BIOINFORMATICS AND GENOMICS
Zachary Adelman, PhD
Gene editing and genetic engineering to develop novel genetics-based methods for controlling vector-borne disease transmission
Hubert Amrein, PhD
Taste perception, Chemosensory Neural Networks and Internal Nutrient Sensing
Helene Andrews-Polimenys, PhD
Molecular Pathogenesis of Salmonellae
Rodolfo Aramayo, PhD
Genetics, Epigenetics and Meiotic RNA Silencing
Jared Bard, PhD
Biomolecular condensation and RNA biology during cellular stress, cancer and viral infection
Heath Blackmon, PhD
Sex chromosome evolution, phylogenetic comparative analyses and theoretical population genetics
Sarah Bondos, PhD
Hox transcription factors as master regulators and Biomaterials
Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, PhD
I study how genetics and environment interact in neurodegenerative diseases. I am particularly interested in the role of viral infection in neurological conditions
James Cai, PhD
Genetics, Computational Statistics, and Data Science
Claudio Casola, PhD
Genome evolution of forest trees
Mahul Chakraborty, PhD
Long reads, pangenome graphs, evolutionary theories, and genome editing to study the molecular basis of phenotypic variation & adaptation
Mahua Choudhury, PhD
Epigenetic regulation in metabolic diseases and pregnancy complications- A translational Research Lab
Jeffrey Cirillo, PhD
Molecular genetics of mammals and bacterial respiratory pathogens including pneumonia and tuberculosis infections
Shaunna Clark, PhD
Genetic and epigenetic basis of substance use and addiction, statistical methods and software development
Michael Criscitiello, PhD
Comparative Immunogenetics
Jorge Cruz-Reyes, PhD
RNA Editing in African Trypanosomes
Brian W. Davis, PhD
Genome evolution, selection affects on natural and human-managed animal populations, computational biology and bioinformatics to understand heritable disease, phenotypic variation, and cancer
James Derr, PhD
Conservation and population genetics of mammals focusing on North American and African wildlife
Scott Dindot, PhD
Genetic and epigenetic basis of disease, with a particular interest in neurological disorders associated with genomics imprinting
Akhilesh Gaharwar, PhD
Design of bioresponsive materials for regenerative medicine, therapeutic delivery, and 3D bioprinting by combining diverse disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, cells biology, genetics, additive manufacturing and molecular/cellular medicine.
Jessica Galloway-Peña, PhD
Studies the pathobiome, or pathogens and the associated microbiota likely to influence the persistence, transmission, and evolution of pathogens, clinical contributors to the development of antibiotic resistance infections in high risk populations
Clare Gill, PhD
Molecular and computational tools for mapping quantitative trait loci
Vishal Gohil, PhD
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Energy Metabolism
Shaodong Guo, PhD
Impact of plant-derived diets and nutrients on organ physiology in mice and humans, improving human health
Nancy Ing, PhD
Steroid hormone action on reproductive tissues in mammals
Yuchao Jiang, PhD
Statistical Genetics and Genomics, Computational Biology, Cancer Genomics, Single-Cell Omics
Wanhe Li, PhD
Uncovering mechanistic links between emotional states, biological timing, sleep, and development of chronic diseases using interdisciplinary approaches
Jessica Light, PhD
Research in the Light lab is focused broadly in evolutionary biology with a focus on systematics, population genetics, and coevolutionary associations between distantly related organisms, particularly mammals and their parasites. In general, our research relies on field work and Museum specimens, and we use molecular and morphological data from recently collected and ancient specimens to help elucidate broad evolutionary processes operating in distantly related taxa
Shuyu Liu, PhD
Mapping genes for wheat yield, quality, resistance to diseases, pests, and drought
Lacey Luens, PhD
Epigenetic regulation of the paternal germline and subsequent effects on embryo development
Mariana Mateos, PhD
Evolution of host-symbiont associations using the association between Drosophila flies and Spiroplasma bacteria
Jerome Menet, PhD
Regulation of rhythmic gene expression by the circadian clock in the mouse
Jeetain Mittal, PhD
The long-term objective of my research group is to be able to predict the consequences of a dynamic cellular environment on biochemical processes such as protein assembly (liquid-liquid phase separation), protein folding, protein binding, and protein-DNA interactions
Rachel Moran, PhD
The Moran lab combines behavioral research with various -omic technologies to understand the adaptive and mechanistic underpinnings of complex trait evolution and species diversification in natural populations. We leverage systems that exhibit repeated evolution of similar phenotypes to infer the genetic basis of adaptive traits and the predictability of the evolutionary process
Erick Motta, PhD
Assembly and dynamics of native gut microbial communities and their impact on host physiology, particularly in detoxification and innate immunity pathways. Influence of environmental stressors on gut microbial communities, using the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as a model system
John Mullet, PhD
Genomics/genetics of energy sorghum design
William Murphy, PhD
Mammalian evolutionary genetics
Seth Murray, PhD
Maize (corn) genetic improvement and discovery using molecular plant breeding, molecular quantitative genetics, high throughput field phenotyping and statistical analysis methods
Kevin Myles, PhD
Small RNA pathways in the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses
Vlad Panin, PhD
Developmental Biology / Glycosylation and Cell Interactions
Daniel Paredes-Sabja, PhD
Clostridioides difficile spore-host interactions, exosporium assembly and therapeutic development
Gregory Reeves, PhD
Systems biology tools — computational modeling and quantitative, live imaging — to study the signaling pathways that initialize differentiation using Drosophila
David Riley, PhD
Quantitative genetics in beef cattle reproduction
William Rooney, PhD
I manage the Agrilife Research sorghum improvement program which seeks to enhance the productivity and profitability of grain, forage and bioenergy sorghums by training graduate students in plant breeding, and conducting research on the genetic control of important traits in grain, forage and bioenergy sorghums. This training and research results in the development of sorghum germplasm that is released for research and commercialization purposes.
Tapasree Roy Sarkar, PhD
By integrating cutting-edge cellular biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering approaches, my lab is investigating the complexities of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the role of TME in tumor progression and drug response.
Matt Sachs, PhD
Mechanisms of translation regulation
Lamba Omar Sangare, PhD
Our Lab focuses on the molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii interactions with the placental barrier
Deborah Siegele, PhD
Entering and exiting stationary phase in E. coli
Irtisha Singh, PhD
Uncovering transcriptional and co-transcriptional regulatory programs in normal and diseased states
Raquel Sitcheran, PhD
NF-kappaB regulation of mitochondrial function in cancer cell invasion and metabolism
David Stelly, PhD
Plant Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biotechnology, Breeding and Genomics
Paul Straight, PhD
Microbial Interactions and Secondary Metabolism
Sarguru Subash BVSc, PhD
Host-pathogen interaction in the urinary tract
Qing Sun, PhD
Synthetic Biology to understand essential gene targets towards bacteria-host interactions and bacteria-mammalian cell endosymbiosis as well as to develop next-generation therapeutics including mRNA vaccines and CRISPR technology
Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D.
The Suzuki lab studies the mechanisms of how the body remembers a prenatal micronutrient deficiency condition and associates it with the disease risks later in life using genome-wide multi-omics approaches.
Larry J. Suva, PhD
My research involves the skeletal consequences of disease. We are investigating bone healing and regeneration in the context of genetic diseases in which bone is affected, such as Down syndrome, osteogenesis imperfacta and hypophospatasia.
David Threadgill, PhD
Mouse modeling of gene-environment interactions underlying human health and diseases
Zhilong Yang, PhD
Yang lab studies the molecular mechanisms of virus replication and virus-host interactions.
John Z. Yu, PhD
Cotton Genomics, Molecular Genetics, and Germplasm Diversity
Hong-Bin Zhang, PhD
Crop Genetic Improvement and Variety Breeding
Aref Zarin, PhD
Each neuron embedded within a neural circuit has its unique set of properties such as neurotransmitter receptors, neurotransmitter synthesizing enzymes, ion channels, axonal/dendritic morphology, and synaptic partners. In my lab, we study how terminal selector transcription factors (TTFs) govern the development and maintenance of such properties.
Kurt Zhang, PhD
Advanced bioinformatics technology and applications using cutting-edge genomics/imaging techniques to study complicated human diseases with the integration of human population studies with animal studies
Xiuren Zhang, PhD
Our research is centered on RNA biology, covering three major aspects: 1) Identify new components in the RNA silencing pathway and study their functions and mechanisms; 2) Biology hidden in RNA secondary structure and modifications; and 3) Host-virus interaction
Xuejun Zhu , PhD
Biomolecular engineering for applications in health and agriculture, including discovery of biological molecules involved in microbe- and host-microbe interactions, designing probiotics to program the microbe-mediated interactions
CONSERVATION, EVOLUTION, AND POPULATION GENETICS
Heath Blackmon, PhD
Sex chromosome evolution, phylogenetic comparative analyses and theoretical population genetics
James Cai, PhD
Genetics, Computational Statistics, and Data Science
Mahul Chakraborty, PhD
Long reads, pangenome graphs, evolutionary theories, and genome editing to study the molecular basis of phenotypic variation & adaptation
Charles Criscione, PhD
Population genetics and molecular ecology of metazoan parasites (e.g., nematodes, platyhelminths)
Brian W. Davis, PhD
Genome evolution, selection affects on natural and human-managed animal populations, computational biology and bioinformatics to understand heritable disease, phenotypic variation, and cancer
James Derr
Conservation and population genetics of mammals focusing on North American and African wildlife
Shaodong Gu, PhD
Impact of plant-derived diets and nutrients on organ physiology in mice and humans, improving human health
Luis Hurtado, PhD
Phylogeography, molecular phylogenetics, and conservation genetics
Jessica Light, PhD
Research in the Light lab is focused broadly in evolutionary biology with a focus on systematics, population genetics, and coevolutionary associations between distantly related organisms, particularly mammals and their parasites. In general, our research relies on field work and Museum specimens, and we use molecular and morphological data from recently collected and ancient specimens to help elucidate broad evolutionary processes operating in distantly related taxa
Shuyu Liu, PhD
Mapping genes for wheat yield, quality, resistance to diseases, pests, and drought
Mariana Mateos, PhD
Evolution of host-symbiont associations using the association between Drosophila flies and Spiroplasma bacteria
Rachel Moran, PhD
The Moran lab combines behavioral research with various -omic technologies to understand the adaptive and mechanistic underpinnings of complex trait evolution and species diversification in natural populations. We leverage systems that exhibit repeated evolution of similar phenotypes to infer the genetic basis of adaptive traits and the predictability of the evolutionary process
Erick Motta, PhD
Assembly and dynamics of native gut microbial communities and their impact on host physiology, particularly in detoxification and innate immunity pathways. Influence of environmental stressors on gut microbial communities, using the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as a model system
William Murphy, PhD
Mammalian evolutionary genetics
Seth Murray, PhD
Maize (corn) genetic improvement and discovery using plant breeding, molecular quantitative genetics, high throughput field phenotyping and statistical analysis methods
Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D.
The Suzuki lab studies the mechanisms of how the body remembers a prenatal micronutrient deficiency condition and associates it with the disease risks later in life using genome-wide multi-omics approaches.
MEDICAL GENETICS- HUMAN AND ANIMAL
Helene Andrews-Polymenis, PhD
Molecular pathogenesis of Salmonellae
Kayla Bayless, PhD
Endothelial invasion in 3D matrices and Extracellular matrix biology
Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, PhD
I study how genetics and environment interact in neurodegenerative diseases. I am particularly interested in the role of viral infection in neurological conditions
Adam J. Case, PhD
The Case Lab focuses on the interplay between the brain and the body. We are interested in how trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), influences behavior, immunity, and physiology to lead to the negative consequences of psychological trauma.
Zhilei Chen, PhD
Creation and engineering of affordable protein therapeutics to prevent and treat infectious diseases
Mahua Choudhury, PhD
Epigenetic regulation in metabolic diseases and pregnancy complications- A translational Research Lab
Jeffey Cirillo, PhD
Molecular genetics of mammals and bacterial respiratory pathogens including pneumonia and tuberculosis infections
Karl Clark, PhD
The Clark lab develops and uses genome engineering and precision gene editing for functional, behavioral, and applied genetics
Shaunna Clark, PhD
Genetic and epigenetic basis of substance use and addiction, statistical methods and software development
Michael Criscitiello, PhD
Comparative Immunogenetics
Brian W. Davis, PhD
Genome evolution, selection affects on natural and human-managed animal populations, computational biology and bioinformatics to understand heritable disease, phenotypic variation, and cancer
Scott Dindot, PhD
Genetic and epigenetic basis of disease, with a particular interest in neurological disorders associated with genomic imprinting
Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD
Mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis
Akhilesh Gaharwar, PhD
Design of bioresponsive materials for regenerative medicine, therapeutic delivery, and 3D bioprinting by combining diverse disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, cells biology, genetics, additive manufacturing and molecular/cellular medicine
Jessica Galloway-Peña, PhD
Studies the pathobiome, or pathogens and the associated microbiota likely to influence the persistence, transmission, and evolution of pathogens, clinical contributors to the development of antibiotic resistance infections in high risk populations.
Clare Gill, PhD
Molecular and computational tools for mapping quantitative trait loci
Carl Gregory, PhD
Our group studies the role of adult stem cells in bone and connective tissue repair in health and cancer, and we also develop means to manufacture therapeutic stem cells and their derivatives
Vishal Gohil, PhD
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Energy Metabolism
Richard Gomer, PhD
Tissue size regulation, tissue cell composition, and fibrosing diseases
Shaodong Guo, PhD
Impact of plant-derived diets and nutrients on organ physiology in mice and humans, improving human health
John Hettema, PhD
Clinical focus on epidemiology, genetics, and biology of human anxiety and related disorders
Nancy Ing, PhD
Steroid hormone action on reproductive tissues in mammals
Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD
Cell-specific molecular changes associated with age and injury of the central nervous system (spinal cord injury) to enhance functional recovery
Wanhe Li, PhD
Uncovering mechanistic links between emotional states, biological timing, sleep, and development of chronic diseases using interdisciplinary approaches
Fei Liu, PhD
Molecular cues for development and regeneration of tooth roots
Lacey Luens, PhD
Epigenetic regulation of the paternal germline and subsequent effects on embryo development
Jerome Menet, PhD
Regulation of rhythmic gene expression by the circadian clock in the mouse
Rajesh Miranda, PhD
Fetal Brain Development, Stem cells, microRNAs and Teratology
Jeetain Mittal, PhD
The long-term objective of my research group is to be able to predict the consequences of a dynamic cellular environment on biochemical processes such as protein assembly (liquid-liquid phase separation), protein folding, protein binding, and protein-DNA interactions
Matthew Moulton, PhD
Functional genetics of neurodegenerative disease risk alleles, lipid biology, interactions between neurons and glia
William Murphy, PhD
Mammalian evolutionary genetics
Vlad Panin, PhD
Developmental Biology / Glycosylation and Cell Interactions
Weston Porter, PhD
Identification and characterization of factors involved in mammary gland development and breast cancer
Terje Raudsepp, PhD
Animal Genomics and molecular Cytogenetics; genomics of sex chromosomes; genomics of sexual development and reproduction
Mendell Rimer, PhD
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of synapse formation, maintenance and pathology
Tapasree Roy Sarkar, PhD
By integrating cutting-edge cellular biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering approaches, my lab is investigating the complexities of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the role of TME in tumor progression and drug response.
Joseph Rutkowski, PhD
Genetic manipulations of lymphatic endothelial cell biology. Lymphatic circulation and interstitial flux changes in pathological states
James Samuel, PhD
Molecular Pathogenesis of Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever
Irtisha Singh, PhD
Uncovering transcriptional and co-transcriptional regulatory programs in normal and diseased states
Raquel Sitcheran,PhD
NF-kappaB regulation of mitochondrial function in cancer cell invasion and metabolism
Jon Skare,PhD
Pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial agent of Lyme disease
Jianxun (Jim) Song, PhD
Cellular regulation of T-cell immunity and tolerance, and the main factors that affect T cell metabolic reprogramming.
Sarguru Subash BVSc, PhD
Host-pathogen interaction in the urinary tract
Qing Sun, PhD
Synthetic Biology to understand essential gene targets towards bacteria-host interactions and bacteria-mammalian cell endosymbiosis as well as to develop next-generation therapeutics including mRNA vaccines and CRISPR technology
Yuxiang Sun, MD, PhD
Hunger hormone ghrelin signaling in obesity, diabetes, inflammation, aging lifespan/healthspan
Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D.
The Suzuki lab studies the mechanisms of how the body remembers a prenatal micronutrient deficiency condition and associates it with the disease risks later in life using genome-wide multi-omics approaches.
Larry J. Suva, PhD
My research involves the skeletal consequences of disease. We are investigating bone healing and regeneration in the context of genetic diseases in which bone is affected, such as Down syndrome, osteogenesis imperfacta and hypophospatasia.
David Threadgill, PhD
Mouse modeling of gene-environment interactions underlying human health and diseases
Jun Wang, PhD
Using genetic approaches such as optogenetics and chemogenetics to investigate neural circuit mechanisms of drug (cocaine and opioids) and alcohol addiction and Alzheimer’s disease
Xiuren Zhang, PhD
Our research is centered on RNA biology, covering three major aspects: 1) Identify new components in the RNA silencing pathway and study their functions and mechanisms; 2) Biology hidden in RNA secondary structure and modifications; and 3) Host-virus interaction
Kurt Zhang, PhD
Advanced bioinformatics technology and applications using cutting-edge genomics/imaging techniques to study complicated human diseases with the integration of human population studies with animal studies
MICROBIAL GENETICS
Rodolfo Aramayo, PhD
Genetics, Epigenetics and Meiotic RNA Silencing
Jared Bard, PhD
Biomolecular condensation and RNA biology during cellular stress, cancer and viral infection
Mary Bryk, PhD
Regulation of gene expression and genome stability by chromatin
Jeffrey Cirillo, PhD
Molecular genetics of mammals and bacterial respiratory pathogens including pneumonia and tuberculosis infections
Brian W. Davis, PhD
Genome evolution, selection affects on natural and human-managed animal populations, computational biology and bioinformatics to understand heritable disease, phenotypic variation, and cancer
Jessica Galloway-Peña, PhD
Studies the pathobiome, or pathogens and the associated microbiota likely to influence the persistence, transmission, and evolution of pathogens, clinical contributors to the development of antibiotic resistance infections in high risk populations.
Jason Gill, PhD
Biology of bacteriophages and their application as antimicrobials
Shaodong Guo, PhD
We are using mouse genetics and gut microbiota analysis to identify the mechanisms of insulin resistance
Jenny Hyde, PhD
Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, that causes a tick-borne multisystemic infection in humans
Julian Leibowitz, PhD
Coronavirus Replication and Pathogenesis
Pushkar Lele, PhD
We employ a combination of single-cell experimentation and computational tools to study bacterial chemotaxis & motility, immune-bacterial interactions, and antibiotic tolerance. We also test antibacterial products in collaboration with companies and develop technologies for waste-water purification
Fei Liu, PhD
Molecular cues for development and regeneration of tooth roots
Mariana Mateos, PhD
Evolution of host-symbiont associations using the association between Drosophila flies and Spiroplasma bacteria
Jerome Menet, PhD
Regulation of rhythmic gene expression by the circadian clock in the mouse
Erick Motta, PhD
Assembly and dynamics of native gut microbial communities and their impact on host physiology, particularly in detoxification and innate immunity pathways. Influence of environmental stressors on gut microbial communities, using the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as a model system
Kevin Myles, PhD
Small RNA pathways in the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses
Beiyan Nan, PhD
Bacteria genetics, biochemistry and super-resolution microscopy techniques. Focusing on motility, cytoskeleton, cell wall synthesis, cell differentiation, cell polarity and cell-cell communication
Daniel Paredes-Sabja, PhD
Clostridioides difficile spore-host interactions, exosporium assembly and therapeutic development
Michael Polymenis, PhD
Coordination of cell growth with cell division
Hongmin Qin, PhD
Trafficking paradigms in flagella and the assembly of a microtubule-based beating machine
Matt Sachs, PhD
Mechanisms of translation regulation
James Samuel, PhD
Molecular Pathogenesis of Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever
Lamba Omar Sangare, PhD
Our Lab focuses on the molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii interactions with the placental barrier
Deborah Siegele, PhD
Entering and exiting stationary phase in E. coli
Jon Skare,PhD
Pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial agent of Lyme disease
Paul Straight, PhD
Microbial Interactions and Secondary Metabolism
Sarguru Subash BVSc, PhD
Host-pathogen interaction in the urinary tract
Qing Sun, PhD
Synthetic Biology to understand essential gene targets towards bacteria-host interactions and bacteria-mammalian cell endosymbiosis as well as to develop next-generation therapeutics including mRNA vaccines and CRISPR technology
Zhilong Yang, PhD
Yang lab studies the molecular mechanisms of virus replication and virus-host interactions.
Xuejun Zhu , PhD
Biomolecular engineering for applications in health and agriculture, including discovery of biological molecules involved in microbe- and host-microbe interactions, designing probiotics to program the microbe-mediated interactions
MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS
Zachary Adelman, PhD
Gene editing and genetic engineering to develop novel genetics-based methods for controlling vector-borne disease transmission
Hubert Amrein, PhD
Taste perception, Chemosensory Neural Networks and Internal Nutrient Sensing
Vytas Bankaitis, PhD
Lipid-mediated Signal Transduction
Jared Bard, PhD
Biomolecular condensation and RNA biology during cellular stress, cancer and viral infection
Kayla Bayles, PhD
Endothelial invasion in 3D matrices and Extracellular matrix biology
Heath Blackmon, PhD
Sex chromosome evolution, phylogenetic comparative analyses and theoretical population genetics
Sarah Bondos, PhD
Hox transcription factors as master regulators and Biomaterials
Mary Bryk, PhD
Regulation of gene expression and genome stability by chromatin
Adam J. Case, PhD
The Case Lab focuses on the interplay between the brain and the body. We are interested in how trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), influences behavior, immunity, and physiology to lead to the negative consequences of psychological trauma.
Mahul Chakraborty, PhD
Long reads, pangenome graphs, evolutionary theories, and genome editing to study the molecular basis of phenotypic variation & adaptation
Mahua Choudhury, PhD
Epigenetic regulation in metabolic diseases and pregnancy complications- A translational Research Lab
Jeffrey Cirillo, PhD
Molecular genetics of mammals and bacterial respiratory pathogens including pneumonia and tuberculosis infections
Karl Clark, PhD
The Clark lab develops and uses genome engineering and precision gene editing for functional, behavioral, and applied genetics
Jorge Cruz-Reyes, PhD
RNA Editing in African Trypanosomes
Scott Dindot, PhD
Genetic and epigenetic basis of disease, with a particular interest in neurological disorders associated with genomics imprinting
Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD
Mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis
Akhilesh Gaharwar, PhD
Design of bioresponsive materials for regenerative medicine, therapeutic delivery, and 3D bioprinting by combining diverse disciplines, including materials science, chemistry, cells biology, genetics, additive manufacturing and molecular/cellular medicine.
Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD
Cell-specific molecular changes associated with age and injury of the central nervous system (spinal cord injury) to enhance functional recovery
Clare Gill, PhD
Molecular and computational tools for mapping quantitative trait loci
Carl Gregory, PhD
Our group studies the role of adult stem cells in bone and connective tissue repair in health and cancer, and we also develop means to manufacture therapeutic stem cells and their derivatives
Vishal Gohil, PhD
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Energy Metabolism
Michael Golding, PhD
Developmental Programming and biochemical mechanisms by which chromatin structure is altered during development and how these epigenetic changes cause birth defects and disease
Shaodong Guo, PhD
Impact of plant-derived diets and nutrients on organ physiology in mice and humans, improving human health
Nancy Ing, PhD
Steroid hormone action on reproductive tissues in mammals
Srividhya Iyer, PhD
Dr. Iyer’s research interests lie in in understanding and leveraging the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), in response to protein folding and processing overloads in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), to maintain declining bone health and poor repair associated with pathological conditions
Jason Karpac, PhD
Investigating the origins of adaptive signaling networks that merge metabolism, innate immunity, and aging utilizing Drosophila genetics
Julian Leibowitz, PhD
Coronavirus Replication and Pathogenesis
Wanhe Li, PhD
Uncovering mechanistic links between emotional states, biological timing, sleep, and development of chronic diseases using interdisciplinary approaches
Lacey Luens, PhD
Epigenetic regulation of the paternal germline and subsequent effects on embryo development
Christine Merlin, PhD
Molecular genetics and genomics of circadian clocks and monarch butterfly migration
Jeetain Mittal, PhD
The long-term objective of my research group is to be able to predict the consequences of a dynamic cellular environment on biochemical processes such as protein assembly (liquid-liquid phase separation), protein folding, protein binding, and protein-DNA interactions
Matthew Moulton, PhD
Functional genetics of neurodegenerative disease risk alleles, lipid biology, interactions between neurons and glia
Kevin Myles, PhD
Small RNA pathways in the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses
Beiyan Nan, PhD
Bacteria genetics, biochemistry and super-resolution microscopy techniques. Focusing on motility, cytoskeleton, cell wall synthesis, cell differentiation, cell polarity and cell-cell communication
Sakiko Okumoto, PhD
Nitrogen metabolism and sensing in plants
Vlad Panin, PhD
Developmental Biology / Glycosylation and Cell Interactions
Michael Polymenis, PhD
Coordination of cell growth with cell division
Weston Porter, PhD
Identification and characterization of factors involved in mammary gland development and breast cancer
Hongmin Qin, PhD
Trafficking paradigms in flagella and the assembly of a microtubule-based beating machine
Gregory Reeves, PhD
Systems biology tools — computational modeling and quantitative, live imaging — to study the signaling pathways that initialize differentiation using Drosophila
Mendell Rimer, PhD
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of synapse formation, maintenance and pathology
Tapasree Roy Sarkar, PhD
By integrating cutting-edge cellular biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering approaches, my lab is investigating the complexities of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the role of TME in tumor progression and drug response.
Joseph Rutkowski, PhD
Genetic manipulations of lymphatic endothelial cell biology. Lymphatic circulation and interstitial flux changes in pathological states
Matt Sachs, PhD
Mechanisms of translation regulation
Shogo Sato PhD
The goals of Sato lab will be to 1) achieve a fundamental understanding of the intertwined link between metabolism, epigenetics, and the circadian clock, and 2) establish translational interventions targeting the circadian clock system to promote human health by using molecular, biochemical, physiological, and bioinformatics approaches
Irtisha Singh, PhD
Uncovering transcriptional and co-transcriptional regulatory programs in normal and diseased states
Raquel Sitcheran,PhD
NF-kappaB regulation of mitochondrial function in cancer cell invasion and metabolism
David Stelly, PhD
Plant Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biotechnology, Breeding and Genomics
Paul Straight, PhD
Microbial Interactions and Secondary Metabolism
Qing Sun, PhD
Synthetic Biology to understand essential gene targets towards bacteria-host interactions and bacteria-mammalian cell endosymbiosis as well as to develop next-generation therapeutics including mRNA vaccines and CRISPR technology
Yuxiang Sun, MD, PhD
Hunger hormone ghrelin signaling in obesity, diabetes, inflammation, aging lifespan/healthspan
Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D.
The Suzuki lab studies the mechanisms of how the body remembers a prenatal micronutrient deficiency condition and associates it with the disease risks later in life using genome-wide multi-omics approaches.
David Threadgill, PhD
Mouse modeling of gene-environment interactions underlying human health and diseases
Jun Wang, PhD
Using genetic approaches such as optogenetics and chemogenetics to investigate neural circuit mechanisms of drug (cocaine and opioids) and alcohol addiction and Alzheimer’s disease
Ann Wehman, PhD
Genetics of extracellular vesicle release and phagocytic clearance in C. elegans embryos
Linglin Xie, PhD
Molecular and genetic mechanisms of heart development and congenital heart defects, Molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Zhilong Yang, PhD
Yang lab studies the molecular mechanisms of virus replication and virus-host interactions.
John Z. Yu, PhD
Cotton Genomics, Molecular Genetics, and Germplasm Diversity
Hong-Bin Zhang, PhD
Crop Genetic Improvement and Variety Breeding
Xiuren Zhang, PhD
Our research is centered on RNA biology, covering three major aspects: 1) Identify new components in the RNA silencing pathway and study their functions and mechanisms; 2) Biology hidden in RNA secondary structure and modifications; and 3) Host-virus interaction
Aref Zarin, PhD
Each neuron embedded within a neural circuit has its unique set of properties such as neurotransmitter receptors, neurotransmitter synthesizing enzymes, ion channels, axonal/dendritic morphology, and synaptic partners. In my lab, we study how terminal selector transcription factors (TTFs) govern the development and maintenance of such properties.
Kurt Zhang, PhD
Advanced bioinformatics technology and applications using cutting-edge genomics/imaging techniques to study complicated human diseases with the integration of human population studies with animal studies
PLANT GENETICS
Juan Dong, PhD
We study the molecular mechanisms underlying cell polarity and asymmetric cell division in the stomatal lineage, a dispersed stem cell population in the model plant Arabidopsis. We are also interested in how development and growth change when plants grow in a changing environment
Shaodong Guo, PhD
Impact of plant-derived diets and nutrients on organ physiology in mice and humans, improving human health
Dmitry Kurouski, PhD
Kurouski laboratory develops innovative sensors that can be used to determine genetic and phenotypic variability in plants. These sensors can be used to enable digital breeding and section of plants
Shuyu Liu, PhD
Wheat breeding and genetics, cultivar and germplasm development
Clint Magill, PhD
Fungal Genetics and Host Resistance
John Mullet, PhD
Genomics/genetics of energy sorghum design
Seth Murray, PhD
Maize (corn) genetic improvement and discovery using plant breeding, molecular quantitative genetics, high throughput field phenotyping and statistical analysis methods
Sakiko Okumoto, PhD
Nitrogen metabolism and sensing in plants
Endang Septiningsih, PhD
Plant genetics and genomics of environmental stress, grain quality, yield and other key agronomic traits in plants, with an emphasis on rice and peanuts
David Stelly, PhD
Plant Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biotechnology, Breeding and Genomics
John Z. Yu, PhD
Cotton Genomics, Molecular Genetics, and Germplasm Diversity