Animal Physiology
| Name |
Description |
| Akins, Robert |
Development and regulation of cellular organization and function in striated muscle. |
| DeLeon, Patricia |
Reproductive genetics, genomics, and sperm proteomics. |
| Duncan, Melinda |
Eye development. |
| Duncan, Randall |
Signal transduction of mechanical and hormonal stimulation in the development and maintenance of bone and cartilage. |
| Farach-Carson, Mary |
Molecular and cell biology of bone cells and bone extracellular matrix. |
| Hobson, Grace |
Progression of diseases of myelin production in the central nervous system. |
| Kirn-Safran, Catherine |
Skeletogenesis in mice. |
| Laverty, Gary |
Epithelial transport systems in cultured tissues. |
| Moore, Michael |
Neuroendocrine control of reproductive behavior and aggression, stress physiology and maternal influences on offspring phenotype. |
| Naik, Ulhas |
Role of adhesion molecules in vascular biology. |
| Nohe, Anja |
Role of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) during skeletal development and maintenance. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan |
Regulation of epithelial junctional complexes by ion transporters and cell adhesion molecules. |
| Rajasekaran, Sigrid |
Link between obesity and cancer. |
| Schanen, N. Carolyn |
Cellular mechanisms regulating expression and function of chromatin proteins in nerve and bone cells. |
| 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 |
The relationship of obesity to metabolic syndrome and heart disease. |
| Wagner, Roger |
The role of pericytes and endothelial cells in the function of microvessels and capillaries. |
| Wang, Wenlan |
Cell death in a pediatric motor neuron disorder. |
Cancer Biology
| Name |
Description |
| Boman, Bruce |
Colon cancer stem cell research. |
| Cooper, Carlton |
The role of cell adhesion in prostate cancer preferential metastasis to bone. |
| Dodge, George |
Role of extracellular matrix and their proteases in cancer, cell migration and apoptosis. |
| Farach-Carson, Mary |
Extracellular matrix and hormonal influences on cancer metastasis to bone. |
| Galileo, Deni |
Adhesion molecules that influence glioma and breast cancer cell motility, invasiveness, and metastasis in a chick xenograft model. |
| Mason, Robert |
Mechanisms of cell death in treatment of neuroblastoma. |
| McLane, Mary Ann |
Molecular mechanisms involved in cancer metastasis. |
| Naik, Ulhas |
Tumor angiogenesis and tumor metastasis using animal models, focusing on breast and prostate cancer. |
| Nohe, Anja |
Role of vitamin D and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in breast cancer. |
| Parcells, Mark |
Cancer vaccines and tumor immunology. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan |
Molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal and mesenchymal to epithelial transitions. |
| Rajasekaran, Sigrid |
Link between obesity and cancer. |
| Sikes, Robert |
Human prostate cancer progression, metastatic cell interaction with bone and therapeutic intervention. |
| Simmons, Daniel |
Malignant transformation by papovaviruses. |
| Sol-Church, Katia |
Mechanisms of chemotherapeutic resistance in osteosarcoma. |
| van Golen, Kenneth |
Role of RhoC GTPase in conferring a metastatic phenotype to aggressive cancers. |
| Wu, Cathy |
Bioinformatics and computation biology of cancer biology. |
Cell and Extracellular Matrix Biology
| Name |
Description |
| Akins, Robert |
Cell:cell interactions, signaling cascades, and cell migration in tissue engineering and regenerative therapies. |
| Boman, Bruce |
Colon cancer stem cell research. |
| Cooper, Carlton |
The role of cell adhesion in prostate cancer preferential metastasis to bone. |
| Czymmek, Kirk |
Fungal cell biology. |
| Dodge, George |
Cartilage extracellular matrix, tissue engineering of cartilage and bone substitutes. |
| Duncan, Melinda |
The function of the lens capsule and the regulation of transcription by cell signaling. |
| Duncan, Randall |
Signal transduction of mechanical and hormonal stimulation in the development and maintenance of bone and cartilage. |
| Farach-Carson, Mary |
Molecular and cell biology of bone cells and bone extracellular matrix. |
| Galileo, Deni |
Cell division, death, migration, and differentiation in early development of the vertebrate brain; cancer cell biology and interaction with ECM. |
| Kirn-Safran, Catherine |
Osteoblast, chondrocyte, and odontoblast differentiation. |
| Laverty, Gary |
Epithelial transport systems in cultured tissues. |
| Naik, Ulhas |
Signaling through adhesion molecules during angiogenesis and platelet aggregation. |
| Nohe, Anja |
Role of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and vitamin D during mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan |
Modulation of tumor microenvironment by cell adhesion molecules. |
| Rajasekaran, Sigrid |
Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of intracellular sodium. |
| 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. |
| Wang, Wenlan |
Cell death in a pediatric motor neuron disorder. |
| Wu, Cathy |
Bioinformatics and computation biology of cell and extracellular matrix biology. |
Developmental Biology
| Name |
Description |
| Akins, Robert |
Cardiac morphogenesis and the development of congenital heart malformations. |
| DeLeon, Patricia |
Genetics of sperm maturation and function. |
| Dodge, George |
Extracellular matrix gene expression in development of the skeleton; cartilage development. |
| Duncan, Melinda |
Eye development. |
| Duncan, Randall |
Signal transduction of mechanical and hormonal stimulation in the development and maintenance of bone and cartilage. |
| Farach-Carson, Mary |
Bone and cartilage formation. |
| Galileo, Deni |
Early vertebrate brain development. |
| Hobson, Grace |
Gene expression during brain development. |
| Kirn-Safran, Catherine |
Mineralized tissue embryogenesis. |
| Mason, Robert |
Role of lysosomal proteases in placental development. |
| Molloy, George |
Transcriptional and translational control in brain development. |
| Naik, Ulhas |
Cardiac development and hypertrophy. |
| Nohe, Anja |
Mechanisms of skeletal development. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan |
Role of epithelial junctional complexes and ion transporters in development. |
| Selva, Erica |
Control of Wnt and hedgehog signaling in Drosophila development. |
| Sherrier, D. Janine |
Development of nitrogen-fixing root nodules; development of pathogenic root knots. |
| Sikes, Robert |
Development of the prostate gland. |
| Twiss, Jeffery |
Axon growth mechanisms and neuronal survival/signaling. |
| Usher, David |
Development of adipose tissue. |
Microbiology and Virology
| Name |
Description |
| Boyd, E. Fidelma |
Molecular evolution and pathogenesis of bacteria. |
| Czymmek, Kirk |
Fungal cell biology. |
| Galileo, Deni |
Retroviruses and their use as vectors, including lentiviruses. |
| Hanson, Thomas |
Photosynthetic metabolism, biogeochemistry, applied microbiology. |
| Herson, Diane |
Physiology of organisms which carry out bioremediation, Helicobacter-pylori in water. |
| Keeler, Calvin |
Avian influenza and avian herpesviruses - host-pathogen interactions, vaccines, and diagnostics. |
| Parcells, Mark |
Molecular virology of Marek's disease virus (MDV), an oncogenic herpesvirus of chickens. |
| Parent, Michelle |
Yersinia - host-pathogen interaction. |
| Schmidt, Carl |
Pathogenesis of oncogenic herpes viruses. |
| Sherrier, D. Janine |
The role of bacterial LPS in nitrogen-fixing root nodule development. |
| Simmons, Daniel |
Mechanism of DNA replication. |
| Smith, David |
Sulfur and nitrogen cycles in bacteria residing in salt marsh environments. |
| Wommack, K. Eric |
Viruses and their impact on microbial communities. |
| Wu, Cathy |
Bioinformatics and computation biology of microbiology and virology. |
Molecular Biology and Genetics
| Name |
Description |
| Akins, Robert |
Heterotypic cell interactions in the control of gene expression, multi-cellular organization, and contractile function in striated muscle. |
| Boman, Bruce |
Colon cancer stem cell research. |
| Boyd, E. Fidelma |
Molecular evolution and pathogenesis of bacteria. |
| Czymmek, Kirk |
Fungal cell biology and plant pathogenesis. |
| DeLeon, Patricia |
Reproductive genetics, genomics, and sperm proteomics. |
| Dodge, George |
Chondrocyte gene regulation and disease, alternative-splicing of ECM genes. |
| Duncan, Melinda |
The transcriptional consequences of cell signaling during development. |
| Farach-Carson, Mary |
Molecular and cell biology of bone cells and bone extracellular matrix. |
| Galileo, Deni |
Migration, survival, and differentiation of vertebrate brain and of brain tumor cells. |
| Hanson, Thomas |
Genetic analysis of metabolism, expanding genetic toolkits in novel microbes. |
| Herson, Diane |
Physiology of organisms which carry out bioremediation, Helicobacter-pylori in water. |
| Hobson, Grace |
Splicing mechanisms and genomic copy number variation. |
| Keeler, Calvin |
Genomic approaches to the study of the innate immune system. |
| Kirn-Safran, Catherine |
Gene targeting by homologous recombination. |
| McLane, Mary Ann |
Molecular mechanisms involved in cancer metastasis. |
| Molloy, George |
Control of animal cell growth and differentiation related to neuronal and brain glial cells. |
| Morgan, Robin |
Molecular biology of Marek's disease. |
| Naik, Ulhas |
Signaling cross-talk between growth factor receptors and adhesion molecules: use of transgenic and knockout mice. |
| Nohe, Anja |
Utilizing genetic mouse models of peak bone density to determine the mechanism underlying peak bone mass. |
| Parcells, Mark |
Functional analysis of Marek's disease virus (MDV) gene products. |
| Rajasekaran, Ayyappan |
Role of Na,K-ATPase in cell signaling. |
| Schanen, N. Carolyn |
Genetics of autism and speech disorders, epigenetic regulation of gene expression by DNA methylation, chromosomal rearrangements. |
| Schmidt, Carl |
Bioinformatics and avian genomics. |
| Selva, Erica |
Genetic and molecular control of signal transduction during Drosophila development. |
| Sherrier, D. Janine |
Analysis of the small RNA transcriptome of Medicago truncatula. |
| Sikes, Robert |
Mouse prostate development and the development and progression of human prostate cancer. |
| Simmons, Daniel |
Mechanism of DNA replication. |
| Sol-Church, Katia |
Genetics of Costelo Syndrome. |
| Twiss, Jeffery |
Subcellular localization of neuronal mRNAs and translational control. |
| Usher, David |
The relationship of obesity to metabolic syndrome and heart disease. |
| Wang, Wenlan |
Cell death in a pediatric motor neuron disorder. |
| Wu, Cathy |
Bioinformatics and computation biology of molecular biology and genetics. |
