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Burke, Donald H. (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.
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tanner, John J. (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.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Wall, Judy D. – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
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Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Martin, Mark E. – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Chen, Shi-jie (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Randall, Linda
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Gates, Kent (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Henzl, Michael – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Martin, Mark E. – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Mawhinney, Thomas P. – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Wall, Judy D. – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
return to top
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Chen, Shi-jie (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Gates, Kent (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Henzl, Michael – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Mawhinney, Thomas P. – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Randall, Linda
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tanner, John J. (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.
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Zou, Xiaoqin – email
Protein-ligand interactions, computer-aided drug design and modeling of quantitative structure-function relationships of membrane proteins.
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Doctoral 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
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tanner, John J. (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.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Wall, Judy D. – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
Gene Expression
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Martin, Mark E. – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Macromolecular Synthesis, Assembly, and Localization
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Chen, Shi-jie (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Randall, Linda
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Molecular Medicine
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Gates, Kent (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Henzl, Michael – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Martin, Mark E. – email
Transcriptional control in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative stress.
Mawhinney, Thomas P. – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Phillips, Charlotte L. – email
Collagen in inherited and acquired diseases of bone and kidney; matrix metalloproteinases; medical genetics.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Sharma, Krishna K. (Ophthalmology) – email
Structure-function of crystallins, role of ocular proteases and molecular basis for cataract development.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
return to top
Plant Sciences
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
McClure, Bruce A. – email
Cell-cell interactions in pollen recognition and rejection.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Proteomics, Genomics, and Combinatorial Chemistry
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Emerich, David W. – email
Enzymology, physiology and genomics of biological nitrogen fixation and related metabolic activities.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Stacey, Gary (Plant Pathology) – email
Functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant development.
Thelen, Jay J. – email
Proteomics and phosphoproteomics of seed development in oil seeds.
Wall, Judy D. – email
Environmental microbiology; bioremediation of toxic metal; genetics and biochemistry of sulfate-reducing bacteria.
return to top
Receptors & Signaling
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Folk, William R. – email
Gene expression and DNA replication of DNA tumor viruses; plant biotechnology and medical use.
Guilfoyle, Thomas – email
Transcriptional control by auxins in plants; plant RNA polymerases.
Hannink, Mark – email
The BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor family in development, oncogenesis and neurodegeneration.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Lubahn, Dennis B. – email
Biochemical genetics and epigenetics of estrogens and related receptors.
Miernyk, Jan A. (USDA) – email
Protein targeting and folding in plants, organelle biogenesis, posttranslational modifications.
Peck, Scott C. – email
Proteomics of protein phosphorylation and protein kinases; signaling and secretion during host-pathogen interactions.
Petris, Michael J. – email
The regulation of metal nutrition and impacts on common human diseases.
Roberts, R. Michael (Animal Science) – email
Reproductive biology: signaling between conceptus and uterus; stem cells.
Sun, Grace Y. – email
Neurodegenerative diseases, Signal transduction, phospholipases A2, oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant botanical compounds
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tsika, Richard – email
Transcriptional regulation in striated muscle during development, activity, and stress; transgenic mouse models.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Weisman, Gary A. – email
Nucleotide receptors and signaling in inflammation, cardiovascular and autoimmune exocrine disease.
Zhang, Shuqun – email
MAP kinases and signaling in plant defense responses.
return to top
Structural and Chemical Biology
Beamer, Lesa J. – email
Structural biology: X-ray crystallography of medically important proteins.
Burke, Donald H. (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.
Chen, Shi-jie (Physics) – email
Predicting RNA structures and structural changes; Computational studies of RNA thermal stability and folding kinetics.
Deutscher, Susan L. – email
Combinatorial biology applied to cancer detection and therapy.
Gates, Kent (Chemistry) – email
Mechanisms of DNA damage by synthetic and naturally occurring antitumor agents, toxins, and mutagens.
Hazelbauer, Gerald – email
Transmembrane receptors and sensory transduction in bacterial chemotaxis.
Henzl, Michael – email
Biophysical characterization of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins; protein-ligand interactions.
Mawhinney, Thomas P. – email
Carbohydrates in cancer and bacterial infection; cancer prevention and treatment; host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis; analytical methodologies.
Peculis, Brenda A. – email
RNA processing, RNA stability, RNA turnover, RNA decapping enzymes, snoRNPs required for ribosome biogenesis.
Quinn, Thomas P. – email
Cancer diagnostics, radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; cell and molecular imaging.
Randall, Linda
Molecular chaperones in protein export; analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Schmidt, Frank J. – email
Combinatorial chemistry of RNA and antimicrobial peptides; the prebiotic RNA world.
Tang, Chun – email
Spatial and temporal characterization of macromolecular dynamics involved in protein complexes and signaling pathways
Tanner, John J. (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.
Tipton, Peter A. – email
Mechanistic enzymology applied to agriculturally and medically important enzymes.
Van Doren, Steven R. – email
Structural biology: NMR investigations of protein structure, dynamics and protein-protein interactions, particularly proteins important in inflammatory diseases.
Zou, Xiaoqin – email
Protein-ligand interactions, computer-aided drug design and modeling of quantitative structure-function relationships of membrane proteins.
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Affiliated with the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the School of Medicine