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man with light colored hair smiling at camera in outdoor setting; Douglas Koshland Douglas Koshland
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
higher order chromosome structure, genome integrity, sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, desiccation tolerance, microbial genetics
Gary Karpen Gary Karpen
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
Gloria Brar Gloria Brar
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
meiosis, translation, sORFs, stress responses
Dirk Hockemeyer Dirk Hockemeyer
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
developmental biology, cell biology
Abby Dernburg 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
Lin He Lin He
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
comparative genomics, developmental biology, cell biology, cancer biology
Nunez James Nuñez
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
genetics, epigenetics, CRISPR-based genome and epigenome editing
Headshot of Noah Whiteman holding two postcards with illustrations from his book Most Delicious Poison. Noah Whiteman
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
adaptation, evolutionary biology, genomics, genetics, toxicology, insect biology, plant biology, microbiology, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Patrick Hsu in the lab Patrick Hsu
Dept of Bioengineering
generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Xavier Darzacq Xavier Darzacq
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
transcription regulation during cellular differentiation, gene expression control mechanism, biophysical rules of nuclear organization
Doris Bachtrog Doris Bachtrog
Dept of Integrative Biology
evolution of sex and recombination, Y degeneration, dosage compensation, sexually antagonistic variation
Michael Nachman Michael Nachman
Dept of Integrative Biology
population genetics, evolution, genomics, mammalian evolution
headshot of Moi Exposito-Alonso Moi Exposito-Alonso
Dept of Integrative Biology
evolution, molecular genetics, genomics, plant biology, ecology, species adaptation or extinction, climate change
Headshot Rasmus Nielsen
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Statistics
evolution, molecular evolution, population genetics, human variation, human genetics, phylogenetics, applied statistics, genetics, evolutionary processes, evolutionary biology
Rebecca Tarvin in the field holding a snake Rebecca Tarvin
Dept of Integrative Biology
natural history, molecular genomics, phylogenetics, amphibians, chemical ecology, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary biology, adaptation, evolution, molecular evolution, physiology, molecular phylogenetics, educational equity, biodiversity, diversity of team members, equity and inclusion in academia, decolonization, collaboration, reptiles, Drosophila, genomes, evolution of novelty, conservation, nudibranchs
Rauri Bowie Rauri C.K. Bowie
Dept of Integrative Biology
ornithology, Africa, evolutionary biology
Chris Martin with water in background Christopher Martin
Dept of Integrative Biology
evolutionary biology, speciation, genomics, adaptation, craniofacial development
person with dark glasses standing with water in background Peter Sudmant
Dept of Integrative Biology
genomics, genetics, computational biology, structural variation, RNA, diversity, aging, population genetics
Kevin Shokat Kevan Shokat
Dept of Chemistry
chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, diabetes, protein phosphorylation, fundamental signal transduction pathways in cells and whole organisms, kinase, drug development, asthma, multiple forms of cancer, neurological disorders, drug addiction
Professor Blackman in the field with sunflowers Benjamin Blackman
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
evolution, adaptation, domestication, phenotypic plasticity, flowering time, evo-devo, genomics, plant biology
Robert Tjian Jacket Robert Tjian
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging, disease mechanisms and translational drug therapy strategies including targeting, transcription factor activities with small molecule Glues via induced proximity and LockTac modalities
headshot of Becky Bart standing in green surroundings Rebecca Bart
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
agricultural sustainability, plant–microbe interactions, plant immunity, crop disease resistance
Dr. Ünal in the lab Elçin Ünal
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gametogenesis, biology of aging, gene regulation, genetics, genomics and development
Mary Wildermuth Mary Wildermuth
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
plant-pathogen interactions
Ziyang Zhang Ziyang Zhang
Dept of Chemistry
synthetic chemistry, chemical biology, peptides, proteins, drug discovery, cellular signal transduction, cancer, autoimmune diseases
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