Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty
Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind cellular processes provides insight into many aspects of modern biology, from embryonic development to human disease.
Work in the Biology department uses both plant and animal model systems to explore such diverse cellular events as chromosome movement, cell cycle regulation, control of gene expression, cell to cell signaling, coordination of cell movements and growth during development, and pathogen resistance.
- Daniele Armaleo, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Developmental and molecular biology of symbiosis in lichens - Ryan Baugh, Assistant Professor
Developmental genetics and genomics - Amy Bejsovec, Associate Professor
Genetic control of cell fate specification in Drosophila - Philip N Benfey, Paul Kramer Professor and Director, Center for Systems Biology
Plant Developmental Genetics and Genomics - John E Boynton, Professor Emeritus
- Nicolas Buchler, Assistant Professor of Physics and Biology
Molecular mechanisms and the evolution of switches and oscillators in gene networks; systems biology; comparative genomics - Meng Chen, Assistant Professor
Light signaling, nuclear organization and dynamics, chloroplast development - Xinnian Dong, Professor
Plant-Microbe interactions - Ron Grunwald, Lecturer
Membrane biochemistry - Steve Haase, Associate Professor
Control of cell cycle, DNA replication, and centrosome duplication in budding yeast - Alison Hill, Lecturer
- Daniel P Kiehart, Professor and Chair
Biophysical approaches to cellular, molecular and developmental biology - David R McClay, Professor
Developmental Biology - R Bruce Nicklas, Arthur S. Pearse Professor Emeritus of Biology
Mitosis and evolution - Zhen-Ming Pei, Associate Professor
Plant Sensory Signal Transduction - Amy K Schmid, Assistant Professor
Systems biology of archaea: understanding regulatory network responses to environmental extremes - David R. Sherwood, Associate Professor
Understanding morphogenetic mechanisms in development: modeling invasive cellular behavior - Nina T Sherwood, Assistant Research Professor and IGSP Scholar
Functions of spastin and other microtubule severing proteins in the nervous system; Drosophila models of human disease - James N. Siedow, Professor and Vice Provost for Research
Function and regulation of plant respiratory pathways - Tai-ping Sun, Professor
Mechanisms of phytohormone controlled growth and development - Pelin Cayirlioglu Volkan, Assistant Professor
Genetic Regulation of Olfactory Circuit Assembly and Remodeling in Drosophila
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