FACULTY RESEARCH Ph.D. PROGRAM M.A. BIOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FACULTY Faculty Interests Faculty Directory Faculty Interests Welcome to the Faculty Interests section. Listed alphabetically below are faculty members and their areas of interest. Follow this link for a listing of all faculty thesis sponsors organized by their subfields. Name Interest Sub Field Bock, Walter General evolution theory | Organismic Biology Brown, Lewis Comparative Proteomics Bulinski, Chloë Dynamics and functions of microtubules during myogenic differentiation and cell cycle progression Cell and Molecular Biology Bussemaker, Harmen Data-driven modeling of transcriptional and post-transcriptional networks based on biophysical principles Systems & Computational Biology Chalfie, Martin Developmental genetics of identified nerve cells in C. elegans Developmental Biology Chasin, Lawrence Pre-mRNA splicing in cultured mammalian cells Cell and Molecular Biology Fernández, Julio Single molecule mechanics and engineering Neurobiology | Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Firestein, Stuart Cellular mechanisms of signal transduction and olfaction Neurobiology Frank, Joachim Cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction for the study of the mechanism of protein biosynthesis Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Guido, Ron Lecturer Hazelrigg, Tulle mRNA localization in Drosophila oocytes Developmental Biology Hazen, Claire Lecturer Heicklen, Alice Lecturer Hunt, John Structural biology of transmembrane transport Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics Jia, Songtao Epigenetic regulation of the genome Cell and Molecular Biology Kalderon, Daniel Signal Transduction in Drosophila development Developmental Biology Kelley, Darcy Neurobiology of vocal communication; sexual differentiation Neurobiology Lin, Carol Director of Biotechnology Programs Mancinelli, Alberto Professor Emeritus Manley, James Regulation of mRNA synthesis in animal cells Cell and Molecular Biology McDermott, Ann Solid-state NMR studies of enzyme mechanism and membrane protein structure Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics McEmber, Alan Lecturer Miller, Elizabeth Protein folding, assembly and the regulation of intracellular protein transport. Cell and Molecular Biology Mowshowitz, Deborah Director of Undergraduate Program & Lab Operations Mowshowitz, Solomon Lecturer Pe'er, Dana The function and organization of molecular networks Systems & Computational Biology Pollack, Robert Analysis of the past and future of molecular medicine Prives, Carol Structure & function of the p53 tumor suppressor protein Cell and Molecular Biology Prywes, Ron Growth factor regulation of gene expression Cell and Molecular Biology Sheetz, Michael Cell motility, motor molecules, integrin-cytoskeleton interactions Cell and Molecular Biology Stockwell, Brent Diagramming disease networks with chemical and biological tools Cell and Molecular Biology Tong, Liang Structural biology of proteins involved in human diseases (obesity, diabetes, cancer); Structural biology of proteins involved in pre-mRNA 3'-end processing. Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics Tzagoloff, Alexander Energy coupling mechanisms Cell and Molecular Biology Yang, Jian Structure, function and regulation of ion channels Neurobiology | Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Yuste, Rafael Development and function of the cortical microcircuitry Neurobiology Zubay, Geoffrey Professor Emeritus | Prebiotic reactions leading to the origin of life HOME DIRECTORIES NEWS & EVENTS RESOURCES EMPLOYMENT CONTACT US