Dr. Esther Chen, Biology
Molecular biology of microbe-host interactions; Bacterial genes and signals involved in forming a symbiosis with plants
Dr. Amybeth Cohen, Biology
Regulation of photosynthetic gene expression in plants; use of Chlamydomonas as a bioreactor for the production of eukaryotic proteins.
Spiros H. Courellis, Computer Science
Distributed Computing, embedded computing, sensor networks, and distributed secure medical devices. Neural Computation and Memory, biosensors, and biologically inspired information fusion. Computational methods, infrastructure, and application frameworks applied in Biotechnology.
Dr. Math P. Cuajungco, Biology
Analysis of protein and lipid interactomes of TRP ion channels; Roles of metal transporters and ion channels in the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders; Drug discovery for metal transporters and ion channels.
Dr. Peter De Lijser, Chemistry
Mechanistic studies on the reactive intermediates expected to be involved in enzymatic redox processes.
Dr. Kathryn Dickson, Biology
Evolution and development of the endothermy in fishes; Swimming performance in fishes; Comparative physiology and biochemistry.
Dr. Paula Hudson, Chemistry
Examination of chemical and physical processes of atmospherically relevant surfaces and aerosols related to climate change.
Dr. Christopher Hyland, Chemistry
Development of of novel metal-catalyzed processes for asymmetric synthesis and preparation of biologically active motifs.
Dr. Mortaza Jamshidian, Mathematics
Computational statistics; Data analysis; Regression; Analysis of incomplete data; Biostatistics; Computational psychometrics; Survey sampling.
Dr. Hope Johnson, Biological Science
Physiology and biochemistry of microbial manganese oxidation. Microbial interactions with metals and metal cycling.
Dr. Katherine Kantardjieff, Chemistry
Molecular structure determination and analysis using x-ray diffraction and spectroscopic methods, computing methods, and molecular graphics.
Dr. Robert Koch, Biology
Cell adhesion, cell signaling, cytoskeletal reorganization, and ultrastructure of ascidian gametes during fertilization.
Dr. Maria Linder, Chemistry
Structure, function, regulation and gene expression of protein associated with transport and storage of iron and copper in mammals; Biochemistry of inflammation in relation to copper and iron metabolism.
Dr. Christopher Meyer, Chemistry
Structure/Function studies ADP Glucose pyrophosphorylase, the rate-limiting enzyme of the glycogen and starch biosynthetic pathways in and plants; elucidation of the various catalytic and allosteric sites; Regulation of carbon metabolism in bacteria and plants.
Dr. Eriko Miyahara, Psychology
Human visual perception and color vision. Recent topics include color from motion, optical illusions, and color vision screening test.
Alison Miyamoto, Biological Science
Molecular mechanisms of Notch receptor signaling by typical and atypical ligands; developmental and cell biology of elastic fiber proteins.
Nikolas Nikolaidis, Biological Science
Evolution and functional differentiation of proteins involved in stress and immune responses.
Dr. Nilay Patel, Biology
Regulation of apolipoprotein-E gene expression, and its role in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Dr. Jessie Peissig, Psychology
Visual recognition of objects and faces, using both applied and evolutionary perspectives.
Dr. Nancy Segal, Psychology
Twin studies of behavioral development; evolutionary psychological approached to behavior.
Angel R. Pineda, Mathematics
Statistical Estimation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography.
Madeline Rasche, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biosynthetic pathway of methanopterin, a folate analog required for the specialized one-carbon metabolism of methane-producing microorganisms. Genetics, genomics, and biochemical approaches are used to identify the genes involved in methanopterin biosynthesis.
Melanie Sacco, Biological Science
Molecular biology of plant-pathogen interactions; protein-protein interactions and signaling in disease resistance.
Dr. Chandra Srinivasan, Chemistry
Transition metal metabolism in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans; use of spectroscopy for reactive oxygen species (ROS); oxidative stress and aging.
Dr. Fu-Ming Tao, Chemistry
Computational investigation of the molecular structures and reactions of several biologically interesting species.
Dr. Marcelo Tolmasky, Biology
Molecular genetics and mechanism that contribute to the virulence of pathogenic bacteria.
Dr. Jennifer Trevitt, Psychology
The anatomy and pharmacology of the basal ganglia, particularly as it relates to Parkinson's disease and motor function. The relationship between dopamine and adenosine and their combined effects on motor function.
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