Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
regulation of gene expression by environmental factors such as light and oxygen; differentiation of bacteria into different cell types
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
molecular biology of the archaea; mechanistic and regulatory parameters that govern DNA replication, gene transcription, and cell division
Director of Graduate Studies, Biochemistry Graduate Program
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
maintenance of genomic integrity with a focus on DNA helicases and other factors involved in DNA replication, recombination, and repair; the evolution of DNA helicases
Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
limited alphabet coding sequences and proteins: a minimalist approach to structure and function
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
detection and repair of DNA breaks with a focus on Homologous Recombination (HR) mediated DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair; interplay of DNA repair machinery and chromatin structures
Distinguished Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Carlos O. Miller Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Research Interests
mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control
Assistant Research Scientist, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
mechanisms of chromosome duplication and segregation
Professor, Biology
Chair, Biology
Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications
Professor, Chemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
specific recognition by proteins of biologically relevant ligands; bacterial chromosome segregation; coiled coil proteins; structure and function of condensins and other structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins
Professor, Biology
Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
physiology, molecular genetics, and pathogenesis of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus); genomics and bioinformatics, Microbial Cell Biology; environmental responses; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
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