| Name |
Research Short Description |
Email |
Phone |
| Bagchi, Anindya |
Role of chromatin in human disease, namely cancer; investigate the effect of genetic copy number variation, namely deletion and amplification, in tumorigenesis and schizophrenia. |
bagch005@umn.edu |
612-625-7598 |
| Bardwell, Vivian |
Transcriptional regulation in cancer and development
|
bardw001@umn.edu |
612-626-7028 |
| Berman, Judith |
Genome stability, drug resistance, morphogenesis and systems biology of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans
|
berma003@umn.edu |
612-625-1971 |
| Berry, Susan |
Growth hormone responsive gene expression
|
berry002@umn.edu |
612-624-5965 |
| Blazar, Bruce |
Developmental mechanisms, neuroscience, and regulation of gene expression
|
blaza001@umn.edu |
612-626-2734 |
| Brambl, Robert |
Function of chaperone proteins and regulation of gene expression.
|
brambl@umn.edu |
612-625-7080 |
| Brooker, Robert |
Structure and function of membrane-bound transport proteins
|
brook005@umn.edu |
612-624-3053 |
| Chen, Lihsia |
Cell adhesion, signal transduction, cytoskeleton, and C. elegans.
|
chenx260@umn.edu |
612-625-1299 |
| Clarke, Duncan |
Yeast and Human Cell Cycle Control
|
clark140@umn.edu |
612-624-3442 |
| Conklin, Kathleen |
Oncogenesis and retroviruses
|
conkl001@umn.edu |
612-626-0445 |
| Conner, Sean |
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis; mammalian intracellular membrane trafficking.
|
sdconner@umn.edu |
612-625-3707 |
| Davis, Dana |
C. albicans genetics and pathogenesis
|
dadavis@umn.edu |
612-624-1912 |
| Farrar, Michael |
Signal transduction and lymphocyte development
|
farra005@umn.edu |
612-625-0401 |
| Gale, Cheryl |
Fungal morphogenesis, Yeast cell biology, pathogenesis mechanisms
|
galex012@umn.edu |
612-624-1982 |
| Gammill, Laura |
Cytoskelton and Cell Motility, developmental mechanisms, neuroscience, and regulation of gene expression
|
gammi001@umn.edu |
612-625-6158 |
| Goldstein, Stuart |
Mechanisms of flagellar and ciliary motility and spirochete motility, using light and electron microscopy for the analysis of theoretical models
|
golds004@umn.edu |
612-624-5399 |
| Gray, William |
Molecular basis of auxin-regulated growth and development; ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis
|
grayx051@umn.edu |
612-624-3042 |
| Greenstein, David |
Fundamental and fascinating developmental processes of meiosis and fertilization using C. elegans
|
green959@umn.edu |
612-624-3955 |
| Hackett, Perry |
Transposons, human gene therapy, vertebrate gene expression, mouse, zebrafish
|
hacke004@umn.edu |
612-624-6736 |
| Harris, Reuben |
The causes and consequences of programmed mutagenesis
|
rsh@umn.edu |
612-624-0457 |
| Hays, Thomas |
Cytosckelton and cell motility, developmental mechanisms
|
haysx001@umn.edu |
612-626-2949 |
| Hirsch, Betsy |
cytogenetic techniques to elucidate constitutional and acquired chromosome abnormalities
|
hirsc003@umn.edu |
612-273-4952 |
| Hogquist, Kristin |
Molecular mechanism of cell-fate determination in T cells
|
hogqu001@umn.edu |
612-625-1616 |
| Iwanij, Victoria |
Ligand-receptor interaction; Peptide hormone receptor characterization using affinity cross-linking approach
|
iwani001@umn.edu |
612-624-4942 |
| Kaufman, Dan |
Developmental mechanisms, cell-cell interactions, and regulation of gene expression
|
kaufm020@umn.edu |
612-624-0922 |
| Kawakami, Yasuhiko |
Understanding the molecular and genetic mechanisms of vertebrate limb development and apply the study to elucidate the mechanisms of congenital limb in human and limb regeneration |
kawak005@umn.edu |
612-626-9935 |
| Kikyo, Nobuaki |
Nuclear reprogramming in somatic cell nuclear cloning and stem cells
|
kikyo001@umn.edu |
612-624-0498 |
| Kirkpatrick, David |
The role of DNA repair and recombination in maintaining genome stability
|
dkirkpat@umn.edu |
612-624-9244 |
| Koepp, Deanna |
Cell cycle regulation, Ubiquitination and proteolysis, Genetic mechanisms of tumorigenesis
|
koepp015@umn.edu |
612-624-4201 |
| Koob, Michael |
Human genetics
|
koobx001@umn.edu |
612-626-4521 |
| Kuriyama, Ryoko |
Cell division and cell-cycle control in animal cells
|
kuriy001@umn.edu |
612-624-0471 |
| Kyba, Michael |
Stem Cell Biology: regulatory pathways, diseases and therapies Transcriptional control of mesoderm development
|
kyba@umn.edu |
612-626-5869 |
| Lanier, Lorene |
Axon guidance and growth cone motility
|
lanie002@umn.edu |
612-626-2399 |
| Largaespada, David |
Identification and understanding of genes involved in cancer development
|
larga002@umn.edu |
612-626-4979 |
| Lefebvre, Paul |
Flagellar protein assembly in Chlamydomonas
|
pete@umn.edu |
612-624-4706 |
| Letourneau, Paul |
understanding how nerve fibers grow and how the complex circuits of neuronal connections are formed during embryogenesis
|
letou001@umn.edu |
612-624-5999 |
| Linck, Richard |
Investigations of Ciliary and Flagellar Microtubules at Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Levels
|
linck001@umn.edu |
612-624-5179 |
| Livingston, Dennis |
Preservation of genetic information
|
livin001@umn.edu |
612-625-1484 |
| Mansky, Louis |
Cell and molecular biology of HIV and HTLV
|
mansky@umn.edu |
612-626-5525 |
| Marahrens, York |
Chromatin, Genome Instability, DNA Repair, Repetitive DNA Sequences, Bioinformatics
|
marah005@umn.edu |
612-625-6201 |
| Marks, M. David |
Molecular genetic control of cell fate in plants
|
marks004@umn.edu |
612-625-6737 |
| McCarthy, James |
The McCarthy laboratory focuses on the identifying important elements within the tumor microenvironment that facilitate tumor progression, metastasis and resistance to therapy
|
mccar001@umn.edu |
612-625-7454 |
| McIvor, R Scott |
Gene therapy for genetic disease and cancer using viral and non-viral vectors
|
mcivo001@umn.edu |
612-626-1497 |
| McLoon, Linda |
Craniofacial muscles in health and disease
|
mcloo001@umn.edu |
612-626-0777 |
| McLoon, Steven |
Stem cells for therapeutic retinal cell replacement and progenitor cell maturation in retinal development
|
mcloons@umn.edu |
612-624-9182 |
| Mescher, Matthew |
Requirements for activating T lymphocytes
|
mesch001@umn.edu |
612-626-2368 |
| Nakagawa, Yasushi |
Mammalian brain development, cell type specification and establishment of neuronal connectivity
|
nakagawa@umn.edu |
612-626-4916 |
| Nakato, Hiroshi |
Molecular and genetic analysis of Drosophila development
|
nakat003@umn.edu |
612-625-1727 |
| Neufeld, Thomas |
Developmental control of growth and cell proliferation in Drosophila
|
neufe003@umn.edu |
612-625-5158 |
| O'Connor, Michael |
Cell-cell interactions in growth, differentiation, and development
|
moconnor@umn.edu |
612-626-0642 |
| Odde, David |
mechanisms by which cells grow and divide
|
oddex002@umn.edu |
612-626-9980 |
| Olszewski, Neil |
Function of O-GlcNAc protein modification in growth and development, molecular genetics of plant DNA viruses
|
neil@umn.edu |
612-625-3129 |
| Orr, Harry |
We are studying the role ataxin, mutated in a human neurodegenerative disease, as a key regulator of gene expression in the brain.
|
orrxx002@umn.edu |
612-625-3647 |
| Perlingeiro, Rita |
Mechanisms controlling lineage decision and reprogramming, and application to regenerative medicine |
perli032@umn.edu |
612-625-4984 |
| Petryk, Anna |
Craniofacial Development, Bone Biology, Mammalian embryogensis, organogenesis, and brain development
|
petry005@umn.edu |
612-624-5409 |
| Porter, Mary |
Regulation of dynein-based motility
|
porte001@umn.edu |
612-626-1901 |
| Ranum, Laura |
Molecular genetics of neurodegenerative diseases
|
ranum001@umn.edu |
612-624-0901 |
| Rougvie, Ann |
New description: Developmental timing in C. elegans: from microRNAs to nutritional cues
|
rougv001@umn.edu |
612-624-4708 |
| Sanderfoot, Anton |
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of polarized vesicle trafficking in plants
|
sande099@umn.edu |
612-624-1747 |
| Schimmenti, Lisa |
Development of ocular birth defects, hearing loss and autism
|
las@umn.edu |
612-624-1966 |
| Schottel, Janet |
Desiccation stress, viable but non-culturable cells, biofilms, mRNA stability, plant-pathogen interactions
|
schot002@umn.edu |
612-624-6275 |
| Seelig, Burckhard |
Biocatalysis, Directed Evolution, Protein Enzymes
|
seeliq@umn.edu |
612-626-6281 |
| Shaw, Jocelyn |
C. elegans embryonic and neuronal development
|
shawx005@umn.edu |
612-625-1912 |
| Shima, Naoko |
Uses the laboratory mouse as a model to understand a causative link between chromosome instability and cancer
|
shima023@umn.edu |
612-626-7830 |
| Shimizu, Yoji |
Lymphocyte and tumor cell adhesion, migration and signal transduction
|
shimi002@umn.edu |
612-626-6849 |
| Silflow, Carolyn |
Centriole positioning in Chlamydomonas” and "Regulation of hydorgenase genes in Chlamydomonas
|
silfl001@umn.edu |
612-624-0729 |
| Simmons, Michael |
Transposable genetic elements in Drosophila
|
simmo004@umn.edu |
612-624-5354 |
| Simon, Jeffrey |
Animal development; control of gene expression; chromatin mechanisms
|
simon004@umn.edu |
612-626-5097 |
| Skubitz, Amy |
Discovery and validation of biomarkers for ovarian cancer
|
skubi002@umn.edu |
612-625-5920 |
| Slack, Jonathan |
Cell-Cell interactions, developmental mechanisms, and neuroscience
|
slack017@umn.edu |
612-625-0602 |
| Somia, Nikunj |
My laboratory is interested in understanding the lifecycle of retroviruses and use this information 1) to identify new drug targets for HIV, 2) to develop better vectors for gene therapy and 3) to use these vectors for gene discovery.
|
somia001@umn.edu |
612-625-6988 |
| Sobeck, Alexandra |
Cellular mechanisms of maintaining genomic stability; DNA damage response during chromosomal replication |
asobeck@umn.edu |
612-624-1343 |
| Sorenson, Robert |
Cell Biology of insulin secretion and cell division in islets of Langerhans
|
soren001@umn.edu |
612-624-6414 |
| Steer, Clifford |
Non-viral gene therapy using nanocapsules and the Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon; antiapoptosis of neurodegenerative disorders using ursodeoxycholic acid as a therapeutic drug; genomic methylation changes associated with transposition of SB; and induced by microRNAs
|
steer001@umn.edu |
612-625-8999 |
| Titus, Margaret |
Molecular genetic analysis of unconventional myosin function
|
titus004@umn.edu |
612-625-8498 |
| Towle, Howard |
Nutritional and hormonal regulation of hepatic gene expression
|
towle001@umn.edu |
612-625-3662 |
| Van Ness, Brian |
Cancer transgenic mouse models and pharmacogenomics
|
vanne001@umn.edu |
612-624-9944 |
| Veglia, Gianluigi |
Structure and dynamics of membrane embedded enzymes
|
vegli001@umn.edu |
612-625-0758 |
| Voytas, Daniel |
Plant genome engineering through homologous recombination; Retrotransposable elements and genome organization
|
voytas@umn.edu |
612-626-4509 |
| Whitley, Chester |
Gene therapy; human genetics; genetic diseases lentivirus vectors
|
whitley@umn.edu |
612-625-7975 |
| Wick, Susan |
The microtubule cytoskeleton in plant cell growth, and the role of specific tubulins in plant development
|
swick@umn.edu |
612-625-4718 |
| Wright, Robin |
Genetics, genomics, cell biology, and ecology of cold adaptation in yeast
|
wrightr@umn.edu |
612-625-1183 |
| Zarkower, David |
Molecular genetics of sexual differentiation, germ cell development, and testis cancer
|
zarko001@umn.edu |
612-625-9450 |
