Molecular Genetics and Microbiology - Research Sponsors

FALL 2012 SEMESTER
Departmental Sponsors   Course   Sect.   Fall '12 Crs # Research Interests
Benach, Jorge   BIO 487   T69   80023 Pathogenesis of spirochetal infections and host responses
Bliska, James   BIO 487   T98   80050 Molecular and cellular basis of bacterial-host cell interactions; bacterial pathogenesis  
Bhaduri-McIntosh, Sumita              
Carpino, Nicholas             Understanding how the immune system protects us from various diseases. Specifically, how the Sts proteins and other key molecules regulate T cell activation. 
Carter, Carol             Role of cellular proteins in retroviral protein assembly. Structure and dynamics of retroviral proteins. Identification of determinants of capsid protein assembly and disassembly. Gag precursor assembly on model membrane systems. Regulation of PR activity in its precursor form. Molecular basis of resistance to drugs that target PR.
Chan, Edward              
Del Poeta, Maurizio              
Delihas, Nicholas   BIO 487   T46    80004 Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs. Annotation of genes. Repetitive sequences in intergenic regions in bacteria
Futcher, Bruce             Understanding the basic mechanism that controls cell division 
Furie, Martha   BIO 487   T75    80027  Molecular mechanisms controlling the movement of leukocytes across the vessel wall, particularly in the context of bacterial infections. two bacterial illnesses, Lyme disease and tularemia 
Hayman, Michael   BIO 487   T81   80033 Signal transduction in cell growth, differentiation and cancer; nuclear and membrane oncoproteins
Hearing, Janet             Development of Antiviral Drugs to Combat Influenza. Replication and maintenance of the Epstein-Barr virus genome in latently infected cells
Hearing, Patrick   BIO 487   T25   79995 Adenovirus-host cell interactions; viral vectors for human gene therapy
Karzai, Wali   BIO 487   T50   80008 Structure and function of RNA-binding proteins and biochemical studies of the SmpB•tmRNA quality control system 
Konopka, James   BIO 487   T86   80038 Signal transduction, morphogenesis and genetics of pathogenic fungi
Krug, Laurie   BIO 487   T02   79982 Virus-host infections during chronic gammaherpesvirus infection
Leatherwood, Janet             Cell Cycle Transcription Circuits. Regulation of DNA Replication Control. Regulation of Gene Expression in the Meiotic Cell Cycle
Mackow, Erich             Role of hantavirus β3 interactions in regulating endothelial cell permeability, platelet recruitment and the role of altered receptor functions as a mechanism of hantavirus pathogenesis
Marcu, Kenneth   BIO 487   T24   79994 Structure and function of RNA-binding proteins and biochemical studies of the SmpB•tmRNA quality control system 
Paul, Aniko             Viral replication and genetics at the cellular level, and mechanisms of viral pathogenensis in a host organism 
Reich Marshall, Nancy C.   BIO 487   T36   80001 Signaling switches in gene expression by hormones or viral infection  
Spitzer, Eric   BIO 487   T96   80048 Molecular biology of microbial pathogens  
Steigbigel, Roy   BIO 487   T97   80049 Mononuclear and polymorphonuclear phagocyte functions; macrophage function in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection  
Thanassi, David   BIO 487   T44   76822 Secretion of virulence factors by bacterial pathogens; pilus biogenesis by uropathogenic Escherichia coli
van der Velden, Adrianus    BIO 487   T27    79997 Mammalian T cell response to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Wimmer, Eckard    BIO 487   T45    76823  Molecular biology of poliovirus replication; picornaviral pathogenesis
Zong, Wei-Xing   BIO 487   T76    80028  Study the molecular regulation of cancer cell death despite their impaired apoptosis machinery

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