Faculty

Sort by:
Filter by interest:
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
5Christopher BayneZoologyComparative Immunology; Leukocyte Functions; Cell-Mediated Cytotoxic Mechanisms
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, mitochondrial DNA, microarrays, next generation sequencing, salamanders, nematodes
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
42Glenn HoweForest GeneticsPhysiological, ecological, and molecular genetics of forest trees; gene conservation; tree improvement
43Dennis HrubyMicrobiologyVaccinia Virus; Gene Expression; Expression Vectors
44Victor HsuBiochemistry & BiophysicsNMR Spectroscopy; DNA Structures; DNA-Binding Proteins; Biomolecular Recognition; Dynamics
45Arup 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
46Pankaj JaiswalBotany and Plant PathologyComparative Plant Genomics; Functional genomics; Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; Genome Annotation; Biochemical and Regulatory Pathway Databases; Genome Databases; Ontology Development
47Ling 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
48Donald JumpNutrition & Exercise ScienceBiochemistry, Structural biology, fatty acid, liver, diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis
49Andrew KarplusBiochemistry & BiophysicsProtein Structure-Function Relations; Protein Crystallography; Flavoenzymes; Enzyme Catalysis
50Michael KentMicrobiologyFish Diseases and Parasitology
51Chrissa KioussiPharmaceutical SciencesDevelopment; Embryogenesis; Organogenesis; Heart; Homeobox Genes; Signaling Molecules; Transcription Factors
52Siva KolluriEnvironmental & Molecular ToxicologyCancer Biology; Drug Discovery; Ligand-activated Transcription Factors; Genomic and Non-genomic Actions of Nuclear Receptors; Regulation of Proliferation and Cell Death
53Mark LeidPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction; Nuclear Receptors; Transcriptional Activation
54Kaichang LiWood Products and EngineeringBiodegradation and Biosynthesis of Plant Components; Application of Biotechnology in Pulp, Paper, and Forest Product Industry
55Aaron ListonBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Systematics; Plant Evolution
56Joyce LoperBotany & Plant PathologyMicrobial Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions
57Kathy MagnussonBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Aging, Learning, Memory, NMDA Receptors, Glutamate Receptors
58Taifo MahmudCollege of PharmacyBioorganic Chemistry; Natural Products Chemistry; Molecular Genetics; Medicinal Chemistry
59Claudia MaierChemistryBiomolecular Mass spectrometry, Proteomics, Bioanalytical Chemistry
60Robert MartinBotany & Plant PathologyVirus Diseases of Small Fruits
61Christopher MathewsBiochemistry & BiophysicsDeoxyribonucleotides; DNA Replication; Enzymes; Mutagenesis; Viruses
62Phil McFaddenBiochemistry & BiophysicsAging; Protein Repair; Biochemistry; Neurochemistry
63Gary MerrillBiochemistry & BiophysicsThioredoxin; Cancer; P53; Tumor Suppressors; Oncogenes; Deoxyribonucleotide Metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Oxidative Stress; Redox Regulation; Protein Thiols
64Todd 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
65Machteld MokHorticulturePlant Development; Hormones; Tissue Culture; Genetic Improvement
66David MokHorticultureCytokinins; Plant Hormone Genes; Legume Biotechnology; Gene Transfer
67Frank MooreZoologyMolecular Endocrinology and Neurobiology
68David MyroldCrop & Soil ScienceMicrobial Ecology; Nitrogen Cycle; Frankia; Soil Biology
69Hiro NonogakiHorticultureSeed; Germination; Development; Embryo; Endosperm; Arabidopsis; Tomato
70Manoj PasteyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Virology, Immunology, and Viral pathogenesis
71George PearsonBiochemistry & BiophysicsAdenovirus; DNA Replication; Gene Conversion; Recombination; Viral Vectors
72Michael PennerFood Science & TechnologyBio-Based Industrial Processing; Cellulose; Cellulase; Fiber; Biomass; Enzymes
73Indira RajagopalBiochemistry & Biophysics
74Walt ReamMicrobiologyBacterial Genetics; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Genetic Recombination; DNA-Protein Interactions; Ancient DNA
75Donald ReedBiochemistry & BiophysicsBiological Oxidations; Glutathione; Environmental Toxicology
76Paul RenoMicrobiologyVirology; Invertebrate Neoplasia; Monoclonal Antibodies; Cell Culture
77Carol RivinBotany & Plant PathologyGenetics and Molecular Biology of Maize Embryogenesis
78Dan RockeyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Interactions Between Chlamydiae and the Mammalian Host
79George RohrmannMicrobiologyBaculoviridae; Virus Structure; Virus Replication
80Mahfuz SarkerBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Bacterial Pathogenesis, Clostridium perfringens, Food Poisoning, Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases
81Michael SchimerlikBiochemistry & BiophysicsEnzymes Kinetics and Mechanisms; Signal Transduction; and Protein Folding
82Martin SchusterMicrobiologyBacterial communication, genomics, signal transduction and gene regulation, biofilms, pathogenesis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
83Roger SimonLegacy Research & Tech CtrApoptosis; Glutamate Toxicity; Mechanisms of Ischemic Brain Injury;
84Joseph SpataforaBotany & Plant PathologyMycology; Fungal Systematics and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular Phylogenetics
85Fredrick StormshakAnimal SciencesHormone Action; Steroid Receptors; Oxytocin; Protein Kinase C; Calpains
86Henrik StotzHorticulturePlant-Pathogen and Plant-Insect Interactions; Gene Expression; Plant Development; Defense Chemistry
87Steven StraussForest ScienceForest Trees; Genetic Engineering; Molecular Population Genetics; Phylogeny; Genome Mapping
88Robert TanguayEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMolecular Toxicology
89Barbara TaylorZoologyNeurobiology; Drosophila; Neuronal Development; Muscle Development; Physiology; Sexual Behavior
90Susan TornquistBiomedical Sciences (DVM)Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, Hemoparasites, Immune Responses to Infectious Disease
91J. Antonio TorresFood Science & TechnologyBiopolymers; Surface tension; Edible coatings
92Maret TraberLinus Pauling InstituteFree radicals and antioxidant protection; Vitamin E; Lipoprotein metabolism
93Janine TrempyMicrobiologyBacterial Stress Responses; Proteases; Degradation Signals; Gene Fusion
94Virginia WeisZoologyCnidarian Algal Symbiosis: Inter-partner Regulation and Communication
95Thomas WolpertBotany & Plant PathologyHost-Parasite Interactions; Host-Specific Toxins; Disease Resistance
96Mark ZabriskiePharmaceutical SciencesMechanistic Enzymology; Non-ribosomal Peptide Biosynthesis; Flavin-Dependent Amine Oxidases; Neuroactive Amino Acid Metabolites
97Dahong ZhangZoologyCell Cycle Regulation; Cytoskeleton Motility and Signalling in Vertebrates and Invertebrates