Section of Molecular Biology Faculty
Microbial genomics and metagenomics; molecular genetics of microbial lipid biosynthesis.
Cryoelectron microscopy and three-dimensional, computer reconstruction of macromolecules
Biochemical genetics of circadian rhythms and mitochondrial membranes in Neurospora.
Innovation in biology laboratory education.
Mechanisms by which interferons and other cytokines activate the transcription of early response genes.
Evolution of protein structure and function.
The causes and consequences of variation in species diversity, the flow of energy
Biochemical and genetic approaches to the control of gene activity.
Regulation of development, nitrogen fixation, and bio-products in cyanobacteria.
Regulation of circadian rhythms and bio-products in cyanobacteria.
Generation and maintenance of T cell immunity.
Analysis of mechanisms of regulation of plasmid DNA replication and plasmid DNA partitioning.
Regulation of response to hypoxia and other microenvironmental stresses in vivo.
Mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing; mRNA synthesis and processing.
Transcriptional regulation and chromatin dynamics.
Regulatory T cell biology and miRNA-mediated immune regulation.
Mechanisms of translation and mRNA turnover regulation in eukaryotic gene expression.
Developing algae as a biotechnology platform for the production of biofuels and bio-products.
Global networks that orchestrate lymphocyte cell fate.
Protein crystallography.
Regulation of functional homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum during the cell cycle progression.
Molecular genetic studies of microRNA pathways.
Chromosome structure and function; genetics and epigenetics of transcription; position effects and transcriptional repression.
DNA segregation in prokaryotes.
How the progeny of a single cell division assume differing fates.
Analysis of protein structure and physiological function; post translational protein modification.
Transmembrane transport and the regulation of cellular physiology and transcription.
Somatic cell genetics. Molecular genetics of mammalian mitochondria.
Molecular biology; DNA replication and repair; computer applications to biology.
Organelle homeostasis; peroxisome function and biogenesis; peroxisomal disorders; peroxisomal protein import; peroxisome turnover by autophagy.
Lymphocyte development and signaling pathways in response to DNA damage.
Molecular basis of blood cell differentiation and cancer development.
Dendritic cells in innate and adaptive responses during viral infections.
