Graduate Concentration in Cell and Organ Systems: Faculty and their Research
Asterisk (*) denotes concentration coordinator
| Name | Research Description |
|---|---|
| Akins, Robert | Cell:cell interactions, signaling cascades, striated and cardiac muscle; tissue engineering and regenerative therapies. |
| Boyd, E. Fidelma | Molecular evolution and pathogenesis of bacteria. |
| Cooper, Carlton | The identification and the regulation of cell adhesion molecules involved in prostate cancer metastasis to bone. |
| DeLeon, Patricia | Reproductive genetics, genomics, and sperm proteomics. |
| Dodge, George | Cartilage extracellular matrix, tissue engineering of cartilage and bone substitutes. |
| Duncan, Melinda | Molecular control of lens and heart development. |
| Duncan, Randall | Signal transduction of mechanical and hormonal stimulation in the development and maintenance of bone and cartilage. |
| Galileo, Deni | Cell division, death, migration, and differentiation in early development of the vertebrate brain. |
| Hanson, Thomas | Photosynthetic metabolism, biogeochemistry, applied microbiology. |
| Laverty, Gary* | Epithelial transport systems in cultured tissues. |
| Molloy, George | Control of animal cell growth and differentiation related to neuronal and brain glial cells. |
| Naik, Ulhas | Signal transduction and its regulation by protein phosphorylation, mechanism of platelet aggregation. |
| Parent, Michelle | Yersinia - host-pathogen interaction. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan | Role of Na,K-ATPase in cell signaling. |
| Rajasekaran, Sigrid | Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of intracellular sodium. |
| Schanen, N. Carolyn | Cellular mechanisms regulating expression and function of chromatin proteins in nerve and bone cells. |
| Selva, Erica | Genetic and molecular control of signal transduction during Drosophila development. |
| Sherrier, D. Janine | Modification of the plant cell wall during interactions with microbes. |
| Sikes, Robert | Mouse prostate development and the development and progression of human prostate cancer. |
| Twiss, Jeffery | Effects of neuronal activity and environmental stimuli on nerve regeneration and neural repair. |
| Usher, David | Regulation of lipid transport and the relationship of lipid transport to obesity and heart disease. |
| van Golen, Kenneth | Role of Rho and Rac GTPases in epithelial cell polarity and migration. |
