Kathleen Collins Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology retrotransposon, reverse transcriptase, genome engineering, RNA sequencing
Sung-Hou Kim Dept of Chemistry computational genomics, Genomic susceptibility of common diseases, Genomic Tree of Life, Demography of human genome diversity
Abby Dernburg Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology chromosome structure and function, higher order chromosome structure, cell cycle controls, chromosome remodeling and reorganization during meiosis, spatial pattern formation in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, genome mapping, eukaryotic genomes, whole-genome analysis
Michael B. Eisen Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology genomics, genome sequencing, bioinformatics, animal development
James Nuñez Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology genetics, epigenetics, CRISPR-based genome and epigenome editing
Ksenia Krasileva Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology genome evolution, innate immunity, plant health, fungi
David V. Schaffer Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, neuroscience, stem cell biology, gene therapy
Jasper Rine Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology biology, cell biology, DNA replication, gene regulation, saccharomyces cerevisiae, genetic analysis, genome, cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, modification of proteins, prenylated proteins
Jonathan D. Bray Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering earthquake engineering, geotechnical engineering, physical and numerical modeling, environmental geotechnics
Douglas Clark Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, cell culture, biocatalyst engineering, microsystems, extremozymes, genomics of extremophiles, metabolic flux analysis, enzyme technology, bioactive materials
Alexis T. Bell Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, heterogeneous catalysts, spectroscopic techniques, chemical reaction engineering
Ziqi Wang Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering structural engineering, mechanics and materials, structural reliability, earthquake engineering, uncertainty quantification
Jack P. Moehle Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering earthquake engineering, structural engineering, reinforced concrete, performance-based earthquake engineering, high-rise buildings, lifeline systems, rehabilitation (retrofitting), laboratory testing
Jay D. Keasling Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, environmentally friendly synthesis, biodegradable and recyclable polymers, production of biofuels and bioproducts, natural products
Nicholas Sitar Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering geotechnical earthquake engineering, wireless sensors, seismic slope stability, seismic earth pressure, rock erosion, groundwater remediation, numerical modeling of solid-fluid interaction, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering
Dimitrios Zekkos Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering geotechnical engineering, landslides, drones, satellites, earthquakes, natural hazards, infrastructure resilience, informatics, geoenvironmental engineering, landfills
Krishna K. Niyogi Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration
Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
David Weisblat Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology leech embryo, evolution & development, cell fate determination, lineage tracing, specification of neuronal phenotypes, genome evolution
Dimitrios Konstantinidis Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, nonstructural components, seismic isolation, passive control, engineering mechanics
David Savage Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology biochemistry, metabolism, photosynthetic systems, Systems and Synthetic Biology, protein engineering
Jeffrey Bokor Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) nanoscience, electrical engineering, nanoelectronics