John M. Abrams, Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1989
Molecular physiology of programmed cell death
Richard G. W. Anderson, Professor and Chairman
Ph.D., University of Oregon Medical School, 1970
Cholesterol-regulated signal transduction; regulation of caveolae internalization; compartmentalized signal transduction in caveolae; role of adiposomes in intracellular lipid transport; membrane traffic to and from adiposomes
Barry R. Botterman, Associate Professor
Ph.D., UCLA, 1977
Neurophysiology of motor control; Synaptic organization of spinal; motoneurons; Physiology of spinal cord injury
Po Chen, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University Of Texas At Dallas, 1994
Apoptosis
Richard Allen Finn, Professor, Surgery; Cell Biology - Human Anatomy
D.D.S., University of Illinois, Chicago, 1976
Nasal anatomy and respiratory problems; Chemical and ablation of photo damages skin; Obstructive sleep apnea outcome studies; Moderate sedation in ambulatory surgery.
Beatriz M. A. Fontoura, Associate Professor
Ph.D., New York University School of Medicine, 1996
Molecular mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic transport and their role in viral pathogenesis and immune response; role of nuclear transport factors in mitosis.
Christopher J. Gilpin, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Manchester, England, 2001
Structure-function studies of extra-cellular matrix macromolecules using electron microscopy combined with three-dimensional reconstruction and image processing
Frederick Grinnell, Professor
Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, 1970
Signaling mechanisms and regulation of wound repair
Judith R. Head, Adjunct Associate Professor
Ph.D., The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 1975
Immunology of mammalian reproduction, especially concerning uterine function, placentation and decidualization
Lily Jun-shen Huang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1997
Cytokine receptor; Hematopoiesis; Hematopoietic stem cell; Structure-function analysis of protein; Signal transduction; Cancer
Qiu-Xing Jiang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Yale, 2002
Investigate structures and functions of membrane proteins by electron cryo-microscopy, crystallography, and electrophysiology; develop spherical reconstruction of membrane proteins in small vesicles
Helmut Krämer, Associate Professor, Center for Basic Neuroscience
Ph.D., University of Cologne, 1989
Genetics and cell biology of endocytic trafficking in Drosophila
Wen-Hong Li, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California-San Diego, 1996
Investigate cell-cell communication through gap junctions and intracellular calcium signaling using advanced imaging techniques
Lawrence Lum, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1999
Mechanisms of signal transduction; Signal integration; Signaling in development and disease
Peter Michaely, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, Durham NC, 1996
Hypercholesterolemia, LDL receptor, Structural studies of amino acid repeats
John Phelan, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Skeletal-muscular hypertrophy
Katherine Phelps, Research Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1981
Confocal microscopy; Multiphoton microscopy; FRET; TIRF; Deconvolution
Janine Prange-Kiel, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Tuebingen, Germany, 1998
Steroids in the brain; Regulation of hippocampal estradiol synthesis; Effects of estradiol and synaptic plasticity
Stuart E. Ravnik, Assistant Professor Cell Biology; Assistant Dean Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Administration
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1991
Control of meiosis: Imitation and cell division. Development of germ cells in the male and femail. Early embryonic development and gonadogenesis.
Rodney J. "Rod" Rohrich, Professor and Chairman, Plastic Surgery; Assistant Professor Cell Biology
M.D., F.A.C.S., Baylor College of Medicine, 1979
Anatomic studies of face and nose; Outcome studies in safety of cosmetic surgery, Nutritional supplements in wound healing; Anti-aging; New technology evaluation (lasers and surgical products).
Joachim Seemann, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,Max-Planck-Institute ,Goettingen, Germany, 1996
Biogenesis of the Golgi Apparatus; Membrane Traffic; Mitosis
Jerry W. Shay, Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1972
Mechanisms of cellular aging and immortalization; telomerase and cancer; breast cancer etiology
William J. Snell, Professor
Ph.D., Yale University, 1974
Cell surface recognition and cellular interactions during fertilization; signal transduction mediated by cell contact
Gaylord Throckmorton, Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1974
Physiological and biomechanical adaptations of the human masticatory system to trauma, diseases and surgical treatment
Qian Wang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, 2001
Cilium-generated signal transduction and gamma-secretase functions
Jian Weng, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cologne Universtiy, Germany, 1988
Molecular genetics of caveolin gene family; Functions of caveolin proteins in signaling, cell growth and adhesion, ocogenic transformation, and human diseases
Michael A. White, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1992
Mechanisms of regulation of cellular growth and proliferation
Alisa J. Winkler, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1990
Systematics and functional morphology of fossil mammals
Woodring E. Wright, Professor
M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1975
The role of telomere biology in aging and cancer
Christoph Wuelfing, Assistant Professor, Center for Immunology
Ph.D., Ludwigs Maximilians University Munich, 1994
Regulation of cytoskeletal rearrangements in T lymphocyte activation
