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
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
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
Elçin Ünal Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology gametogenesis, biology of aging, gene regulation, genetics, genomics and development
Meng C. Lin School of Optometry contact lenses, vision, clinical trials (phase I - Phase IV), clinical trial designs, tear film, biomedical devices, ocular surface
David V. Schaffer Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, neuroscience, stem cell biology, gene therapy
Alexandre Bayen Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) control, optimization, machine learning, applications: transportation; mobile sensing; connected health
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
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
Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Britt Glaunsinger Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology virology, gene expression, herpesvirus
Xavier Darzacq Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology transcription regulation during cellular differentiation, gene expression control mechanism, biophysical rules of nuclear organization
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
Gary Karpen Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
Eva Nogales Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology cryo-EM, biochemistry, complex biological assemblies, structure and regulation of the cytoskeleton, microtubule dynamics, human transcriptional initiation machinery, epigenetics, gene silencing, biophysics
Michael Botchan Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology eukaryotic gene expression, drosophila chromosomes, papilloma viral DNA, chromosomal dynamics
John (Jack) Colford School of Public Health public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, clinical trial designs
Megan Martik Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology neural crest gene regulatory network, vertebrate embryonic development, regeneration of tissue
Robert W. Levenson Dept of Psychology aging, gender, culture, brain, psychology, emotion, psychophysiology, marriage, clinical science, interpersonal interactions, dementia, relationships, neurodegenerative disease
Fred Wilt Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology molecular embryology, cell biology, regulation of gene expression, sea urchin embryos, blastomeres, endoskeletal spicule of the larva, glycoproteins, immunoelectron microscopy, fluorescent labeling