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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
4Erica BakkerHorticultureEvolutionary Genomics, Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Disease Resistance
5Elisar BarbarBiochemistry & BiophysicsDynein Motor Protein Complex, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Protein Folding, Protein-Protein Interactions
6Joe BeckmanBiochemistry & BiophysicsLou Gehrig's Disease (ALS); Peroxynitrite; Zinc and Superoxide Dismutase
7Luiz BermudezBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Mycobacteria Infections; Brucella Infection; Macrophages; Mucosal Defenses; Intracellular Pathogens
8Robert BildfellBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Comparative Pathology, Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals and Wildlife
9Michael BlouinZoologyEvolutionary Biology; Population Genetics
10Peter BottomleyMicrobiologyMicrobial Ecology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
11Andrew BuermeyerEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyDNA Mismatch Repair, Genomic Instability and Cancer, Mouse Models of Cancer, Genetic Toxicology
12Robert BurtonMathematicsProbability, Modern Analysis Random Fields, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
13James CarringtonBotany & Plant PathologymicroRNAs; RNA Interference; Epigenetics
14Kirstin CarrollBotany & Plant PathologyPSM, Master's Degree Program, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Maize Embryogenesis
15Jeff ChangBotany and Plant PathologyMicrobial genomics, pathogenesis, symbiosis, Type III effector proteins, Pseudomonas syringae, Rhizobia
16Patrick ChappellZoologyReproductive neuroendocrinology; circadian neurobiology; steroid hormone influence in brain
17Tony ChenHorticultureMolecular Biology of Cold Acclimation; Genetic Engineering
18Lynda CiuffettiBotany & Plant PathologyPTR Toxin; Host-Specific Toxins; Pathogenesis; Pathogenicity
19Roderick DashwoodEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMolecular and Biochemical Events Associated with the Development of Colorectal Cancer
20Dee DenverZoologyMutation, genome evolution, transcriptome evolution, DNA repair, phylogenetics, paleogenomics, nematodes, penguins
21Valerian 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
22Theo DreherMicrobiologyGene expression and Replication of Positive Strand RNA Viruses: Turnip yellow mosaic virus, Dengue virus, West Nile virus
23Katharine FieldMicrobiologyEnvironmental Microbiology; Fecal Source Detection; Molecular Evolution
24Theresa FiltzPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction Mechanisms; G Proteins; G Protein-Coupled Receptors; and G Protein-Regulated Effector Enzymes; CNS and Autonomic Pharmacology
25John FowlerBotany & Plant PathologyCell Polarity; Small GTPases; Cytoskeleton; Brown Algae; Maize
26Balz FreiLinus Pauling InstituteFree Radical Biochemistry; Atherosclerosis; Lipid Peroxidation; Antioxidant Vitamins
27Michael FreitagBiochemistry & BiophysicsEpigenomics; Heterochromatin; Centromeres; Gene Silencing; Fungi
28David FromanAnimal SciencesSpermatazoa; Sperm Cell Physiology; Andrology
29Bruce GellerMicrobiologyProtein Secretion; Membrane Biogenesis; Bacteriophage Receptors
30Jadwiga GiebultowiczZoologyRegulation of Gene Expresion; Molecular Basis of Biological Clocks; Drosophila; Circadian Rhythms; Insect Physiology
31Stephen GiovannoniMicrobiologyRibosomal RNA ; Molecular Phylogeny; Microbial Ecology
32Scott GivanCGRB/Botany & Plant PathologyComputational Biology, Bioinformatics
33Jeffrey GreenwoodBiochemistry & BiophysicsSignaling Mechanisms Regulating Cell Adhesion
34Michael GrossBiochemistry & BiophysicsSpinal Cord; Embryogenesis; Transcription Factors; Networks
35Niklaus GrunwaldBotany and Plant PathologyPhytophthora spp., sudden Oak Death, P. ramorum, Epidemiology, Population Genetics, Functional Genomics
36Tory 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
37Claudia HaseBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Vibrio Cholerae
38Patrick HayesCrop & Soil ScienceBarley; Breeding and Genetics; Genome Mapping; Molecular Marker Assisted Selection Strategies
39John HaysEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyGenome Stability , DNA Mismatch Repair, Repair and Recombination of UV-Damaged DNA
40Jerry HeidelBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Aquatic animal pathology, aquatic animal medicine and husbandry, aquatic animal models, molecular biology of Cryptosporidium
41Emily HoNutrition and Exercise SciencesZinc; Transcriptional Regulation; DNA Damage and Repair; Cancer
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
45Ling 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
46Donald JumpNutrition & Exercise ScienceBiochemistry, Structural biology, fatty acid, liver, diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis
47Andrew KarplusBiochemistry & BiophysicsProtein Structure-Function Relations; Protein Crystallography; Flavoenzymes; Enzyme Catalysis
48Michael KentMicrobiologyFish Diseases and Parasitology
49Chrissa KioussiPharmaceutical SciencesDevelopment; Embryogenesis; Organogenesis; Heart; Homeobox Genes; Signaling Molecules; Transcription Factors
50Siva KolluriEnvironmental & Molecular ToxicologyCancer Biology; Drug Discovery; Ligand-activated Transcription Factors; Genomic and Non-genomic Actions of Nuclear Receptors; Regulation of Proliferation and Cell Death
51Mark LeidPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction; Nuclear Receptors; Transcriptional Activation
52Kaichang LiWood Products and EngineeringBiodegradation and Biosynthesis of Plant Components; Application of Biotechnology in Pulp, Paper, and Forest Product Industry
53Aaron ListonBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Systematics; Plant Evolution
54Joyce LoperBotany & Plant PathologyMicrobial Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions
55Kathy MagnussonBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Aging, Learning, Memory, NMDA Receptors, Glutamate Receptors
56Taifo MahmudCollege of PharmacyBioorganic Chemistry; Natural Products Chemistry; Molecular Genetics; Medicinal Chemistry
57Claudia MaierChemistryBiomolecular Mass spectrometry, Proteomics, Bioanalytical Chemistry
58Robert MartinBotany & Plant PathologyVirus Diseases of Small Fruits
59Phil McFaddenBiochemistry & BiophysicsAging; Protein Repair; Biochemistry; Neurochemistry
60Gary MerrillBiochemistry & BiophysicsThioredoxin; Cancer; P53; Tumor Suppressors; Oncogenes; Deoxyribonucleotide Metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Oxidative Stress; Redox Regulation; Protein Thiols
61Todd 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
62David MyroldCrop & Soil ScienceMicrobial Ecology; Nitrogen Cycle; Frankia; Soil Biology
63Hiro NonogakiHorticultureSeed; Germination; Development; Embryo; Endosperm; Arabidopsis; Tomato
64Manoj PasteyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Virology, Immunology, and Viral pathogenesis
65Michael PennerFood Science & TechnologyBio-Based Industrial Processing; Cellulose; Cellulase; Fiber; Biomass; Enzymes
66Indira RajagopalBiochemistry & Biophysics
67Walt ReamMicrobiologyBacterial Genetics; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Genetic Recombination; DNA-Protein Interactions; Ancient DNA
68Donald ReedBiochemistry & BiophysicsBiological Oxidations; Glutathione; Environmental Toxicology
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
78Henrik StotzHorticulturePlant-Pathogen and Plant-Insect Interactions; Gene Expression; Plant Development; Defense Chemistry
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
1Doug BarofskyChemistryMass Spectrometry; Ionization Processes and Instrumentation
2Christopher BayneZoologyComparative Immunology; Leukocyte Functions; Cell-Mediated Cytotoxic Mechanisms
3Christopher MathewsBiochemistry & BiophysicsDeoxyribonucleotides; DNA Replication; Enzymes; Mutagenesis; Viruses
4David MokHorticultureCytokinins; Plant Hormone Genes; Legume Biotechnology; Gene Transfer
5Machteld MokHorticulturePlant Development; Hormones; Tissue Culture; Genetic Improvement
6Frank MooreZoologyMolecular Endocrinology and Neurobiology
7George PearsonBiochemistry & BiophysicsAdenovirus; DNA Replication; Gene Conversion; Recombination; Viral Vectors
8Fredrick StormshakAnimal SciencesHormone Action; Steroid Receptors; Oxytocin; Protein Kinase C; Calpains