DNA / RNA / Gene Expression

Dr. Howard Ceri - Lectins in mucosal integrity; bacterial pathogenesis and inflammation, biofilms, prostatitis.

Dr. Steve Zimmerly - Transposition of group II introns in bacteria and evolution of group II introns.

Dr. Gordon Chua - Functional genomics in fission yeast. Deciphering biological networks of gene regulation and genetic interactions.

Dr. Peter Dunfield - Ecology and genomics of extremophilic bacteria; Environmental microbiology of the methane cycle

Dr. Dave Hansen - Genetic analysis of stem cell self renewal; Negative regulation of Notch signaling

Dr. Lashitew Gedamu -Molecular Biology of Leishmania: Functional studies and stage specific regulation of genes involved in Leishmania survival and pathogenesis. Evaluation of Leishmania Vaccine Candidate Genes.

Dr. Douglas Muench - Molecular/cell biology of mRNA localization and the cytoskeleton; metabolic engineering.

Dr. Michael Hynes - Molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions; regulation of genes involved in Rhizobium symbiosis, Rhizobium plasmids, chemotaxis, microbial ecology.

Dr. Gerrit Voordouw - Molecular biology and genomics of the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Characterization of microbial communities catalysing the oil field sulfur cycle by molecular biology methods

Dr. Dae-Kyun Ro - Biochemistry and molecular genetics of plant secondary metabolisms; Plant and microbial metabolic engineering for the production of pharmaceuticals, nutrient-enhanced crops, and renewable energy.

Dr. Sui-Lam Wong - Gene expression, protein engineering and protein secretion in Bacillus subtilis.