Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

Faculty

Name	Title
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

Name

Title

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

Name	Research Interest
John Adams	Biology of nucleic acid binding proteins
Amjad Askary	Lineage and cell fate specification in the mammalian retina
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
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
Karen Sears	Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals
Pavak Shah	We seek to understand the mechanisms that shape neuronal circuit function during embryonic development.
Jesse Zamudio	Noncoding RNA in disease and development

Name

Research Interest

John Adams

Biology of nucleic acid binding proteins

Amjad Askary

Lineage and cell fate specification in the mammalian retina

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

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

Karen Sears

Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals

Pavak Shah

We seek to understand the mechanisms that shape neuronal circuit function during embryonic development.

Jesse Zamudio

Noncoding RNA in disease and development

Name	Research Interest
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

Name

Research Interest

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

Name	Research Interest
Tina Austin	Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Katie Gallagher	Lecturer for Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Luisa Iruela-Arispe	Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis
Leanne Jones	Regulation of stem cell behavior during development and in response to aging and changes in metabolism
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
Michael Weinstein

Name

Research Interest

Tina Austin