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Research Mentors

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; [email protected]

Aton Lab

Effects of sensory experience and sleep on neural circuits, mechanisms underlying nervous system plasticity and memory formation 
Sara Aton, Professor; [email protected]

Bardwell Lab

Role of molecular chaperones and disulfide catalysts in protein folding; Experimental evolution of protein folding 
James Bardwell, Professor; [email protected]

Buttitta Lab

Understanding the barriers to proliferation in quiescent cells and how they are bypassed in diseases such as cancer 
Laura Buttitta, Professor; [email protected]

Cadigan Lab

Mechanism by which Wnt signaling regulates target gene expression, using Drosophila as a model system
Kenneth Cadigan, Professor; [email protected]

Chang Lab

Protein sorting and quality control in the yeast secretory pathway  
Amy Chang, Professor; [email protected]

Chapman Lab

Biogenesis of bacterial amyloid fibers called curli
Matthew Chapman, Professor; [email protected]

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, Associate Professor; [email protected]

Cone Lab

Understanding how the central nervous system regulates energy stores
Roger Cone, Professor; [email protected] [Director, LSI]

Csankovszki Lab

Gene regulation and chromosome segregation mediated by condensin complexes in C. elegans
Gyorgyi Csankovszki, Professor; [email protected]

DeSantis Lab

Mechanisms of how microtobule associated motor proteins transport cellular cargo 
Morgan DeSantis
, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

B Duan Lab

Somatosensory circuits to process different modalities, such as pain and itch
Bo Duan, Associate Professor; [email protected]

C. Duan Lab

Understanding how peptide growth factors act to control growth, development, and aging
Cunming Duan, Professor; [email protected]

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, Associate Professor; [email protected]

He Lab

Host defense mechanisms against infections while preventing immune over-activation using Arabidopsis as a model organism.
Ping He
, Professor; [email protected]

Huffnagle Lab

The core research research interests or our laboratory include: (1) the role of mucosal immunity, the microbiome and epithelium function in food allergies, (2) the microbiology, immunology and microbial ecology of the yeast Candida albicans (with special emphasis on mast cells and allergic diseases) and (3) the microbiology, immunology and microbial ecology of the bacterium Lactobacillus johnsonii.
Gary B. Huffnagle, Professor, [email protected]

Hume Lab

Structure and Function of Neurotransmitter Receptors Formation and Maintenance of synapses  
Richard Hume, Professor; [email protected]

Hurn Lab

Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of gender differences in response to experimental brain injury   
Patricia D. Hurn, Professor; [email protected] [Dean, School of Nursing]

Jakob Lab

Role of oxidative stress in host defense and aging
Ursula Jakob, Professor; [email protected]

Kargbo-Hill Lab

How neurons use epigenomic and transcriptomic mechanisms to regulate gene expression in response to stress, aging and neurodegenerative disease, using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons, and C. elegans 
Sarah Kargbo-Hill, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

Klionsky Lab

Protein targeting and organelle biogenesis, with an emphasis on autophagy in the yeast model system 
Daniel Klionsky, Professor; [email protected]

Kozik Lab

Melding multi-omic (microbiome, transcriptome, metabolome) molecular and computational biology approaches to understand host-microbe crosstalk and microbe-microbe interactions in the human respiratory tract.
Ariangela Kozik, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

Kramer Lab

Fundamental concepts in neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission and axonal physiology. Effects of substances of abuse on axonal excitability throughout the brain's reward system.
Paul Kramer, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

Kumar Lab

Genomics, proteomics, and systems biology to study cell signaling and cancer-related pathways
Anuj Kumar, Professor; [email protected]

Lee Lab

Mapping neuronal lineage development and fating mechanisms in both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms to to engineer neural networks with desired functions and to improve cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases
Tzumin Lee, Professor;  [email protected]

M Li Lab

Regulation and quality control of lysosomes
Ming Li, Associate Professor; [email protected]

Marand Lab

Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation and the relationship with molecular, cellular, and organismal phenotype
Alexandre Marand, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

Miller Lab

Understanding how cell-cell junctions dynamically remodel in response to mechanical forces-- including cell division-- that challenge adhesion and barrier function.
Ann Miller, Professor; [email protected]

Nandakumar Lab

Biochemistry, cell biology and X-ray crystallography to understand the roles of telomerase and telomeres in cancer and ageing
Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Professor; [email protected]

Nielsen Lab

Understanding the cellular machinery involved in proper deposition of plant cell wall components
Erik Nielsen, Professor; [email protected]

Schiefelbein Lab

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell differentiation and pattern formation
John Schiefelbein, Professor; [email protected]

Shan Lab

Mechanisms underlying pathogen pattern recognition and signaling via immune receptors in plants
Libo Shan
, Professor; [email protected]

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, Professor; [email protected]

Stockbridge Lab

Biochemistry, structural biology, and evolution of microbial membrane proteins involved in antimicrobial resistance   
Randy Stockbridge, Associate Professor;  [email protected]

Vecchiarelli Lab

Interdisciplinary approaches to understand subcellular organization, with an emphasis on cell-free reconstitution and imaging  
Anthony Vecchiarelli, Associate Professor; [email protected]

West Lab

Investigating how epithelial barriers are remodeled and broken down during development, cancer progression, and metastasis using mouse models of breast cancer, organoids, and live-cell confocal microscopy.  Junior West, Assistant Professor; [email protected]

Wierzbicki Lab

Mechanisms of long non-coding RNA functions in regulation of genome activity
Andrzej Wierzbicki, Professor; [email protected]

Wittkopp Lab

Mechanisms of gene regulation, development and evolution
Patricia Wittkopp,  Professor; [email protected]

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; [email protected]

Ye Lab

Neural network development and neurodevelopmental disorders, using both Drosophila and mice
Bing Ye, Professor; [email protected]