Faculty
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Agaisse, Hervé
Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Ai, Huiwang
Molecular Biosensors; Spatiotemporal Regulation of Biological Signaling; Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Barrett, Paula Q.
Regulation of low-voltage activated T-type Ca2+ channel activity by kinases and heterotrimeric G-proteins and their roles in physiological responses.
Professor and Joseph and Frances Larner Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Bushweller, John H.
Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer
Commonwealth Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Casanova, James E.
Role of Arf family GTPases in vesicular transport and cytoskeleton assembly.
Cell Biology of bacterial pathogenesis.
The innate immune response to bacterial infection.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Castle, J. David
Intracellular cholesterol and the regulation of insulin secretion and membrane trafficking.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology
DeSimone, Douglas W.
Cell Adhesion and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Morphogenesis
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Ebrahim, Seham
Cytoskeletal architecture, dynamics and roles in cellular physiology and disease; High-resolution live cell and tissue imaging
Harrison Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Hirschi, Karen Kemper
Understanding Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Leading to Blood Vessel Formation
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Isakson, Brant
Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Kasson, Peter M.
Physical mechanisms of infectious disease; influenza infection; membrane fusion; antibiotic resistance; molecular dynamics simulation; machine learning.
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Perez-Reyes, Edward
Exploring epilepsy circuits then preventing seizures using gene therapies. Developing drug-inducible genetic switches for insulin replacement gene therapies.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Pornillos, Owen
Structure and assembly of HIV, virus/host interactions, structural biology of the innate immune system
Harrison Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Saucerman, Jeffrey J.
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Sonkusare, Swapnil
Identify the calcium signaling abnormalities that lead to vascular dysfunction and blood pressure elevation in cardiovascular disorders
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Somlyo, Avril V.
Novel signal transduction pathways in smooth muscles that regulate contractility and impact diseases of the vasculature, airway and gastrointestinal tract.
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Stukenberg, P. Todd
Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in Mitosis and generation of Chromosomal Instability in tumors
Andrew P. Somlyo Professor, Center Director, and Chair of Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Tamm, Lukas K.
Biomembrane Structure and Function; Cell Entry of Enveloped Viruses; Neurosecretion by Exocytosis; Structure of Bacterial Pathogen Membrane Proteins; Lipid-Protein Interactions
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Zimmer, Jochen
Transport of biopolymers across biological membranes with a particular interest in polysaccharide and protein translocation.
