Faculty Research Interests
David Amberg, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Regulation of actin dynamics and analysis of genomic influences on actin function.
Edward Berry, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Biological energy transduction by membrane protein complexes, with emphasis on oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
Peter Calvert, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Molecular mechanisms of protein transport and localization in retinal neurons; mechanisms of retinal degenerative diseases
Xin Jie Chen, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Mitochondrial biogenesis and inheritance, aging and aging-related degenerative diseases.
Michael Cosgrove, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Epigenetic regulation of chromatin, Mixed Lineage Leukemia, structural biology, enzymology.
Richard Cross, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
Bioenergetics, enzymology, structural biology, membrane protein function
Thomas Duncan, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Bioenergetics, enzymology, structural biology, membrane protein function.
Wenyi Feng, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Chromosomal DNA replication origins (location, timing and regulation), replication fork integrity and checkpoint regulation, genomic instability and chromosome fragility in both the yeast and human genome
Steven Goodman, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Proteomic assessment of sickle cell severity.
Steven Hanes, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Gene expression in development and disease, RNA pol II regulation, homeobox genes, prolyl isomerases
Patricia Kane, PhD
Professor and Chair
Professor and Chair
Research Interests
Vacuolar H+ATPases (structure, function, assembly and regulation), cellular pH homeostasis, cellular stress responses, protein sorting, genomics, yeast as a model system
Barry Knox, PhD
Professor and Chair
Professor and Chair
Research Interests
Visual transduction, Gene Expression, Membrane proteins
Stewart Loh, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Protein engineering, design, and folding
Andras Perl, MD, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Genes and Viruses Predisposing to Autoimmunity, Genetics, Apoptosis, Endogenous Retroviruses, Transaldolase
Francesca Pignoni, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Neurogenesis; Retinal Progenitor Cells Specification and Proliferation; Genetic Control of Stem Cell Identity and Maintenance; Disease Genes Analysis in Drosophila
Bibhuti Singh, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Molecular mechanisms of glycoconjugate in host-parasite interaction, roles of galectins in modulating genital mucosal cells immunity and host receptors for parasite glycoconjugates
Andrea Viczian, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Mammalian retinal stem cells formation; molecular mechanism of retinal cell fate decisions; using cell replacement therapy to heal the blinded eye.
Robert West, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Regulation of Gene Expression; Genomics & Proteomics; Personalized Medicine
Stephan Wilkens, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Structure and Mechanism of Membrane Bound Transport Proteins
Michael Zuber, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor