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NameDepartmentResearch Focus
1Dan ArpBotany & Plant PathologyN Cycles; Nitrification; Bioremediation; Butane Metabolism
2William BairdEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMechanisms of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Carcinogenesis; DNA Repair; Cytochrome P450
3Alan BakalinskyFood Science & TechnologyYeast Genetics; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Stress; Toxicity; Wine; Fermentation
4Erica BakkerHorticultureEvolutionary Genomics, Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Disease Resistance
5Elisar BarbarBiochemistry & BiophysicsDynein Motor Protein Complex, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Protein Folding, Protein-Protein Interactions
6Joe BeckmanBiochemistry & BiophysicsLou Gehrig's Disease (ALS); Peroxynitrite; Zinc and Superoxide Dismutase
7Samuel BennettEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyDNA Replication and Repair, Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
8Luiz BermudezBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Mycobacteria Infections; Brucella Infection; Macrophages; Mucosal Defenses; Intracellular Pathogens
9Michael BlouinZoologyEvolutionary Biology; Population Genetics
10Peter BottomleyMicrobiologyMicrobial Ecology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
11Robert BurtonMathematicsProbability, Modern Analysis Random Fields, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
12Mark CamaraFisheries & WildlifeSelective Breeding
13James CarringtonBotany & Plant PathologymicroRNAs; RNA Interference; Epigenetics
14Jeff ChangBotany and Plant PathologyMicrobial genomics, pathogenesis, symbiosis, Type III effector proteins, Pseudomonas syringae, Rhizobia
15Frank ChaplenBiological and Ecological EngineeringMetabolic Engineering; Industrial Animal Cell Culture
16Patrick ChappellZoologyReproductive neuroendocrinology; circadian neurobiology; steroid hormone influence in brain
17Tony ChenHorticultureMolecular Biology of Cold Acclimation; Genetic Engineering
18Lynda CiuffettiBotany & Plant PathologyPTR Toxin; Host-Specific Toxins; Pathogenesis; Pathogenicity
19Dee DenverZoologyMutation, genome evolution, transcriptome evolution, DNA repair, phylogenetics, paleogenomics, nematodes, penguins
20Valerian DoljaBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Biology and Evolution of Plant Viruses with Positive-Strand RNA Genome; Structure; Replication and Expression of Viral Genome; Cell-to-Cell and Long Distance Movement of Plant Viruses
21Theo DreherMicrobiologyGene expression and Replication of Positive Strand RNA Viruses: Turnip yellow mosaic virus, Dengue virus, West Nile virus
22Roger ElyBiological and Ecological EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering, Microbial Systems Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology
23Katharine FieldMicrobiologyEnvironmental Microbiology; Fecal Source Detection; Molecular Evolution
24Theresa FiltzPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction Mechanisms; G Proteins; G Protein-Coupled Receptors; and G Protein-Regulated Effector Enzymes; CNS and Autonomic Pharmacology
25John FowlerBotany & Plant PathologyCell Polarity; Small GTPases; Cytoskeleton; Brown Algae; Maize
26Balz FreiLinus Pauling InstituteFree Radical Biochemistry; Atherosclerosis; Lipid Peroxidation; Antioxidant Vitamins
27Michael FreitagBiochemistry & BiophysicsEpigenomics; Heterochromatin; Centromeres; Gene Silencing; Fungi
28Bruce GellerMicrobiologyProtein Secretion; Membrane Biogenesis; Bacteriophage Receptors
29Jadwiga GiebultowiczZoologyRegulation of Gene Expresion; Molecular Basis of Biological Clocks; Drosophila; Circadian Rhythms; Insect Physiology
30Stephen GiovannoniMicrobiologyRibosomal RNA ; Molecular Phylogeny; Microbial Ecology
31Scott GivanCGRB/Botany & Plant PathologyComputational Biology, Bioinformatics
32Americ GoyerBotany and Plant PathologyVitamins, Metabolic Engineering, Potato, Arabidopsis
33Jeffrey GreenwoodBiochemistry & BiophysicsSignaling Mechanisms Regulating Cell Adhesion
34Michael GrossBiochemistry & BiophysicsSpinal Cord; Embryogenesis; Transcription Factors; Networks
35Niklaus GrunwaldBotany and Plant PathologyPhytophthora spp., sudden Oak Death, P. ramorum, Epidemiology, Population Genetics, Functional Genomics
36Tory HagenLinus Pauling InstituteMitochondrial Function; Intermediary Metabolism; Mechanisms and Analysis;of Free Radical-Induced Damage to Biomolecules and Cellular Consequences of Free Radical-Induced Oxidative Damage
37Claudia HaseBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Pathogenesis of Vibrio Cholerae
38Patrick HayesCrop & Soil ScienceBarley; Breeding and Genetics; Genome Mapping; Molecular Marker Assisted Selection Strategies
39John HaysEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyGenome Stability , DNA Mismatch Repair, Repair and Recombination of UV-Damaged DNA
40Emily HoNutrition and Exercise SciencesZinc; Transcriptional Regulation; DNA Damage and Repair; Cancer
41Dennis HrubyMicrobiologyVaccinia Virus; Gene Expression; Expression Vectors
42Victor HsuBiochemistry & BiophysicsNMR Spectroscopy; DNA Structures; DNA-Binding Proteins; Biomolecular Recognition; Dynamics
43Arup IndraCollege of PharmacyNuclear Receptors, Transcriptional Regulation of Skin Homeostasis, Tumor micro-environment in Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer, Cancer Stem cells, Mouse Models of Human Cancer and Other Diseases, Cancer Chemoprevention
44Andrew KarplusBiochemistry & BiophysicsProtein Structure-Function Relations; Protein Crystallography; Flavoenzymes; Enzyme Catalysis
45Chrissa KioussiPharmaceutical SciencesDevelopment; Embryogenesis; Organogenesis; Heart; Homeobox Genes; Signaling Molecules; Transcription Factors
46Siva KolluriEnvironmental & Molecular ToxicologyCancer Biology; Drug Discovery; Ligand-activated Transcription Factors; Genomic and Non-genomic Actions of Nuclear Receptors; Regulation of Proliferation and Cell Death
47Mark LeidPharmaceutical SciencesSignal Transduction; Nuclear Receptors; Transcriptional Activation
48Aaron ListonBotany & Plant PathologyMolecular Systematics; Plant Evolution
49Hong LiuBiological and Ecological EngineeringEnvironmental Microbiology; Microbial fuel cell; Bio-based energy technology
50Joyce LoperBotany & Plant PathologyMicrobial Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions
51Kathy MagnussonBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Aging, Learning, Memory, NMDA Receptors, Glutamate Receptors
52Taifo MahmudCollege of PharmacyBioorganic Chemistry; Natural Products Chemistry; Molecular Genetics; Medicinal Chemistry
53Robert MartinBotany & Plant PathologyVirus Diseases of Small Fruits
54John MataBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Metabolism, Drug Transport, Multi-Drug Resistance, Chemoprevention, Cancer Therapeutics, Nanotechnology
55Phil McFaddenBiochemistry & BiophysicsAging; Protein Repair; Biochemistry; Neurochemistry
56Fred MeninoAnimal SciencesEmbryo; Plasminogen Activator; Development; Blastocysts
57Gary MerrillBiochemistry & BiophysicsThioredoxin; Cancer; P53; Tumor Suppressors; Oncogenes; Deoxyribonucleotide Metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Oxidative Stress; Redox Regulation; Protein Thiols
58Todd MocklerBotany and Plant PathologyBioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Promoter Architecture, Gene Expression, RNA processing, Alternative Splicing, RNA Binding Proteins, Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, Flowering Time, Circadian Clock
59David MyroldCrop & Soil ScienceMicrobial Ecology; Nitrogen Cycle; Frankia; Soil Biology
60Hiro NonogakiHorticultureSeed; Germination; Development; Embryo; Endosperm; Arabidopsis; Tomato
61Manoj PasteyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Virology, Immunology, and Viral pathogenesis
62Michael PennerFood Science & TechnologyBio-Based Industrial Processing; Cellulose; Cellulase; Fiber; Biomass; Enzymes
63Annie QuStatisticsEstimating equations, correlated data, cell cycle microarray data, biostatistics
64Walt ReamMicrobiologyBacterial Genetics; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Genetic Recombination; DNA-Protein Interactions; Ancient DNA
65Donald ReedBiochemistry & BiophysicsBiological Oxidations; Glutathione; Environmental Toxicology
66Paul RenoMicrobiologyVirology; Invertebrate Neoplasia; Monoclonal Antibodies; Cell Culture
67Oscar Riera-LizarazuCrop & Soil ScienceWheat; Cereals; Genetics; DNA-Based Markers; Genome Mapping
68Carol RivinBotany & Plant PathologyGenetics and Molecular Biology of Maize Embryogenesis
69Dan RockeyBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Interactions Between Chlamydiae and the Mammalian Host
70Rosita Rodriguez-ProteauPharmaceutical SciencesXenobiotic Metabolism and Transport, Multidrug resistance, Chemoprevention,Pharmacokinetics
71George RohrmannMicrobiologyBaculoviridae; Virus Structure; Virus Replication
72Greg RorrerChemical EngineeringPlant Cell Culture; Bioreactor; Chitosan; Marine Development
73Mahfuz SarkerBiomedical Sciences (CVM)Bacterial Pathogenesis, Clostridium perfringens, Food Poisoning, Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases
74Michael SchimerlikBiochemistry & BiophysicsEnzymes Kinetics and Mechanisms; Signal Transduction; and Protein Folding
75Carl SchreckFisheries & WildlifeStress; Reproduction; Hormone Action; Effects of Fitness
76Martin SchusterMicrobiologyBacterial communication, genomics, signal transduction and gene regulation, biofilms, pathogenesis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
77Barry SherrOceanographyMarine Microbial Ecology
78Evelyn SherrOceanographyMarine Microbial Ecology
79Barbara ShieldsFisheries & WildlifeStock Identification; Molecular Systematics; Conservation Genetics; Fish Vaccines
80Joseph SpataforaBotany & Plant PathologyMycology; Fungal Systematics and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular Phylogenetics
81Henrik StotzHorticulturePlant-Pathogen and Plant-Insect Interactions; Gene Expression; Plant Development; Defense Chemistry
82Steven StraussForest ScienceForest Trees; Genetic Engineering; Molecular Population Genetics; Phylogeny; Genome Mapping
83Robert TanguayEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyMolecular Toxicology
84Barbara TaylorZoologyNeurobiology; Drosophila; Neuronal Development; Muscle Development; Physiology; Sexual Behavior
85Janine TrempyMicrobiologyBacterial Stress Responses; Proteases; Degradation Signals; Gene Fusion
86Isabel ValesCrop and Soil SciencePotato Breeding and Genetics
87Virginia WeisZoologyCnidarian Algal Symbiosis: Inter-partner Regulation and Communication
88David WilliamsEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyDrug Metabolism; Cancer Chemoprevention
89Thomas WolpertBotany & Plant PathologyHost-Parasite Interactions; Host-Specific Toxins; Disease Resistance
90Mark ZabriskiePharmaceutical SciencesMechanistic Enzymology; Non-ribosomal Peptide Biosynthesis; Flavin-Dependent Amine Oxidases; Neuroactive Amino Acid Metabolites
91Dahong ZhangZoologyCell Cycle Regulation; Cytoskeleton Motility and Signalling in Vertebrates and Invertebrates


Emeritus Faculty

NameDepartmentResearch Focus
1Sonia AndersonBiochemistry & BiophysicsCalmodulin; Protein Kinases; Phosphofructokinase
2Doug BarofskyChemistryMass Spectrometry; Ionization Processes and Instrumentation
3Christopher BayneZoologyComparative Immunology; Leukocyte Functions; Cell-Mediated Cytotoxic Mechanisms
4Donald BuhlerEnviron & Molecular ToxicologyToxicology; Carcinogenesis; Fish; Biotransformations
5Max DeinzerChemistryBiopolymers; Glycoproteins; Proteins; Phytoalexin Elicitors; Mass Spectrometry
6Christopher MathewsBiochemistry & BiophysicsDeoxyribonucleotides; DNA Replication; Enzymes; Mutagenesis; Viruses
7David MokHorticultureCytokinins; Plant Hormone Genes; Legume Biotechnology; Gene Transfer
8Machteld MokHorticulturePlant Development; Hormones; Tissue Culture; Genetic Improvement
9Frank MooreZoologyMolecular Endocrinology and Neurobiology
10George PearsonBiochemistry & BiophysicsAdenovirus; DNA Replication; Gene Conversion; Recombination; Viral Vectors
11Fredrick StormshakAnimal SciencesHormone Action; Steroid Receptors; Oxytocin; Protein Kinase C; Calpains