| Name |
Title |
Research Interest |
Email |
Adolph,
Kenneth W. |
Associate Professor |
Gene structure and regulation, chromosome structure,
non-histone proteins, virus assembly; biological assembly process. |
adolp001@umn.edu |
| Aihara, Hideki |
Assistant Professor |
Molecular mechanisms of DNA rearrangement/recombination reactions |
aihar001@umn.edu |
Anderson, Grant W.
UMD |
Assistant Professor |
Thyroid hormone, brain development, nutritional regulation of gene expression, lipid metabolism. |
ander163@d.umn.edu |
Andrews, Matthew T.
UMD |
Professor |
Genetic factors controlling mammalian hibernation. |
mandrews@d.umn.edu |
Armitage,
Ian M. |
Professor |
Multinuclear magnetic resonance; metal homeostasis
and immunophilins. |
armitage@msi.umn.edu |
| Arriaga, Edgar |
Associate Professor
(Chemistry) |
Chemical, biochemical, and physiological properties of single biological cells and their subcellular components (organelles) |
arriaga@umn.edu |
Bardwell,
Vivian J. |
Associate Professor (Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development) |
Regulation of Gene Expression; Developmental Mechanisms;
Human Genetics |
bardw001@umn.edu |
Bernlohr,
David A. |
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and
Head |
Mechanism of insulin action; regulation of gene
expression by lipids. |
bernl001@umn.edu |
Bielinsky,
Anja-Katrin |
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
|
Regulation of DNA replication, cell cycle, cancer. |
bieli003@umn.edu |
Bloomfield,
Victor A. |
Professor
(also Chemistry)
and Assistant Vice President for Research
|
Structure and function of nicotinic receptors
in brain and muscle; immunology of myasthenia gravis. |
victor@umn.edu |
Bond,
Daniel |
Assistant Professor
Microbiology |
Physiology and functional genomics of dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacteria; Microbial fuel cells |
dbond@umn.edu |
Brooker,
Robert J. |
Professor (Genetics, Cell
Biology and Development) |
Structure and function of membrane-bound transport
proteins. |
brook005@umn.edu |
Clarke, Benjamin L.
UMD |
Assistant Professor |
Immunoendocrinology, role of neuroendocrine peptide hormones as autocrine regulators of immune function. |
bclarke@d.umn.edu |
Cormier, Robert
UMD |
Assistant Professsor |
Mapping and functional characterization of genetic modifiers of colorectal cancer (CRC) |
rcormier@d.umn.edu |
Das,
Anath |
Professor
|
Membrane transport, molecular mechanismof type
IV secretion |
dasxx002@umn.edu |
Dean,
Antony M. |
Professor
(Ecology, Evolution and Behavior) |
Molecular evolution, enzymology |
deanx024@umn.edu |
| Dehm, Scott |
Assistant Professor
(Masonic Cancer Center) |
Nuclear receptors, transcription, gene expression, prostate cancer |
dehm@umn.edu |
Drewes, Lester R.
UMD |
Professor |
Blood-brain barrier; transport |
ldrewes@d.umn.edu |
Ervasti, James M.
|
Professor |
Molecular basis of Muscular Dystrophy; Role of actin in cell polarity |
jervasti@umn.edu |
Ferrington,
Deborah A. |
Associate Professor (Ophthalmology) |
Cellular mechanisms involved in the retinal degeneration
that accompanies aging and age-related macular degeneration. |
ferri013@umn.edu |
| Firpo, Meri |
Assistant Professor
(Endocrinology and Diabetes) |
Regulation of stem cell growth, both from the perspective of the expansion of stem cells in the lab, and the regulated differentiation to functional tissues |
firpo001@umn.edu |
Fuchs,
James A. |
Professor |
Deoxynucleotide metabolism; DNA synthesis; regulation
of metabolic pathways. |
fuchs001@umn.edu |
Gralnick
Jeffery
A. |
Assistant Professor |
Physiology and Genetic Engineering of Environmental Bacteria. |
gralnick@umn.edu |
Griffin,
Timothy J. |
Assistant Professor |
The development and application of mass spectrometry-based
tools to study proteins and proteomes. |
tgriffin@umn.edu |
Harris,
Reuben S. |
Associate Professor |
The causes and consequences of mutation. |
rsh@umn.edu |
Hays,
Thomas S. |
Professor (Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development) |
Cytoskeleton and cell motility; Developmental
mechanisms |
haysx001@umn.edu |
Hendrickson,
Eric A. |
Professor |
Deoxynucleotide metabolism; DNA synthesis; regulation
of metabolic pathways. |
hendr064@umn.edu |
Hooper,
Alan B. |
Professor |
Microbial biochemistry; redox proteins; N-oxidation;
microbial detoxification |
hooper@umn.edu |
| Katagiri, Fumiaki |
Associate Professor (Plant Biology) |
Plant defense mechanisms |
katagiri@umn.edu |
Kazlauskas,
Romas J. |
Professor |
Organic synthesis with enzymes, molecular biology,
molecular modeling. |
rjk@umn.edu |
Khodursky,
Arkady B. |
Associate Professor |
Functional genomics, analysis of gene experession
patterns, whole genome microarrays. |
khodu001@umn.edu |
| Kim, Do-Hyung |
Assistant Professor |
Biological networks that coordinate metabolism and growth |
dhkim@umn.edu |
Lange,
Alex J. |
Associate Professor |
Therapeutic intervention in diabetes via manipulation
of carbohydrate metabolism enzymes and their genes. |
lange024@umn.edu |
LaPorte,
David C. |
Professor |
Gene expression; protein phosphorylation cascades.
|
dlaporte@umn.edu |
Lipscomb,
John D. |
Professor |
Oxygenase mechanisms, metalloproteins, magnetic
resonance techniques, kinetics. |
lipsc001@umn.edu |
Livingston,
Dennis M. |
Professor |
Mutation; DNA repair and genetic recombination. |
livin001@umn.edu |
| Mansky, Louis |
Professor
(Molecular Virology) |
Cell and molecular biology of HIV and HTLV; Antiviral drug discovery and development; Antiviral drug resistance; HIV genetic variation, evolution and population genetics; Viral quasispecies; Virus assembly; Evolution of emerging viruses |
mansky@umn.edu |
Matsuo,
Hiroshi |
Associate Professor |
Nuclear magnetic resonance, structure of protein-RNA
complexes |
matsu029@umn.edu |
Mauro,
Laura J. |
Associate Professor (Animal
Science) |
Cell Signaling & Cell Differentiation |
mauro002@umn.edu |
Mayo,
Kevin H. |
Professor |
Cell adhesion; protein-protein/carbohydrate interactions. |
mayox001@umn.edu |
Murphy,
Sharon E. |
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies |
Carcinogen metabolism and exposure. |
murph062@umn.edu |
Nelsestuen,
Gary L. |
Professor |
Membrane binding
proteins; blood coagulation; proteomics; biomarker discovery. |
nelse002@umn.edu |
Ohlendorf,
Douglas H. |
Professor |
Protein engineering; structural biology; x-ray
crystallography; molecular biology. |
ohlen@umn.edu |
Orr,
Harry T. |
Professor (Laboratory
Medicine and Pathology) |
Genetics of cerebellar function/dysfunction. |
orrxx002@umn.edu |
Potter,
Lincoln R.
|
Associate Professor |
Signal Transduction, Natriuretic Peptides, Guanylyl
Cyclase Receptors and cGMP. |
potter@umn.edu |
| Prohaska, Joseph R.
UMD |
Professor |
Biochemical functions of copper and consequences of imbalances due to environmental or genetic factors. |
jprohask@d.umn.edu |
Que,
Lawrence |
Professor (Chemistry) |
Chemical biology, Environmental chemistry, Inorganic
chemistry. |
que@chem.umn.edu |
Sadowsky,
Michael J. |
Professor (Soil,
Water & Climate) |
Soil Microbiology with emphasis on biodegradation/bioremediation
of synthetic chlorinated compounds in the environment, molecular
ecology and genetics of plant-microbe interactions, and tracking
sources fecal contaminants in surface waters. |
sadowsky@
soils.umn.edu |
Sanders,
Michel M. |
Professor |
Estrogen; androgen; transcription |
sande001@umn.edu |
Schmidt-Dannert,
Claudia |
Associate Professor
|
Natural product biosynthesis, evolutionary and rational protein
design.
Laboratory Homepage |
schmi232@umn.edu |
Schottel,
Janet L. |
Professor |
Nucleic acid biochemistry; molecular biology. |
schot002@umn.edu |
| Seelig, Burckhard |
Assistant Professor |
Biocatalysis, Directed Evolution, Protein Engineering, Artificial Enzymes |
seelig@umn.edu |
Siliciano,
Paul G. |
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Associate Head of the Department |
Nucleic acid biochemistry; molecular genetics. |
pauls@umn.edu |
Simon,
Jeffrey A. |
Professor (Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development) |
Chromatin Mechanisms; Control of Gene Expression; Animal Development. |
simon004@umn.edu |
| Sobeck, Alexandra |
Assistant Professor |
Cellular Mechanisms of maintaining genomic stability; DNA damage response during chromosomal replication. |
asobeck@umn.edu |
Thomas,
David D. |
Professor |
Molecular dynamics in muscle. |
ddt@umn.edu |
Towle,
Howard C. |
Professor and Associate Head of the Department |
Nutritional and hormonal regulation of mammalian
gene expression. |
towle001@umn.edu |
Tretyakova
Natalia |
Associate Professor (Medicinal
Chemistry) |
Structural basis for promutagenic and anticancer
activity of DNA-modifying agents |
trety001@umn.edu |
Van
Ness,
Brian G. |
Professor (also Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development) |
Molecular immunology; gene expression; lymphoid
cancers. |
vanne001@umn.edu |
Veglia,
Gianluigi |
Associate Professor (Chemistry) |
Structure and functions of integral membrane proteins:
solution NMR of membrane proteins and solid state NMR |
vegli001@umn.edu |
Wackett,
Lawrence P. |
Distinguished McKnight University Professor (also
Biotechnology Institute) |
Biodegradation; dehalogenases; industrial biotransformations;
metalloenzymes. |
wacke002@umn.edu |
Wallace, Kendall B.
UMD |
Professor |
Biochemical and molecular mechanisms by which foreign chemicals interact with biological systems. |
kwallace@d.umn.edu |
Walters,
Kylie |
Associate Professor |
Nuclear magnetic resonance, structure-based drug
design |
walte048@umn.edu |
Wilmot,
Carrie M. |
Associate Professor |
Structural enzymology: Metal ions & organic
co-factors; Human disease: cardiovascular; Alzheimers |
wilmo004@umn.edu |
Zarkower,
David A. |
Professor (Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development) |
Genetic and molecular control of sexual development. |
zarko001@umn.edu |
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