Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program: Primary Faculty

Name / Title
Area of Research
Regina Armstrong, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of glial cell development and regeneration
Christopher Broder, Ph.D.
Professor
Enveloped viruses entry and tropism
Teodor Brumeanu, M.D.
Associate Professor
Thymic and extrathymic development in autoimmune diabetes
Rolf Bunger, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Experimental molecular and cellular cardiology and cardiovascular pathophysiology
Thomas Conrads, Ph.D.
 
 
Rachel Cox, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Regulation of mitochondrial function and dynamics
Mary Lou Cutler, Ph.D.
Professor & MCB Director
Suppressors of the ras pathway in differentiation, apoptosis, and neoplasia
Clifton Dalgard, Ph.D.
 
 
Michael Daly, Ph.D.
Professor
Functional genomics and DNA repair of Deinococcus radiodurans and its engineering for cleanup of radioactive wastes | Vaccine development | Antioxidant discovery
Thomas Darling, MD, PhD.
Professor
Skin tumorigenesis and skin regeneration
Stephen Davies, BVSc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Regina Day, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cell biology and signal transduction of tissue repair
Saibal Dey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Human multidrug transporter: Mode of action and functional regulation
Martin Doughty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
 
Yang Du, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms of leukemia development
Teresa Dunn, Ph.D.
Professor
Sphingolipid synthesis and function
Gabriela Dveksler, Ph.D.
Professor
Functions of pregnancy specific glycoproteins
Ying-Hong Feng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Structure and function of G-protein-coupled receptors
Thomas Flagg, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cellular metabolism (or alterations in cellular metabolism) in regulating cardiac electrical and contractile function
Zygmunt Galdzicki, Ph.D.
Professor
Epigenetic mechanisms of stress, acquired and genetic brain injuries
ChouZen Giam, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular biology of human retroviruses
David Grahame, Ph.D.
Professor
Metalloenzyme structure and function in Archaea
Philip Grimley, M.D.
Professor
Cancer growth inhibition and apoptosis
Jeffrey M. Harmon, Ph.D.
Professor
Regulation of sphingolipid biosynthesis
David Horowitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry of pre-mRNA splicing
Ann Jerse, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular biology and pathogenesis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Sharon Juliano, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanisms of development and plasticity in the cerebral cortex
Johnan Kaleeba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Tumor markers and molecular signatures of viral oncogenesis
John Kalinich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal contamination and metal toxicity program; AFRRI
Juliann G. Kiang, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular mechanisms of radiation combined injury and its countermeasures
Joseph John Mattapallil, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of HIV pathogenesis, and vaccine development
Radha Maheshwari, Ph.D.
Professor
Defective transport of HSV-1 glycoprotein in interferon-treated cells: Role of intercellular pH<
Anthony Maurelli, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular genetics analysis of the pathogenic mechanism of Shigella and Chlamydia
Ernest L. Maynard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Protein folding, molecular recognition
Joseph McCabe, Ph.D.
Professor
Laboratory for the Study of Brain Injury
D. Scott Merrell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Investigation of the host-pathogen interface using Helicobacter pylori
Eleanor S. Metcalf, Ph.D.
Professor
Host-parasite interactions in Salmonella infections
Alexandra Miller, PhD
Assistant Professor
 
Edward Mitre, M.D.
Associate Professor
Role of IgE in the immune response to filariasis
Alison O'Brien, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis
Galina Petukhova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
DNA repair and recombination
Harvey Pollard, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular biology of secretory processes
Gerald Quinnan, M.D.
Professor
Neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Molecular and genetic mechanisms of inherited muscle disorders in human
Brian C. Schaefer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biology of T cell activation; regulation of activation of the NF-kappaB transcription factor
Frank Shewmaker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanistic and structural studies of prions and protein amyloid
Vijay Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Molecular and cellular mechanism of radiation injury and protection
Clifford Snapper, M.D.
Professor
Regulation of the humoral immune response to extracellular bacteria
Andrew Snow, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Antigen receptor signaling & lymphocyte homeostasis
Shiva Srivastava, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular genetics of prostate cancer
Tharun Sundaresan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanisms of mRNA decay
Viqar Syed, Ph.D.
 
 
Aviva Symes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mechanism of cytokine action in the nervous system
Charles S. Via, M.D.
Professor
In vivo T-cell function in murine lupus and graft-vs-host disease
Robert Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Vibrational spectroscopy of peptides and proteins
T. John Wu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular neuroendocrinology and behavior
Xin Xiang, Ph.D.
Professor
In vivo regulation of cytoplasmic dynein