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gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases

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

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

Douglas Koshland

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

higher order chromosome structure, genome integrity, sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, desiccation tolerance, microbial genetics

Mark Tanouye

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

genetics, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, mechanisms of nervous system structure and function, drosophila mutants

Matthew DeJong

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, infrastructure, soil/structure interaction, monitoring, heritage conservation, masonry structures

Eunyong Park

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

protein function, Structural Biology, biochemistry, membrane proteins

Rebecca W. Heald

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

cell division, Xenopus, mitotic spindle assembly and function, size control of intracellular structures

Michael A. Marletta

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

chemical biology, molecular biology, structure/function relationships in proteins, catalytic and biological properties of enzymes, cellular signaling, nitric oxide synthase, soluble guanylate cyclase, gas sensing, cellulose degradation, polysaccharide monooxygenases

Meng-meng Fu

Dept of Integrative Biology

glial function, cell biology

Michael Botchan

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

eukaryotic gene expression, drosophila chromosomes, papilloma viral DNA, chromosomal dynamics

Silvia Bunge

Dept of Psychology

cognition, human brain function, development

Mark D'Esposito

Dept of Psychology

cognitive neuroscience, psychology, working memory, frontal lobe function, functional MRI, neurology, brain imaging, dopamine

Rowland Taylor

School of Optometry

mammalian visual system, retinal function

Susan Marqusee

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

amino acids, determinants of protein structure and folding, biophysical, structural and computational techniques, translocation, protein synthesis

Eric Neuscamman

Dept of Chemistry

Electronic Structure Theory, Quantum Chemistry

Ehud Isacoff

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Neuroscience

Ion channel function, synaptic plasticity, neural excitability, synaptic transmission, the synapse

Kenneth A. Polse

School of Optometry

optometry, vision science, tear mixing, epithelial barrier function, contact lens extended wear

Evan R. Williams

Dept of Chemistry

spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing

Robert Tjian

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging

Martin P. Head-Gordon

Dept of Chemistry

theoretical chemistry, electronic structure calculations, development of novel theories and algorithms, quantum mechanics

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

Carole S. Hickman

Dept of Integrative Biology

systematics, evolutionary paleobiology, morphology, molluscs, macroevolutionary trends and patterns, Cenozoic Era, fossil record, evolutionary history and structure

Steven E. Brenner

Dept of Bioengineering

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

molecular biology, computational biology, evolutionary biology, bioengineering, structural genomics, computational genomics, cellular activity, cellular functions, personal genomics

Jack Tseng

Dept of Integrative Biology

paleontology, jaws, bite force, macroevolutionary trends and patterns, mammals, vertebrates, evolution, vertebrate evolutionary morphology, mammalian systematics, evolution of form and function

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