To learn more about faculty accepting students this fall, please select the link above.
All Research Mentors in Alphabetical Order
Akaaboune Lab
Synaptic development and maintenance; effect of high fat diet on the stability of neuromuscular synapses neuromuscular diseases Mohammed Akaaboune, Professor; makaabou@umich.edu
Aton Lab
Effects of sensory experience and sleep on neural circuits, mechanisms underlying nervous system plasticity and memory formation Sara Aton, Assistant Professor; saton@umich.edu
Bardwell Lab
Role of molecular chaperones and disulfide catalysts in protein folding; Experimental evolution of protein folding James Bardwell, Professor; jbardwel@umich.edu
Buttitta Lab
Understanding the barriers to proliferation in quiescent cells and how they are bypassed in diseases such as cancer Laura Buttitta, Assistant Professor; buttitta@umich.edu
Cadigan Lab
Mechanism by which Wnt signaling regulates target gene expression, using Drosophila as a model system
Kenneth Cadigan, Professor; cadigan@umich.edu
Chang Lab
Protein sorting and quality control in the yeast secretory pathway
Amy Chang, Associate Professor; amychang@umich.edu
Chapman Lab
Biogenesis of bacterial amyloid fibers called curli
Matthew Chapman, Associate Professor; chapmanm@umich.edu
Clowney Lab
Developmental and regulatory mechanisms that generate neural circuits and govern their function, using the olfactory system of Drosophila as a model system
E. Josie Clowney, Assistant Professor; jclowney@umich.edu
Collins Lab
Signaling and transport within axons, in particular how this allows neurons to make regenerative and degenerative responses to axonal injury
Catherine Collins, Associate Professor; collinca@umich.edu
Cone Lab
Understanding how the central nervous system regulates energy stores
Roger Cone, Professor; rcone@umich.edu [Director, LSI]
Csankovszki Lab
Gene regulation and chromosome segregation mediated by condensin complexes in C. elegans
Gyorgyi Csankovszki, Associate Professor; gyorgyi@umich.edu
Denver Lab
Molecular mechanisms of hormone action in animal development
Robert Denver, Professor; rdenver@umich.edu
B Duan Lab
Somatosensory circuits to process different modalities, such as pain and itch
Bo Duan, Assistant Professor; bduan@umich.edu
C. Duan Lab
Understanding how peptide growth factors act to control growth, development, and aging
Cunming Duan, Professor; cduan@umich.edu
Dus Lab
How the brain responds to changes in internal energy and nutrients to control hunger and satiety states. The effect of the environment of neural activity and behavior, converging the fields of epigenetics, gene expression, and neurobiology.
Monica Dus, Assistant Professor; mdus@umich.edu
Hume Lab
Structure and Function of Neurotransmitter Receptors Formation and Maintenance of synapses Richard Hume, Professor; rhume@umich.edu
Hurn Lab
Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of gender differences in response to experimental brain injury Patricia D. Hurn, Professor; phurn@umich.edu [Dean, School of Nursing]
Jakob Lab
Role of oxidative stress in host defense and aging
Ursula Jakob, Professor; ujakob@umich.edu
Klionsky Lab
Protein targeting and organelle biogenesis, with an emphasis on autophagy in the yeast model system Daniel Klionsky, Professor; klionsky@umich.edu
Kumar Lab
Genomics, proteomics, and systems biology to study cell signaling and cancer-related pathways Anuj Kumar, Associate Professor; anujk@umich.edu
Kuwada Lab
Genetic and molecular analysis of genes that regulate the function and formation of neural circuits John Kuwada, Professor; kuwada@umich.edu
Kwon Lab
Mechanisms underlying the neuronal dynamics and plasticity of the neocortex Sam Kwon, Assistant Professor; samkwon@umich.edu
Li Lab
Arabidopsis as a model organism to study steroid signaling mechanism and endoplasmic reticulum-mediated protein quality control
Jianming Li, Professor; jian@umich.edu
M Li Lab
Regulation and quality control of lysosomes
Ming Li, Assistant Professor; mlium@umich.edu
MacAlister Lab
Flower development and pollen tube formation
Cora MacAlister, Assistant Professor; macalist@umich.edu
Miller Lab
Molecular mechanisms that regulate cytokinesis in epithelial cells and how this process may become mis-regulated in cancer.
Ann Miller, Associate Professor; annlm@umich.edu
Nandakumar Lab
Biochemistry, cell biology and X-ray crystallography to understand the roles of telomerase and telomeres in cancer and ageing
Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Assistant Professor; jknanda@umich.edu
Nielsen Lab
Understanding the cellular machinery involved in proper deposition of plant cell wall components
Erik Nielsen, Associate Professor; nielsene@umich.edu
Pichersky Lab
Plant molecular biology and evolution Eran Pichersky, Professor; lelx@umich.edu
Schiefelbein Lab
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell differentiation and pattern formation
John Schiefelbein, Professor; schiefel@umich.edu
Shafer Lab
Neurobiology of circadian and circa-annual timekeeping and the neurogenetic basis of animal behavior
Orie Shafer, Associate Professor; oshafer@umich.edu
Simmons Lab
How DNA repair proteins identify sites of damage in living cells and how DNA repair pathways are coordinated with the the cell cycle
Lyle Simmons, Associate Professor; lasimm@umich.edu
Stockbridge Lab
F- anion export Randy Stockbridge, Assistant Professor; stockbr@umich.edu
Vecchiarelli Lab
Interdisciplinary approaches to understand subcellular organization, with an emphasis on cell-free reconstitution and imaging Anthony Vecchiarelli, Assistant Professor; ave@umich.edu
Wang Lab
Protein trafficking, organelle biogenesis and Golgi defects in diseases
Yanzhuang Wang, Professor; yzwang@umich.edu
Wierzbicki Lab
Mechanisms of long non-coding RNA functions in regulation of genome activity
Andrzej Wierzbicki, Associate Professor; wierzbic@umich.edu
Wittkopp Lab
Mechanisms of gene regulation, development and evolution
Patricia Wittkopp, Professor; wittkopp@umich.edu
Wong Lab
Electrophysiological, behavioral and anatomical techniques to study retinal cells and circuits that regulate the non-image-forming visual system.
Kwoon Wong, Associate Professor; kwoon@umich.edu
Xu Lab
Understanding the physiological and pathological functions of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) ion channels and Ca2+ signaling
Haoxing Xu, Professor; haoxingx@umich.edu
