James Nuñez Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology genetics, epigenetics, CRISPR-based genome and epigenome editing
Krishna K. Niyogi Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration
Jennifer A. Doudna Dept of Chemistry Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology RNA machines, hepatitis C virus, RNA interference, ribosomes, x-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
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
Alexandre Bayen Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) control, optimization, machine learning, applications: transportation; mobile sensing; connected health
Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Meng C. Lin School of Optometry contact lenses, vision, clinical trials (phase I - Phase IV), clinical trial designs, tear film, biomedical devices, ocular surface
Britt Glaunsinger Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology virology, gene expression, herpesvirus
David V. Schaffer Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, neuroscience, stem cell biology, gene therapy
Elçin Ünal Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology gametogenesis, biology of aging, gene regulation, genetics, genomics and development
Guanghan Meng Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) School of Optometry biomedical optics, clinical science, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience
Tony M. Keaveny Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Mechanical Engineering biomechanics of bone, orthopaedic biomechanics, design of artificial joints, osteoporosis, finite element modeling, clinical biomechanics
David Moore Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology nuclear receptor molecular biology, gene regulation
Kristin Persson Dept of Materials Science and Engineering Lithium-ion Batteries, multivalent batteries, organic electrolytes, polar materials, datamining of materials properties for energy applications
John (Jack) Colford School of Public Health public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, clinical trial designs
Cesunica Ivey Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering atmospheric modeling, exposure monitoring, environmental justice applications, community resilience, climate adaptation and disaster resilience
Barbara Meyer Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology cell fate determination, chromosome architecture, developmental biology, gene expression, genetic determination of sex, regulatory genes, chromosome dynamics, X-chromosome
Xavier Darzacq Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology transcription regulation during cellular differentiation, gene expression control mechanism, biophysical rules of nuclear organization
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
Kevin Weiner Dept of Neuroscience Dept of Psychology visual perception, face processing, comparative neuroanatomy, development, translational applications for patient populations
Christine Wildsoet School of Optometry optometry, vision science, myopia, refractive errors, accommodation, aberrations, eye growth, ocular therapeutics, optical myopia control, pharmacological myopia control, ocular tissue engineering, ocular stem cells, basic and clinical research with social implications
Michael Botchan Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology eukaryotic gene expression, drosophila chromosomes, papilloma viral DNA, chromosomal dynamics
Fyodor Urnov
