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Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
Douglas D. Randall – email
Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
John J. Tanner (Chemistry) – email
X-ray crystallography of proline metabolic enzymes, bacterial virulence proteins and anti-DNA antibodies; structural bioinformatics of protein-bound water; molecular dynamics simulations of biological molecules.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Judy D. Wall – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
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William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Gretchen Hagen – email
Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Mark E. Martin – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Shi-jie Chen (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Linda Randall
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Laurie Erb – email
Molecular studies of nucleotide receptors.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Kent Gates (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Michael Henzl – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Mark E. Martin – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Thomas P. Mawhinney – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Valeri Mossine – email
Carbohydrates and cancer.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Cheikh Seye – email
Nucleotide receptor signaling and cardiovascular disease.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Wynn A. Volkert (Radiology) – email
Radiopharmaceuticals for therapy and imaging; nuclear medicine.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Gretchen Hagen – email
Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
Douglas D. Randall – email
Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Dwayne A. Elias – email
Bacterial bioremediation of radionuclides and elucidation of biochemical pathways in subsurface bacteria.
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Brian Mooney – email
Proteomics of protein expression and assembly; metabolic engineering.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Judy D. Wall – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
return to top
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Laurie Erb – email
Molecular studies of nucleotide receptors.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Cheikh Seye – email
Nucleotide receptor signaling and cardiovascular disease.
Agnes Simonyi – email
Glutamate receptors in learning and memory; ischemic induction of inflammatory factors and treatment with polyphenols.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Shi-jie Chen (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Kent Gates (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Michael Henzl – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Thomas P. Mawhinney – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Linda Randall
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
John J. Tanner (Chemistry) – email
X-ray crystallography of proline metabolic enzymes, bacterial virulence proteins and anti-DNA antibodies; structural bioinformatics of protein-bound water; molecular dynamics simulations of biological molecules.
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Wynn A. Volkert (Radiology) – email
Radiopharmaceuticals for therapy and imaging; nuclear medicine.
Xiaoqin Zou – email
Protein-ligand interactions, computer-aided drug design and modeling of quantitative structure-function relationships of membrane proteins.
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Faculty by Research Topic
» Enzymology, Nutrition, and Metabolism» Gene Expression
» Macromolecular Synthesis, Assembly, and Localization
» Molecular Medicine
» Plant Sciences
» Proteomics, Genomics, and Combinatorial Chemistry
» Receptors & Signaling
» Structural and Chemical Biology
Enzymology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
Douglas D. Randall – email
Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
John J. Tanner (Chemistry) – email
X-ray crystallography of proline metabolic enzymes, bacterial virulence proteins and anti-DNA antibodies; structural bioinformatics of protein-bound water; molecular dynamics simulations of biological molecules.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Judy D. Wall – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
Gene Expression
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Gretchen Hagen – email
Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Mark E. Martin – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Macromolecular Synthesis, Assembly, and Localization
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Shi-jie Chen (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Linda Randall
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Molecular Medicine
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Laurie Erb – email
Molecular studies of nucleotide receptors.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Kent Gates (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Michael Henzl – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Mark E. Martin – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Thomas P. Mawhinney – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Valeri Mossine – email
Carbohydrates and cancer.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Charlotte L. Phillips – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Cheikh Seye – email
Nucleotide receptor signaling and cardiovascular disease.
Krishna K. Sharma (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Wynn A. Volkert (Radiology) – email
Radiopharmaceuticals for therapy and imaging; nuclear medicine.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
Plant Sciences
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Gretchen Hagen – email
Control of gene expression by plant growth regulators.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Bruce A. McClure – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Joseph C. Polacco – email
Nitrogen and nitric oxide metabolism in plants.
Douglas D. Randall – email
Metabolism, signal transduction, protein kinases and phosphorylated proteins in plants.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Proteomics, Genomics, and Combinatorial Chemistry
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Dwayne A. Elias – email
Bacterial bioremediation of radionuclides and elucidation of biochemical pathways in subsurface bacteria.
David W. Emerich – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Brian Mooney – email
Proteomics of protein expression and assembly; metabolic engineering.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Gary Stacey (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Jay J. Thelen – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Judy D. Wall – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
return to top
Receptors & Signaling
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Laurie Erb – email
Molecular studies of nucleotide receptors.
William R. Folk – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Thomas Guilfoyle – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Mark Hannink – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Antje Heese – email
Membrane trafficking in plant innate immunity.
Dennis B. Lubahn – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Jan A. Miernyk (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Scott C. Peck – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Michael J. Petris – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
R. Michael Roberts (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Cheikh Seye – email
Nucleotide receptor signaling and cardiovascular disease.
Agnes Simonyi – email
Glutamate receptors in learning and memory; ischemic induction of inflammatory factors and treatment with polyphenols.
Grace Y. Sun – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Richard Tsika – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Gary A. Weisman – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Shuqun Zhang – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Structural and Chemical Biology
Lesa J. Beamer – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Donald H. Burke (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology) – email
Ribozyme mechanism and evolution and the Origin of Life; antiviral nucleic acid aptamers and the molecular basis of drug resistant HIV-1.
Shi-jie Chen (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Susan L. Deutscher – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Kent Gates (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Gerald Hazelbauer – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Michael Henzl – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Thomas P. Mawhinney – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Brenda A. Peculis – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Thomas P. Quinn – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Linda Randall
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Frank J. Schmidt – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Chun Tang – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
John J. Tanner (Chemistry) – email
X-ray crystallography of proline metabolic enzymes, bacterial virulence proteins and anti-DNA antibodies; structural bioinformatics of protein-bound water; molecular dynamics simulations of biological molecules.
Peter A. Tipton – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Steven R. Van Doren – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Wynn A. Volkert (Radiology) – email
Radiopharmaceuticals for therapy and imaging; nuclear medicine.
Xiaoqin Zou – email
Protein-ligand interactions, computer-aided drug design and modeling of quantitative structure-function relationships of membrane proteins.
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