Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics

A UB 2020 Academic and Strategic Strength

Biological Systems: Molecular Signaling

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John M. Aletta, PhD

Protein methylation; protein phosphorylation; signal transduction; neuronal differentiation and development
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Tracy Bank, PhD

Influence of bacteria in geochemical environments; role of adhered and planktonic bacteria in remediation; aqueous chemistry controls of bacterial adhesion; fate and transport of toxic metals; colloidal stability in aqueous and non-aqueous solution.
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Kenneth Blumenthal, PhD

Protein structure and function; voltage-sensitive ion channels; proteomics; mass spectrometry.
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Paul Cullen

genetics; microscopy; signal transduction; genomics; cell polarity
Portrait of Derek Daniels

Derek Daniels, PhD

Behavioral neuroscience; signal transduction; intracellular signaling; neuroanotomy; neuroendocrinology
Portrait of Matthew Disney

Matthew D. Disney, PhD

RNA folding and targeting.
Portrait of Art Edelman

Arthur Edelman, PhD

signal transduction; protein phosphorylation; enzymology; proteomics; molecular biology
Portrait of Stephen Free

Stephen J. Free, PhD

Protein structure and function; cell development; proteomics; gene regulation
Portrait of Richard Gronostajski

Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD

Transcription regulation; developmental biology; mouse knockouts; genetics; biochemistry.
Portrait of Kenneth Gross

Kenneth W. Gross, PhD

Molecular biology; mouse molecular genetics; transcriptional regulation; renal development; vascular biology.
Portrait of Marc Halfon

Marc S. Halfon, PhD

Developmental biology; genomics; bioinformatics; genetics; gene regulation.
Portrait of Stan Halvorsen

Stan Halvorsen, PhD

Oxidative stress; neuropharmacology; neurodegenerative disorders; signal transduction.
Portrait of David Hangauer

David Hangauer, PhD

Drug discovery; computer-aided-drug design; combinatorial chemistry; medicinal chemistry; molecular recognition.
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Todd Hennessey, PhD

Lipid biochemistry; electrophysiology; paramecium membrane biology; sensory transduction; Tetrahymena molecular biology.
Portrait of Margaret Hollingsworth

Margaret Hollingsworth, PhD

RNA-protein complexes involved in post-transcriptional control of gene expression; chloroplast gene expression.
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Raymond J. Kelleher, PhD

Immune cell function in cancer; cytokine therapy of tumors; cancer stem cells; flow cytometry.
Portrait of John Kolega

John Kolega, PhD

Endothelial cell migration; wound repair; tissue remodeling; fluorescence microscopy; cytoskeletal dynamics and regulation; cellular response to hemodynamics.
Portrait of Daniel Kosman

Daniel Kosman, PhD

Protein structure and function; bioinorganic chemistry; biophysical methods; oxidative stress.
Portrait of Gerald Koudelka

Gerald B. Koudelka, PhD

DNA binding; kinetics; transcriptional regulation; molecular modeling; microbial pathogenesis.
Portrait of Qing Lin

Qing Lin, PhD

Protein biochemistry; structure-based drug design; bioorganic chemistry.
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Michael Malkowski, PhD

Protein structure and function; membrane proteins; crystallography.
Portrait of Kathryn Medler

Kathryn Medler, PhD

Signal transduction; calcium buffering; physiology of taste cells.
Portrait of Tom Melendy

Thomas Melendy, PhD

Mechanisms of DNA replication; DNA damage regulation of DNA replication; Papillomavirus; Enzymology; Biochemistry.
Portrait of Michael Morales

Michael Morales, PhD

Molecular Biology (general); heterologous protein expression and purification; two-electrode voltage clamp electrophysiology.
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James Olson, PhD

CYP-Specific PBPK/PD Models to Interpret Biomarkers for Organophosphate Pesticides.
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Arnd Pralle, PhD

Protein structure and function; membrane protein dynamics; voltage-sensitive ion channels.
Portrait of Rita Ryan

Rita M. Ryan, PhD

Hyperoxia; neonatal lung injury and repair; growth factors.
Portrait of Fred Sachs

Frederick Sachs, PhD

Protein structure and function; voltage-sensitive ion channels; mechano-sensitive ion channels; ligand gated ion channels; natural products pharmaceuticals; AFM; kinetic modeling software; anatomy; FRET; digital image processing; cell mechanics; advanced instrumentation for cell biophysics; electron microscopy; molecular biology of structural proteins; patch clamp.
Portrait of Satrajit Sinha

Satrajit Sinha, PhD

Transcription regulation; Developmental Biology; Mouse knockouts; Genetics; Biochemistry; Transgenics
Portrait of Roopa Thapar

Roopa Thapar, PhD

Protein structure and function; RNA-protein interactions; NMR Spectroscopy; mass spectrometry.
Portrait of Gail Willsky

Gail R. Willsky, PhD

Biochemistry; Pharmacology; Molecular Biology; Bioinformatics.
Portrait of Matthew Xu-Friedman

Matthew Xu-Friedman, PhD

Synaptic physiology; slice physiology; calcium imaging.
Portrait of Michael Yu

Michael C. Yu, PhD

protein arginine methylation; genomics; gene expression