Molecular Biology Faculty
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Andre A.O. Cavalcanti Genomics, computational biology, molecular phylogeny |
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Clarissa M. Cheney Developmental genetics; vesicular transport and mRNA localization in Drosophila oogenesis and embryogenesis |
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Edward J. Crane Mechanisms of geologically relevant redox reactions of archaea and bacteria |
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Laura L. Hoopes Molecular biology of aging; DNA repair as a possible age protection mechanism |
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Malkiat Johal Using layer-by-layer ionic adsorption processes to fabricate nano-materials for optical and biochemical applications |
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Daniel Martinez Molecular evolution; evolution of development; developmental genetics |
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Tina Negritto, Program Director The study of genome maintenance mechanisms in particular DNA recombination between short homologous sequences and how it can affect genome instability |
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Daniel O'Leary Organic Chemistry; Nuclear magnetic Resonance. Development of isotopic perturbation methods for detecting intramolecular hydrogen bonds; synthesis and study of chemically modified biological structures Seaver Seaver North 208 |
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Karen Parfitt Neuroscience; synaptic physiology and plasticity; molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release |
Matthew Sazinsky |
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Cynthia R.D. Selassie Medicinal chemistry; application of principles of computer assisted molecular design to the study of antifolates, multidrug resistance and free radical mediated toxicity of phenolic compounds |
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Lenny Seligman, Coordinator '07-'09 Microbial molecular genetics; structure and function of protein/DNA interactions |
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Wayne E. Steinmetz Physical Chemistry; molecular spectroscopy and modeling, NMR spectroscopy of peptides and antibiotics, laboratory automation |
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Bruce R. Telzer Cell biology; mechanisms of mitosis and intracellular motility; biochemistry of microtubules and molecular motors |












