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NameDepartmentResearch Focus
1Kevin AhernBiochemistry & BiophysicsMolecular Biology; DNA Amplification; Scientific Software; Scientific Communications
2Dan ArpBotany & Plant PathologyN Cycles; Nitrification; Bioremediation; Butane Metabolism
3Alan BakalinskyFood Science & TechnologyYeast Genetics; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Stress; Toxicity; Wine; Fermentation
4Elisar BarbarBiochemistry & BiophysicsDynein Motor Protein Complex, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Protein Folding, Protein-Protein Interactions
5Joe BeckmanBiochemistry & BiophysicsLou Gehrig's Disease (ALS); Peroxynitrite; Zinc and Superoxide Dismutase
6Luiz BermudezBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Mycobacteria Infections; Brucella Infection; Macrophages; Mucosal Defenses; Intracellular Pathogens
7Robert BildfellBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Comparative Pathology, Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals and Wildlife
8Michael BlouinZoologyEvolutionary Biology; Population Genetics
9Peter BottomleyMicrobiologyMicrobial Ecology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
10Andrew BuermeyerEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyDNA Mismatch Repair, Genomic Instability and Cancer, Mouse Models of Cancer, Genetic Toxicology
11Robert BurtonMathematicsProbability, Modern Analysis Random Fields, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
12James CarringtonBotany & Plant PathologymicroRNAs; RNA Interference; Epigenetics
13Kirstin CarrollBotany & Plant PathologyPSM, Master's Degree Program, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Maize Embryogenesis
14Jeff ChangBotany and Plant PathologyMicrobial genomics, pathogenesis, symbiosis, Type III effector proteins, Pseudomonas syringae, Rhizobia
15Patrick ChappellZoologyReproductive neuroendocrinology; circadian neurobiology; steroid hormone influence in brain
16Tony ChenHorticultureMolecular Biology of Cold Acclimation; Genetic Engineering
17Lynda CiuffettiBotany & Plant PathologyPTR Toxin; Host-Specific Toxins; Pathogenesis; Pathogenicity
18Roderick DashwoodEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMolecular and Biochemical Events Associated with the Development of Colorectal Cancer
19Dee DenverZoologyMutation, genome evolution, transcriptome evolution, DNA repair, phylogenetics, mitochondrial DNA, microarrays, next generation sequencing, salamanders, nematodes
20Valerian DoljaBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Biology and Evolution of Plant Viruses with Positive-Strand RNA Genome; Structure; Replication and Expression of Viral Genome; Cell-to-Cell and Long Distance Movement of Plant Viruses
21Theo DreherMicrobiologyGene expression and Replication of Positive Strand RNA Viruses: Turnip yellow mosaic virus, Dengue virus, West Nile virus
22Katharine FieldMicrobiologyEnvironmental Microbiology; Fecal Source Detection; Molecular Evolution
23Theresa FiltzPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction Mechanisms; G Proteins; G Protein-Coupled Receptors; and G Protein-Regulated Effector Enzymes; CNS and Autonomic Pharmacology
24John FowlerBotany & Plant PathologyCell Polarity; Small GTPases; Cytoskeleton; Brown Algae; Maize
25Balz FreiLinus Pauling InstituteFree Radical Biochemistry; Atherosclerosis; Lipid Peroxidation; Antioxidant Vitamins
26Michael FreitagBiochemistry & BiophysicsEpigenomics; Heterochromatin; Centromeres; Gene Silencing; Fungi
27David FromanAnimal SciencesSpermatazoa; Sperm Cell Physiology; Andrology
28Bruce GellerMicrobiologyProtein Secretion; Membrane Biogenesis; Bacteriophage Receptors
29Jadwiga GiebultowiczZoologyRegulation of Gene Expresion; Molecular Basis of Biological Clocks; Drosophila; Circadian Rhythms; Insect Physiology
30Stephen GiovannoniMicrobiologyRibosomal RNA ; Molecular Phylogeny; Microbial Ecology
31Scott GivanCGRB/Botany & Plant PathologyComputational Biology, Bioinformatics
32Jeffrey GreenwoodBiochemistry & BiophysicsSignaling Mechanisms Regulating Cell Adhesion
33Michael GrossBiochemistry & BiophysicsSpinal Cord; Embryogenesis; Transcription Factors; Networks
34Niklaus GrunwaldBotany and Plant PathologyPhytophthora spp., sudden Oak Death, P. ramorum, Epidemiology, Population Genetics, Functional Genomics
35Tory HagenLinus Pauling InstituteMitochondrial Function; Intermediary Metabolism; Mechanisms and Analysis;of Free Radical-Induced Damage to Biomolecules and Cellular Consequences of Free Radical-Induced Oxidative Damage
36Claudia HaseBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Vibrio Cholerae
37Patrick HayesCrop & Soil ScienceBarley; Breeding and Genetics; Genome Mapping; Molecular Marker Assisted Selection Strategies
38John HaysEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyGenome Stability , DNA Mismatch Repair, Repair and Recombination of UV-Damaged DNA
39Jerry HeidelBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Aquatic animal pathology, aquatic animal medicine and husbandry, aquatic animal models, molecular biology of Cryptosporidium
40Emily HoNutrition and Exercise SciencesZinc; Transcriptional Regulation; DNA Damage and Repair; Cancer
41Glenn HoweForest GeneticsPhysiological, ecological, and molecular genetics of forest trees; gene conservation; tree improvement
42Dennis HrubyMicrobiologyVaccinia Virus; Gene Expression; Expression Vectors
43Victor HsuBiochemistry & BiophysicsNMR Spectroscopy; DNA Structures; DNA-Binding Proteins; Biomolecular Recognition; Dynamics
44Arup IndraCollege of PharmacyNuclear Receptors, Transcriptional Regulation of Skin Homeostasis, Tumor micro-environment in Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer, Cancer Stem cells, Mouse Models of Human Cancer and Other Diseases, Cancer Chemoprevention
45Pankaj JaiswalBotany and Plant PathologyComparative Plant Genomics; Functional genomics; Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; Genome Annotation; Biochemical and Regulatory Pathway Databases; Genome Databases; Ontology Development
46Ling JinBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Herpes Virus Latent Infection, HSV-1 DNA Replication During Reactivation; Host Immune Response during Herpes Virus Latent Infection, Latency Associated Transcripts Gene in Apoptosis Signaling
47Donald JumpNutrition & Exercise ScienceBiochemistry, Structural biology, fatty acid, liver, diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis
48Andrew KarplusBiochemistry & BiophysicsProtein Structure-Function Relations; Protein Crystallography; Flavoenzymes; Enzyme Catalysis
49Michael KentMicrobiologyFish Diseases and Parasitology
50Chrissa KioussiPharmaceutical SciencesDevelopment; Embryogenesis; Organogenesis; Heart; Homeobox Genes; Signaling Molecules; Transcription Factors
51Siva KolluriEnvironmental & Molecular ToxicologyCancer Biology; Drug Discovery; Ligand-activated Transcription Factors; Genomic and Non-genomic Actions of Nuclear Receptors; Regulation of Proliferation and Cell Death
52Mark LeidPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction; Nuclear Receptors; Transcriptional Activation
53Kaichang LiWood Products and EngineeringBiodegradation and Biosynthesis of Plant Components; Application of Biotechnology in Pulp, Paper, and Forest Product Industry
54Aaron ListonBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Systematics; Plant Evolution
55Joyce LoperBotany & Plant PathologyMicrobial Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions
56Kathy MagnussonBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Aging, Learning, Memory, NMDA Receptors, Glutamate Receptors
57Taifo MahmudCollege of PharmacyBioorganic Chemistry; Natural Products Chemistry; Molecular Genetics; Medicinal Chemistry
58Claudia MaierChemistryBiomolecular Mass spectrometry, Proteomics, Bioanalytical Chemistry
59Robert MartinBotany & Plant PathologyVirus Diseases of Small Fruits
60Phil McFaddenBiochemistry & BiophysicsAging; Protein Repair; Biochemistry; Neurochemistry
61Gary MerrillBiochemistry & BiophysicsThioredoxin; Cancer; P53; Tumor Suppressors; Oncogenes; Deoxyribonucleotide Metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Oxidative Stress; Redox Regulation; Protein Thiols
62Todd MocklerBotany and Plant PathologyBioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Promoter Architecture, Gene Expression, RNA processing, Alternative Splicing, RNA Binding Proteins, Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, Flowering Time, Circadian Clock
63David MyroldCrop & Soil ScienceMicrobial Ecology; Nitrogen Cycle; Frankia; Soil Biology
64Hiro NonogakiHorticultureSeed; Germination; Development; Embryo; Endosperm; Arabidopsis; Tomato
65Manoj PasteyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Virology, Immunology, and Viral pathogenesis
66Michael PennerFood Science & TechnologyBio-Based Industrial Processing; Cellulose; Cellulase; Fiber; Biomass; Enzymes
67Indira RajagopalBiochemistry & Biophysics
68Walt ReamMicrobiologyBacterial Genetics; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Genetic Recombination; DNA-Protein Interactions; Ancient DNA
69Paul RenoMicrobiologyVirology; Invertebrate Neoplasia; Monoclonal Antibodies; Cell Culture
70Carol RivinBotany & Plant PathologyGenetics and Molecular Biology of Maize Embryogenesis
71Dan RockeyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Interactions Between Chlamydiae and the Mammalian Host
72George RohrmannMicrobiologyBaculoviridae; Virus Structure; Virus Replication
73Mahfuz SarkerBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Bacterial Pathogenesis, Clostridium perfringens, Food Poisoning, Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases
74Michael SchimerlikBiochemistry & BiophysicsEnzymes Kinetics and Mechanisms; Signal Transduction; and Protein Folding
75Martin SchusterMicrobiologyBacterial communication, genomics, signal transduction and gene regulation, biofilms, pathogenesis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
76Roger SimonLegacy Research & Tech CtrApoptosis; Glutamate Toxicity; Mechanisms of Ischemic Brain Injury;
77Joseph SpataforaBotany & Plant PathologyMycology; Fungal Systematics and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular Phylogenetics
78Michelle SteinauerBiomedical SciencesEvolutionary Epidemiology; Evolutionary Biology and Ecology to Understand Pathogen Evolution, Transmission, Disease Dynamics, and Control
79Steven StraussForest ScienceForest Trees; Genetic Engineering; Molecular Population Genetics; Phylogeny; Genome Mapping
80Robert TanguayEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMolecular Toxicology
81Barbara TaylorZoologyNeurobiology; Drosophila; Neuronal Development; Muscle Development; Physiology; Sexual Behavior
82Susan TornquistBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, Hemoparasites, Immune Responses to Infectious Disease
83J. Antonio TorresFood Science & TechnologyBiopolymers; Surface tension; Edible coatings
84Maret TraberLinus Pauling InstituteFree radicals and antioxidant protection; Vitamin E; Lipoprotein metabolism
85Janine TrempyMicrobiologyBacterial Stress Responses; Proteases; Degradation Signals; Gene Fusion
86Virginia WeisZoologyCnidarian Algal Symbiosis: Inter-partner Regulation and Communication
87Thomas WolpertBotany & Plant PathologyHost-Parasite Interactions; Host-Specific Toxins; Disease Resistance
88Mark ZabriskiePharmaceutical SciencesMechanistic Enzymology; Non-ribosomal Peptide Biosynthesis; Flavin-Dependent Amine Oxidases; Neuroactive Amino Acid Metabolites
89Dahong ZhangZoologyCell Cycle Regulation; Cytoskeleton Motility and Signalling in Vertebrates and Invertebrates


Emeritus Faculty

NameDepartmentResearch Focus
1Christopher BayneZoologyComparative Immunology; Leukocyte Functions; Cell-Mediated Cytotoxic Mechanisms
2Christopher MathewsBiochemistry & BiophysicsDeoxyribonucleotides; DNA Replication; Enzymes; Mutagenesis; Viruses
3David MokHorticultureCytokinins; Plant Hormone Genes; Legume Biotechnology; Gene Transfer
4Machteld MokHorticulturePlant Development; Hormones; Tissue Culture; Genetic Improvement
5Donald ReedBiochemistry & BiophysicsBiological Oxidations; Glutathione; Environmental Toxicology
6Fredrick StormshakAnimal SciencesHormone Action; Steroid Receptors; Oxytocin; Protein Kinase C; Calpains