Molecular and Cellular Biology: Faculty and Research

H. Tak Cheung
Biological Sciences
Immune system and the extracellular matrix interactions

Kevin Edwards
Biological Sciences
Molecular genetics of Drosophila development

Jon A. Friesen
Chemistry
Regulation of phospholipids biosynthesis

Paul Garris
Biological Sciences
Dopamine neurotransmission, the brain reward system, Parkinson's Disease, cocaine action, and development of biosensors

Craig Gatto
Biological Sciences
Biochemistry and biophysics of energy transduction by ion pumps and carriers

R. K. Jayaswal
Biological Sciences
Molecular/genetic analysis of osmoregulation, autolysis, heavy metal, and drug resistance in S. aureus

Alan J. Katz
Biological Sciences
Chemical mutagenesis in Drosophila

Cynthia Moore
Biological Sciences
Genetic diversity and factors that affect the sex ratios of offspring in endangered species of African killifish

Wade Nichols
Biological Sciences
Molecular genetics of bacterial surface production, opportunistic pathogens and their role in human disease

Anthony Otsuka
Biological Sciences
Molecular genetics of neural development in C. elegans. Bacterial gene expression

Robert Preston
Biological Sciences
Membrane physiology; membrane transport of ions and nonelectrolytes; physiology of D-amino acids in eukayotic organisms

David Rubin
Biological  Sciences
Molecular evolution of parathyroid-like receptors

John Sedbrook
Biological Sciences
Molecular genetics of cell expansion and tropic responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

Laura Vogel
Biological Sciences
B cell-T cell collaboration during immune responses using an in vivo mouse model

Brian Wilkinson
Biological Sciences
Microbial Physiology & Biochemistry. Molecular Microbiology

David Williams
Biological Sciences
Host-parasite interactions; Molecular biology & Biochemistry

Marjorie Jones
Chemistry
Biochemistry of enzymes involved in heme biosynthesis

Sharon Weldon
Chemistry
Enzymatic function; structural determinants of protein/mRNA stability