: Drug Discovery, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	Hong Jin	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Interests: Protein Synthesis, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery
[+][^]	Auinash Kalsotra	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Assistant Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Regulation of alternative splicing and polyadenylation during mammalian heart and liver development. Functional consequences of alternative splicing. Use of microRNAs, anti-sense oligonucleotides and morpholinos as RNA therapeutics. Research Interests: Development, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis
[+][^]	Lyne Levesque	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Ins and outs of nucleocytoplasmic transport Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Susan A Martinis	Professor and Head of Biochemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: RNA structure and function, RNA-protein interactions,\| chemical mechanisms of biological reactions, protein synthesis, tRNA synthetases Research Interests: Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	David S. McPheeters	Visiting Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine
	Research Interests: RNA Biology
[+][^]	K V Prasanth	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: long noncoding RNA; Gene regulation; Nuclear domain & structure Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Abigail A Salyers	Professor of Microbiology G. William Arends Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
	Research Statement: Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer; interaction of colonic bacteria with host; genetics of obligate anaerobes; conjugative transposons of Bacteroides Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Mary A Schuler	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Plant Biology NSF2010 site
	Research Statement: Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Genomics, Protein Structure, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Scott K Silverman	Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: DNA as an enzyme Research Interests: DNA Biology, Enzymology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction

Sensory Processing

[+][^]	Charles "Lee" Cox	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Head, Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Functional organization and neuromodulation of thalamocortical circuits, Neuronal excitability, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity. Fragile X Syndrome, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease Research Interests: Imaging, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Albert S Feng	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience Romano Scholar
	Research Statement: Neural basis of sound pattern recognition Research Interests: Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Rhanor Gillette	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Neural Bases of Decision Research Interests: Computational Biology, Ion Channels, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Pattern Formation, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Daniel Llano	Assistant Professor in Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine Beckman Institute
	Research Statement: The role of top-down projections in the processing of complex sounds Research Interests: Computational Biology, Imaging, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Esmail "Essie" Meisami	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Brain development; hormones & growth factors in recovery from early neural retardation; neurobiology of the olfactory system Research Interests: Development, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing
[+][^]	Mark E Nelson	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Computational Neuroscience; Neuroethology; Adaptive Behaviour Research Interests: Computational Biology, Learning and Memory, Neurobiology, Sensory Processing

Signal Transduction

[+][^]	Milan K Bagchi	Professor and Head of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Director of NICHD Center for Research in Reproduction and Infertility University Scholar Romano Professorial Scholar
	Research Statement: Steroid Hormone Regulated Gene Networks Controlling Reproduction and Early Development; Crosstalk of Steroid and Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer; Epigenetic Basis of Endometrial Cancer Research Interests: Endocrinology, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Philip M Best	Associate Dean, College of LAS Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Biophysics Professor of Bioengineering Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Calcium channels in the heart: structure, function and regulation Research Interests: Ion Channels, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Eric C. Bolton	Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of development and homeostasis by hormonal signals Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Jie Chen	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Nutrient-sensing signal transduction in mammalian cell growth, differentiation, and metabolism Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes, Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Lin-Feng Chen	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine
	Research Statement: Epigenetic regulation of NF-κB; the role of NF-κB in apoptosis and cancer; cross-talk between NF-κB and other signaling pathways. NF-κB signaling and H. pylori-mediated gastric disease. Function of RUNX3 as a tumor suppressor in cancer. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen K Farrand	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular biology of the Agrobacterium-plant interaction Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Evolution, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Martha U Gillette	Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neuroscience Professor in College of Medicine & LAS Affiliate with Beckman Institute, Institute for Genomic Biology, Dept. of Bioengineering, and Micro and Nanotechnology Lab Center for Advanced Study Professor
	Research Statement: The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair Research Interests: Cytoskeleton, Development, Neurobiology, Proteomics, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Neurological and Behavioral Disorders
[+][^]	Benita S Katzenellenbogen	Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Swanlund Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities Research Interests: Endocrinology, Genomics, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility
[+][^]	Stephen J Kaufman	Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emeritus
	Research Statement: Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Membrane Biology, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Jongsook Kim Kemper	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Nuclear Receptor Action in Metabolic Regulation: Applications to Metabolic Disorders including Fatty liver, Obesity, and Diabetes Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Metabolic Disorders/Diabetes
[+][^]	Kurt E Kwast	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Oxygen sensing, transcriptional regulation of oxygen-responsive genes, physiological genomics of oxygen regulation. Research Interests: Genomics, Metabolic Regulation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Yi Lu	Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Protein design and engineering; in vitro selection and characterization of new catalytic DNA and RNA molecules as anti-viral pharmaceutical agents or as metal ion biosensors Research Interests: Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis, Biofuels, Bioinformatics, DNA Biology, Enzymology, Genomics, Imaging, Molecular Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Sensory Processing, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Ann M Nardulli	Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of estrogen-responsive genes; role of estrogen-induced oxidative stress and DNA repair proteins in mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer progression; mechanisms by which estrogen promotes neuroprotection Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Reproductive Biology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Lori T Raetzman	Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Associate Professor of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Notch signaling pathway in pituitary gland development and disease Research Interests: Development, Endocrinology, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Victor D Ramirez	Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience
	Research Statement: Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Interests: Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	David J Shapiro	Professor of Biochemistry
	Research Statement: Identification and use of novel small molecule biomodulators to identify and analyze pathways important in cancer and development of these small molecules as potential anticancer drugs. Research Interests: Chromatin Structure, Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Receptor Biochemistry, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Joanna L. Shisler	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Immune evasion strategies of viruses; viral mechanisms to inhibit inflammation; host-pathogen interactions Research Interests: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Stephen G Sligar	Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor of Biochemistry Swanlund Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Beckman Institute Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures theme
	Research Statement: Structural and functional characterization of macromolecular assemblies and the enzymes of biological oxidations, nanoscale systems for human therapeutics, genome/proteome analysis, macromolecular signaling and the biological details of cell migration. Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Endocrinology, Enzymology, Membrane Biology, Neurobiology, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Cancer
[+][^]	Rachel Smith-Bolton	Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Wound repair and tissue regeneration; Drosophila genetics; Development and patterning Research Interests: Development, Pattern Formation, Regulation of Gene Expression, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Trauma, Bleeding & Tissue Regeneration
[+][^]	Richard I Tapping	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of B cell responses by Toll-like receptors; implications for autoimmune disease. Research Interests: Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Heart Disease, Stroke, and Thrombosis, Infectious Diseases, Kidney Diseases
[+][^]	Cari Vanderpool	Assistant Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Regulation of Bacterial Stress Responses Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Genomics, Microbial Physiology, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Signal Transduction
[+][^]	Fei Wang	Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis Research Interests: Cell-Matrix Interactions, Cytoskeleton, Development, Imaging, Signal Transduction Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility

Toxins

[+][^]	Steven R Blanke	Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Infection Biology and Cancer, Host-pathogen Interactions, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Toxins Research Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Membrane Biology, Microbial Physiology, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Raven H Huang	Associate Professor of Biochemistry Associate Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Affiliate, Department of Chemistry
	Research Statement: Functional and structural characterization of protein enzymes involved in RNA modification and editing, site-specific RNA cleavage, and RNA repair. Research Interests: Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Evolution, Protein Structure, Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, RNA Biology, Toxins
[+][^]	David M Kranz	Professor of Biochemistry Phillip A. Sharp Professor
	Research Statement: Structure, Function, and Engineering of T Cell Receptors; Molecular Basis of Immune Recognition by T Cells; Tumor Targeting with T Cells; Engineering Protein Therapeutics Research Interests: Molecular Immunology, Protein Dynamics, Protein Structure, Receptor Biochemistry, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Douglas A. Mitchell	Assistant Professor of Chemistry Affiliate, Department of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Molecular underpinnings of bacterial virulence Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Toxins
[+][^]	Brenda Anne Wilson	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Bacterial protein toxins, their interaction with host cells, their effects on intracellular signal transduction, and development of novel alternative anti-toxin therapeutics; human and nonhuman primate vaginal microbial ecosystems and their role in health and disease Research Interests: Enzymology, Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Microbial Ecology, Signal Transduction, Toxins Disease Research Topics: Drug Discovery, Infectious Diseases, Neurological and Behavioral Disorders, Reproductive Diseases and Infertility

Virology

[+][^]	Lyne Levesque	Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
	Research Statement: Ins and outs of nucleocytoplasmic transport Research Interests: Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Regulation of Gene Expression, RNA Biology, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases
[+][^]	Joanna L. Shisler	Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Research Statement: Immune evasion strategies of viruses; viral mechanisms to inhibit inflammation; host-pathogen interactions Research Interests: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Molecular Immunology, Receptor Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Virology Disease Research Topics: Infectious Diseases

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