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Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics, and Development (MCGD) Track

MCGD Track Leadership

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Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics & Development Track Leadership

Faculty

  • Director Admissions, MCGD Track

    Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Assistant Professor

    Research Interests
    • Endoplasmic Reticulum
    • Molecular Biology
    • Nuclear Envelope
    • Organelles
    • Caenorhabditis elegans
    • Lamins
    • Lipid Metabolism
    • Diseases
  • William H. Fleming, M.D. Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Professor of Genetics and of Therapeutic Radiology

    Research Interests
    • Organelle Biogenesis
    • Genetics
    • Molecular Biology
    • Ribonucleoproteins
    • Radiation Oncology
    • RNA Helicases
    • Genes, rRNA
  • Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Cell Biology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Physics; Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cell Biology

    Research Interests
    • Cell Nucleus
    • Endoplasmic Reticulum
    • Microscopy, Fluorescence
    • Microscopy, Confocal
    • Cellular Structures
  • Associate Professor Adjunct

    Research Interests
    • Cerebrovascular Disorders
    • Migraine Disorders
    • Schizophrenia, Childhood
    • Neurodegenerative Diseases
    • Genomics
    • Malformations of Cortical Development
    • Circulating Tumor DNA
    • Human Genetics
    • Genomic Medicine
    • Multiomics
  • Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Cell Biology; Associate Section Chief, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism

    Research Interests
    • Arginine Vasopressin
    • Cell Biology
    • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
    • Endocrinology
    • Glucose
    • Metabolic Diseases
    • Ubiquitins
    • Protein Transport
    • Thermogenesis
    • Glucose Transporter Type 4
  • Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Chair, Dept Basic Science: Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry

    Research Interests
    • Bacteria
    • Biochemistry
    • Biology
    • Biotechnology
    • Fungi
    • Genetics, Microbial
    • Microbiology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Computational Biology
    • Genomics
    • Metabolomics
  • Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry; Co-director, Science Fellows Program

    Research Interests
    • Biological Psychiatry
    • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    Research Interests
    • Organelle Biogenesis
    • Cell Compartmentation
    • Cell Cycle
    • Cell Division
    • Cell Biology
    • Homeostasis
    • Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
    • Nervous System Malformations
    • Signal Transduction
    • Genomics
    • Cell Shape
    • Organelle Shape
    • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

    Research Interests
    • Cardiology
    • Genetics
    • Heart Diseases
    • Kartagener Syndrome
    • Situs Inversus
    • Heterotaxy Syndrome
  • Professor of Pharmacology and of Cell Biology

    Research Interests
    • Biochemistry
    • Cardiovascular Diseases
    • Cell Adhesion
    • Cell Biology
    • Cytoskeleton
    • Pharmacology
    • Integrins
    • Transcellular Cell Migration
  • C. N. H. Long Professor of Cellular And Molecular Physiology and Professor of Cell Biology; Chair, Cellular and Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Cell Biology
    • Epithelial Cells
    • Kidney
    • Polycystic Kidney Diseases
    • Physiology
    • Ion Pumps
  • Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

    Research Interests
    • Drosophila
    • Smell
    • Taste
    • Mosquito Vectors
  • Assistant Professor

    Research Interests
    • Autoimmune Diseases
    • Immune System
    • Immunotherapy
    • RNA, Double-Stranded
    • Mass Spectrometry
    • RNA, Circular
  • Associate Professor of Genetics and of Neurosurgery

    Research Interests
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
    • Genetics
    • Immunity
    • Immunotherapy
    • Lymphocytes
    • Neoplasm Metastasis
    • Stem Cells
    • Therapeutics
    • Immunotherapy, Adoptive
    • Genomics
    • Systems Biology
    • Metabolomics
    • Bioengineering
    • Synthetic Biology
    • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Assistant Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Genetics

    Research Interests
    • Alveolar Process
    • Lung Injury
    • Alveolar Epithelial Cells
    • Intravital Microscopy
  • Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner Professor and Chair of Dermatology. Professor of Genetics and Pathology. Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Development

    Research Interests
    • Cell Biology
    • Genetics
    • Genetics, Medical
    • Ichthyosis
    • Mosaicism
    • Skin Diseases
    • Human Genome Project
    • Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
    • Human Genetics
  • Associate Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology

    Research Interests
    • Fertility
    • Ion Channels
    • Reproduction
    • Sperm Capacitation
    • Sperm Motility
    • Signal Transduction
    • Membrane Microdomains
  • Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and of Physics and of Neuroscience

    Research Interests
    • Behavior
    • Drosophila
    • Motion Perception
    • Neurobiology
    • Sensation
    • Visual Perception
    • Computational Biology
    • Optogenetics