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FACULTY
- Hank W. Bass
Meiosis in higher plants; telomere dynamics; molecular
cytology; maize genomics.
- George W. Bates
Plant cell and molecular biology; cell fusion,
transformation, recombinant DNA, and plant cell culture.
- Brian P. Chadwick
X chromosome inactivation; chromatin organization; epigenetic gene regulation.
- Hongchang Cui
Cell fate specification and reprogramming in plants; evolutionary and developmental biology; plant-environment interaction; genomics and epigenomics; proteomics; molecular genetics.
- Wu-Min Deng
Cell-cell communication, cell-extracellular martix interaction, Cell Polarity,
Drosophila genetics and development, Drosophila model for muscular dystrophy.
- Jonathan H. Dennis
The biology of chromatin involved in the innate immune response.
- Lloyd M. Epstein
Eukaryotic molecular genetics; autocatalytic processing of
RNA; genome organization and evolution.
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- James M. Fadool
Developmental biology; cellular and genetic analysis of
visual system development.
- David Gilbert
Eukaryotic Chromosome Replication and Genome Plasticity.
- Kathryn M. Jones
Rhizobial/plant symbiotic interactions.
- Laura R. Keller
Molecular genetics; signal transduction and regulation of
gene expression.
- Thomas C. S. Keller
Cell and molecular biology of the cytoskeleton; cytoskeleton
regulation and energetics.
- Karen M. McGinnis
Molecular genetics; genomics; epigenetic regulation of gene expression in plants.
- William H. Outlaw
Plant physiology.
- M. Elizabeth Stroupe
3-D electron microscopy and x-ray crystallography of protein complexes involved in mRNA and sulfur metabolism.
- Hengli Tang
Virus-host cell interactions; Cell biology of HCV replication; Cellular co-factors for HIV and HCV infection.
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Our research focuses on the molecular bases of gene function and processes that control
development. We use classical, modern, and unique model systems to analyze the mechanistic
bases of gene expression and regulation, establish relationships between the structure and
function of gene products, and investigate how organisms integrate multiple signals during
development. Well-staffed core facilities in the Department of Biological Science, close
work with associated departments/programs (e.g. Chemistry Department, the Institute of
Molecular Biophysics, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory), and new initiatives in
computational biology and medical sciences afford access to state-of-the-art research
technologies. In addition to emphasizing day-to-day interactions between students and
faculty advisors, joint lab meetings and topical seminar series allow faculty and students
to present and critique the latest research. Our small but highly productive laboratories
provide excellent breadth and balance in graduate and postgraduate training while
emphasizing high-quality, nationally competitive research.
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