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Faculty
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BMG = Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
MM = Molecular Medicine
MI = Microbiology and Immunology

Name

Research Interest

Program

Badamchian, Mahnaz, PhD Isolation and characterization of thymosins and cholin. BMG
Batshaw, Mark, MD Inborn Errors of Urea Synthesis-Gene Therapy BMG
Battey, James, MD, PhD Structure, Function and Regulation of G-Protein Coupled Receptors  BMG/MM
Berg, Patricia, PhD Role of homeobox genes in breast cancer and leukemia; sickle cell anemia therapy BMG/MM
Bethony, Jeffrey, PhD Genetic and parasite epidemiology. MI
Bottazzi, Maria Elena, PhD Hookworm vaccine development. BMG/MI
Bouscarel, Bernard, PhD Signal transduction pathways (calcium, cAMP, and protein kinase C) and carcinogenesis; hormones, bile acids, and hepatobiliary disorders. BMG/MM
Brichacek, Beda, PhD HIV Pathogenesis BMG/MI
Brown, Kenneth, PhD  Role of Neurotransmitters and Hormones in Cell Differentiation  BMG
Bukrinsky, Michael, PhD HIV molecular pathogenesis and inflammation. BMG/MI
Caldovic, Ljubica Urea cycle disorders MM
Ceryak, Susan; PhD Signaling pathways involved in cell cycle regulation and dysregulation in cancer. BMG/MM
Chen, Yi-Wen, DVM, PhD

Molecular basis of muscle diseases and physiological adaptation using genome-wide approaches.

BMG
Chiappinelli, Vincent A., PhD Patch-clamp electrophysiology; functional and pharmacological studies of nicotinic receptors and presynaptic nerve terminals. MM
Chiaramello, Anne, PhD Gene regulatory networks and neurodegenerative disorders. BMG/MM
Chou, Janice Y., PhD Molecular Genetics of Human Inborn Errors of Metabolism  BMG
Colberg-Poley, Anamaris, PhD Regulation of gene expression and protein trafficking of cytomegalovirus. BMG/MI/MM
Constant, Stephanie; PhD Host-pathagen interactions and regulation of inflammation. BMG/MI
Corbin, Joshua, PhD Genetic and cellular basis for development of mammalian amygdala MM
DeFabo, Edward C., PhD UV radiation carcinogenesis and UV effects on cellular immunity. MI/MM
DePalma, Louis, MD Gene Expression in Activated Lymphocytes  BMG
Donaldson, Robert P., PhD Glyoxysomal Membrane Electron Transport  BMG
Dopkins, Stephen, PhD Neuropsychology; memory. MM
Feldman, Benjamin PhD Embryonic germ layer induction in zebrafish. MM
Fowlkes, B. J., PhD T-cell differentiation in the thymus; thymus selection. MI
Freishtat, Robert J., MD, MPH Gene - environment interaction in asthma MI
Fu, Sidney W., MD, PhD Homeobox genes in breast cancer and cancer genetics; bioinfomatics. BMG/MM
Gallo, Vittorio; PhD Neurogenesis and gliogenesis; oligodendrocyte development myelination; glial signaling; regulation of glial ionic channels during brain development. MM
Goldman, David, MD Characterization of Genetic Behavioral Differences  BMG
Goldstein, Allan L., PhD  Chemical and biological properties of the thymosins; neuroimmunology; immunodeficiency diseases; cancer; AIDS; aging. BMG/MI/MM
Hager, Gordon, PhD Transcriptional Regulation and Chromatin Structure BMG/MM
Hathout, Yetrib, PhD Proteomics and mass spectrometry applications to study the pathophysiology of human diseases. BMG/MM
Hawdon, John; PhD Hookworm infective process, nematode growth and development, hookworm population genetics. BMG/MI
Hawley, Robert G., PhD Experimental hematology/oncology; gene delivery systems and gene therapy modeling; stem cell and regenerative biology. MM/MI
Haydar, Tarik F., PhD Cell and molecular analysis of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the embryonic cerebral cortex with an emphasis on multiphoton imaging. MM
Hernandez, L. Patricia; PhD Development of mechanisms involved in vertibrate head formation BMG
Hoffman, Eric, PhD Molecular basis of inherited muscle and CNS disease utilizing DNA gene chip technology/ BMG/MM
Hotez, Peter J; MD, PhD Development of hookworm vaccine; control of neglected tropical diseases. BMG/MI
Hu, Valerie W., PhD Genomic, epigenetic, metabolomic, and bioinformatic analyses of autism spectrum disorders; biomarkers; mechanistic pathways. BMG/MM
Hurwitz, Arthur, PhD Tumor immunology and tumor vaccine development MI
Jacobson, Steven, PhD Pathogenesis of the Human Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis  BMG
Jeremic, Aleksandar, PhD Regulation of insulin secretion  
Johnson, Diana, PhD Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution  BMG
Kashanchi, Fatah, PhD Molecular pathogenesis of AIDS and HTL; cell-cycle associated events related to host cell and human retroviruses, including HIV-1 and HTLV-1; genomics and proteomic analysis of radiation effects. BMG/MI/ MM
Keller, Jonathan R., PhD Molecular and cellular biology of hematopoiesis. BMG
Kennedy, Katherine A., PhD Bio-transformation in drug activity and toxicity; role of microenvironments in tumor-cell sensitivity to anticancer agents; molecular actions of antitumor drugs. BMG/MM
Khan, Imtiaz, PhD Immune responses to infections by opportunistic pathogens. MI
Komarov, Andrei; MD, PhD Nitric oxide: biochemistry and detection; biomedical applications of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. BMG
Kramer, Jay H., PhD Oxidative injury, free-radical detection, and dysfunction during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion; oxidative stress during dietary Mg-deficiency and iron overload; antioxidant therapy. BMG
Krum, Janette, PhD Role of astrocytes in CNS repair; role of VEGF in CNS development and repair. MM
Kumar, Ajit, PhD Regulation of viral gene transactivation; role of cellular factors; RNA protein interactions. BMG/MI/MM
Kumar, Rakesh Cytoskeleton signaling, Cromation Demodeling Transcription, Nuclear Receptor, Hormonal Regulated Cancer BMG
Ladisch, Stephan, MD Tumor cell ganglioside metabolism, tumor progression, and immuno suppression. BMG/MI/ MM
Lakshman, Raj, PhD Coronary heart disease; lipids; metabolic and genetic obesity; hepatoxins; gene regulation and expression; retinoids. BMG
Latham, Patricia S., MD Gene regulation and cytokine response of tumoricidal monocytes. BMG/MM
Lee, Norman H.; PhD Studying mRNA regulation and global patterns of gene expression with DNA microarrays. MM
Leitenberg, David; MD, PhD Regulation of T-cell activation and differentiation; modulation of signal transduction during T-cell development. BMG/MI
Liappis, Angelike, M.D. HIV - AIDS  
Linebaugh, Craig W., PhD Aphasia and other neurological disorders of speech and language in adults. MM
Lu, Bai, PhD Neurotrophic Regulation of Synapse Development and Plasticity  MM
Mak, I. Tong, PhD Free radical biology in cardiovascular cells; antioxidant drug therapy and mechanisms; iron overload and lysosomes; endothelial apoptosis. BMG
Mandel, H. George, PhD Growth inhibitory agents and cancer chemotherapy; nuclein acid anti-metabolites and cancer drug metabolism; mechanisms and prevention of carcinogenesis. MM
McCaffrey, Tim; PhD Genomics; cardiovascular disease; growth factors; molecular biology; microarray; apoptosis; biochemistry. BMG/MM
McKay, Ronald, PhD Brian Development from Stem Cells to Synapses BMG
Mendelowitz, David, PhD Electrophysiology and Morphology of Cardiac Vagal Neurons and Cardiorespiratory Neurons  MM
Moody, Sally A., PhD Molecular and cellular determination of neuronal phenotypes; regulation of neurotransmitters in the developing retina. BMG/MM
Morizono, Hiroki Urea cycle disorders BMG
Moss, Bernard, PhD Molecular characterization of vaccinia virus. BMG
Nagaraju, Kanneboyina, DVM, PhD Mechanisms of initiation and perpetuation of autoimmune and inflammatory responses in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. MI
Natale, JoAnne E.; PhD, MD Mechanisms of injury-induced neuronal death. BMG
Nekhai, Sergei; PhD HIV - AIDS BMG
Noonan, Frances, P., PhD  Skin cancer; ultraviolet radiation regulation of immunity; genetic control of susceptibility to UV immunosuppression; UV effects on autoimmunity and infectious disease. MM/MI
O'Brien, Stephen J, PhD Population and Evolutionary Genetics  BMG/MM
O'Brien, Travis, PhD Chromium toxicity; carcinogenesis. MM
Orenstein, Jan Marc, MD, PhD Pathology of AIDS BMG
Packer, Randall K., PhD Electrolyte and acid-base balance; kidney function. MM
Partridge, Terence PhD, FMedSci Spontaneous and Contrived Exon Skipping in the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene MM
Patierno, Steven R., PhD Cellular and molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis; gene expression in tumor cells; metal toxicology; control of invasion and metastasis. BMG/MM
Perry, David C., PhD Nicotine receptor subtypes; neurotransmitter receptor localization and regulation; intracellular calcium. MM
Peusner, Kenna D., PhD Role of synaptic transmission in the development of the central vestibular neural circuit. MM
Philbeck, John W.; PhD Human visual space perception and navigation; cognitive neuroscience. MM
Pinto, Ligia A.; PhD Immune response to HPV and HIV. MI
Pinzone, Joseph, MD Cellular differentiation; endocrinology; metabolism; tumor; translational research. BMG
Radoja, Sasa, PhD Development and lytic function of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes. MI
Rojkind, Marcos; MD, PhD Fibrogenic mechanisms of alcohol and hepatitis C virus; oxidative stress and scarring of the liver; laminin-binding proteins of hepatocytes and hepatomas. BMG
Rood, Brian, MD Genetics and treatment of CNS tumors. MM
Rose, Mary C., PhD Molecular Biology of Mucin Glycoproteins  BMG/MI/ MM
Rosenstein, Jeffrey, M., PhD Neural transplantation; neurovascular development; neuro-oncology. BMG/MM
Rothblat, Lawrence A., PhD Psychobiology of learning and memory; recovery of function in CNS. MM
Sargent, Thomas D., PhD  Control of Tissue Differentiation BMG
Sarvazyan, Narine, PhD Cellular origins of ectopic arrhythmias, ischemia-reperfusion injury, cell-to-cell coupling, targeted stem cell differentiation. MM
Schlom, Jeffrey, PhD Tumor immunology; monoclonal antibodies. BMG/MI
Simon, Gary L.; MD, PhD HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis. BMG/MI
Smith, L. Courtney, PhD Origins and evolution of the vertebrate immune system in sea urchins. BMG/MI
Sorenson, Eva M., PhD Nicotinic cholinergic neurotransmission in the central nervous system; localization and pharmacology of nicotine receptors. MM
Stepp, Mary Ann, PhD Cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions; integrins; wound healing; re-epithelization. BMG/MM
Tuchman, Mendel; MD Biochemistry and molecular biology of the urea cycle; therapy of hyperammonemia with genetically engineered bacteria; inborn errors of metabolism. BMG
Vanderhoek, Jack, PhD Regulation of eicosanoid metabolism by natural and pharmacological agents; nuclear eicosanoid binding proteins. BMG
Vukmanovic, Stanislav; MD, PhD T-cell repertoire selection; maintenance and survival of peripheral T cells. MI
Walker, Glenn, PhD Techniques in teaching biochemistry for graduate students and medical students BMG
Weglicki, William B., MD Neuropeptide-induced cardiovascular inflammation associated with dietary Mg-deficiency; oxidative stress and antioxidants in iron-mediated free-radical injury to ischemia/reperfused heart and endothelial cells. BMG
Wellems, Thomas E., MD, PhD Drug resistance in malaria. MI
Werling, Linda L., PhD Role of Sigma, PCP, and Nicotine receptors in brain function; regulation of catecholamine release in brain; receptor-mediated regulation of transporters. MM
Wlodawer, Alexander; PhD Techniques for X-ray and neutron crystallography and application to structures of biologically important molecules BMG
Zeichner, Steve HIV - AIDS MI
Zohn, Irene Development neural biology, Spina Bifida MM