GSTP
Faculty Name /
Primary Department |
Research Interests |
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Ansari,
Aseem
Biochemistry |
Studying
the regulation of gene expression at the
interface of chemistry biology and genomics,
dissecting genome-wide transcriptional cascades. |
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Attie,
Alan
Biochemistry |
Molecular
genetics of diabetes & insulin resistance;
cell biology of lipoprotein assembly and
cholesterol trafficking. |
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Beebe,
David
Biomedical Engineering |
Design,
fabrication, and testing of novel micro
fabrication techniques; microdevices and
microsystems designed to facilitate advances
in biology. |
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Blattner,
Frederick
Genetics |
Analysis
of gene organization, expression, regulation,
and functional characterization; DNA sequencing. |
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Broman,
Karl
Biostatistics
and Medical Informatics |
Statistical problems in genetics, genomics
and molecular biology. Development of improved
methods for detecting and identifying genes
contributing to variation in complex traits. |
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Cerrina,
Franco
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Application
of high-energy photons to new technologies
for semiconductor manufacturing, and X-ray
microscopy for surface science; application
of semiconductor processing to biotechnology
and genetics issues |
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Coon,
Joshua
Chemistry |
Development
and application of new technologies and
instrumentation for automated, large-scale
whole protein characterization |
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Craven,
Mark
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
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Machine
learning for bioinformatics and information
extraction; learning comphensive models. |
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Culbertson,
Michael
Genetics |
Mechanisms of synthesis, decay, and function
of RNA using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system. |
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de
Pablo, Juan
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Investigating
thermophysical properties of fluids and
solids at a molecular level and using molecular-thermodynamic
models. |
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Dewey,
Colin
Biostatistics
& Medical Informatics |
Algorithms
for problems in comparative genomics |
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Donohue,
Timothy
Bacteriology |
Studying
synthesis and activity of proteins that
function in critical energy generating pathways
in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. |
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Dove,
William
Oncology, Medical Genetics |
Mouse
development and neoplasia |
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Dyer,
Charles
Computer Sciences |
Developing
basic tools for controlling in real-time,
either autonomously or interactively, a
virtual camera of a real environment. |
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Gasch,
Audrey
Genetics |
The genomics of yeast responses to environmental
stress and starvation. |
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Gould,
Michael
Oncology |
Molecular
genetics of mammary carcinogenesis and translation
research in the area of breast cancer prevention
and therapy. |
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Hull,
Christina M.
Biomolecular Chemistry |
Molecular
biology of human fungal pathogens. |
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Kendziorski,
Christina
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics |
Development and application
of statistical methods for gene mapping
and gene expression array studies. |
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Krysan,
Patrick
Horticulture |
Signal transduction in Arabidopsis thaliana with a focus on MAP
kinase signaling pathways.
Functional genomics using A.
thaliana. |
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Leong,
Sally
Plant Pathology |
Molecular bases of host specificity in
the grass- Magnaporthe grisea pathosystem,
with a focus on the interaction of fungal
AVR1-CO39 specificity gene and its corresponding
resistance locus Pi-CO39 in rice; synthetic
miRNA-based gene silencing and proteomic
methodologies. Application of high throughput
DNA sequencing, optical mapping, oligonucleotide
arrays, and real time PCR technologies for
genotyping and genetic improvement of rice
and finger millet.. |
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Markley,
John
Biochemistry |
NMR spectroscopy and its biological applications;
structure function relationships in proteins;
and stable-isotope assisted multinuclear
NMR. |
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Newton,
Michael
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics |
Developing statistical methods
to address problems with the comparison
ofexpression arrays. |
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Page,
C. David
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
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Data mining and machine learning,
with applications to bioinformatics,chemoinformatics,
and health sciences; inductive learning
programming. |
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Palecek,
Sean
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Cellular
engineering, intracellular signal transduction,
cell and protein biosensors. |
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Palmenberg,
Ann
Biochemistry |
Molecular
biology of RNA picornaviruses, protein translation,
proteolytic processing, RNA synthesis,
viral pathogenesis and vaccines. |
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Payseur,
Bret
Genetics |
Population
genetic processes that determine patterns
and levels of variation throughout the genome,
including natural selection, recombination,
and mutations. |
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Perna,
Nicole
Genetics |
Genome scale comparative
analysis to identify the genetic elements
that distinguish one complete genome from
another. |
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Pfleger,
Brian
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Synthetic
biology, metabolic engineering, biotechnology,
protein engineering, natural products. |
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Phillips,
George
Biochemistry / Computer Sciences |
Structure and dynamics of
proteins, computational biology; using X-ray
crystallography and electron microscopy
to elucidate protein structures. |
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Reed,
Jennifer
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Systems biology, metabolic
model development and analysis, metabolic
engineering, biofuels, bioremediation, and
biotechnology. |
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Schwartz,
David C.
GSTP Program Director
Chemistry / Genetics |
Chemistry
and biology of single molecule systems with
applications to genomic sciences. |
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Shavlik,
Jude
Computer Sciences |
Machine
learning and datamining applied to biomedical
tasks such as microarray ("gene chip")
analysis and design, protein-structure
determination, and information extraction
from on-line biomedical text. |
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Shusta,
Eric
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Development of an in vitro
model of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB);analysis
of membrane proteome of the BBB. |
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Skop,
Ahna
Genetics |
Cytokinesis
and cell cycle proteomics. |
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Smith,
Lloyd
Chemistry |
Development
and application of novel methods and approaches
for the analysis and manipulation of biomolecules. |
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Sussman,
Michael
Biochemistry |
Signal transduction in eukaryotes,
development of genomic technologies, plasma
membrane receptors and ion transporters,
Arabidopsis thaliana. |
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Thomson,
James
Anatomy |
The
biology of pluripotency. Understanding
how human embryonic stem (ES) cells choose
between self-renewal, apoptosis, and differentiation
into specific lineages. |
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van
der Weide, Daniel
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Multifunctional
scanned probe microscopy; localized spectroscopy
of biological and low-dimensional electronic
systems. |
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Wahba,
Grace
Statistics |
Development,
testing and application of new methods for
multivariate function estimation and statistical
model building. |
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Wolff,
Jon
Pediatrics / Genetics |
Developing
the ability to directly deliver plasmid
DNA into tissues through studying how plasmid
DNA traverses cell membranes and enters
nuclei. |
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Yandell,
Brian
Statistics |
Statistical genomics; theoretical statistics;
applications in selected areas of agriculture. |
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Yin,
John
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
Developing
experimental and theoretical approaches
to study growth, adaptation, and inactivation
of viruses. |
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