Department Leadership
Name | Title |
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Dr. Amander Clark | MCDB Department Chair |
Dr. Jeff Long | MCDB Department Vice Chair for Education Cell and Developmental Biology Home Area Director |
Dr. Dan Cohn | MCDB Vice Chair for Promotions |
Professors
Name | Research Interest |
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John Adams | Biology of nucleic acid binding proteins |
Utpal Banerjee | Molecular genetics of metabolism and development |
Siobhan Braybrook | Mechanobiology of development |
Jau-Nian Chen | Development of Vertebrate Cardiovascular System |
Amander Clark | Molecular Regulation of Stem Cell and Germline Biology |
Daniel Cohn | Development of the skeleton and human skeletal disorders. |
Hilary Coller | Molecular basis of cellular quiescence |
Arjun Deb | Cardiac repair and regeneration, wound healing, progenitors, fibroblasts |
Bob Goldberg | Using Genomics to Understand Seed Development |
Andrew Goldstein | Cancer biology, stem/progenitor cells and metabolism |
Volker Hartenstein | Neuronal development in Drosophila |
Ann Hirsch | Molecular Analysis of Plant-Microbe Interactions; Development of DNA-based Methods to Authenticate Botanicals |
Steve Jacobsen | Genetic and molecular studies of DNA and histone methylation and their role in the control of gene expression. |
Tracy Johnson | Mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing and processing; the role of chromatin modification in gene expression |
Leanne Jones | Regulation of stem cell behavior during development and in response to aging and changes in metabolism |
Frank Laski | Genetic Analysis of Drosophila Development |
Chentao Lin | Photoreceptors and Plant Development |
Jeffrey Long | Transcription factor networks and chromatin modifications involved in plant embryonic patterning and stem cell formation |
William Lowry | Elucidating the mechanisms of cell fate determination |
Karen Lyons | Growth Factor Signaling in Mammalian Development and Disease |
Hanna Mikkola | Molecular Basis of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development |
Austin Nakano | Heart development, stem cell biology |
Luke Nikolov | Genetic, Developmental, and Evolutionary Basis of Nectary Formation |
Matteo Pellegrini | Computational methods to interpret genomic data |
Alvaro Sagasti | Sensory axon and skin development in zebrafish |
Pavak Shah | We seek to understand the mechanisms that shape neuronal circuit function during embryonic development. |
Jesse Zamudio | Noncoding RNA in disease and development |
Active Emeriti
Name | Research Interest |
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John Fessler | Drosophila molecular development, matrix structure |
James Lake | Genomics and bioinformatics, including the evolution and origin of genomes |
Shuo Lin | Hematopoiesis, Vasculogenesis, Modeling Human Diseases using Zebrafish and and Functional Genomics |
John Merriam | Genetic Analysis in Drosophila |
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturers and Academic Coordinators
Name | Research Interest |
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Katie Gallagher | Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
Mitra Hooshmand | Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
Luisa Iruela-Arispe | Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis |
Peiyun Lee | Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
Jeffrey Maloy | Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
Nat Prunet | Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of the MCDB/BSCRC Microscopy Core Facility |
Diana Rigueur | Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
Biomedical Research Adjunct Faculty, Lecturers and Academic Coordinators
Name | Research Interest |
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Ira Clark | Associate Director for the Minor in Biomedical Research |
Amy Fluitt | Lecturer for Minor in Biomedical Research |
Carrie Spratford | Lecturer for Minor in Biomedical Research. |
Kirsten Turlo | Lecturer for Minor in Biomedical Research |
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