Summer REU Participating Mentors
Twenty-three faculty from three different graduate fields, BMCB (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), GGD (Genetics, Genomics and Development) or Biophysics participate in the MBG-REU program.
- Eric E. Alani (BMCB, GGD): signaling in DNA mismatch repair
- Daniel Barbash (BMCB, GGD): speciation, molecular evolution, and development
- Joeva Barrow (BMCB, Nutrition): mitochondria biology, metabolism, mitochondrial and metabolic diseases
- Brooks Crickard (BMCB, Biophysics): Homologous recombination, genetic rearrangements, and single molecule biology
- Cedric Feschotte (BMCB, GGD): mobile genetic elements, such as transposons and endogenous viruses, in the genomes of vertebrates, including humans
- Martha Field (BMCB, nutrition): mechanisms that underlie physiological outcomes associated with perturbed one-carbon metabolism
- Chris Fromme (BMCB, Biophysics): regulation of Golgi trafficking, with a focus on signaling GTPases
- Martin Graef (BMCB, GGD): mechanisms and physiological functions of autophagy
- Andrew Grimson (BMCB, GGD): signaling in post-transcriptional regulation
- Maureen R. Hanson (BMCB, GGD): cell biology and genetics of plant organelles
- Fenghua Hu (BMCB, GGD): cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration
- Elizabeth Johnson (Nutrition): roles of bioactive lipids on host-microbe interactions
- Toshi Kawate (BMCB, Biophysics): structures and mechanisms of membrane proteins that drive extracellular ATP mediated signaling
- Ailong Ke (BMCB, Biophysics): structural basis of CRISPRs and the cas operon in an RNA-based adaptive immune system
- Siu Sylvia Lee (BMCB, GGD): genetic and epigenetic determinants of stress response and longevity in C. elegans
- Hening Lin (BMCB): roles of protein post-translational modifications in cell signaling and metabolism
- Jun "Kelly" Liu (BMCB, GGD): bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling and mesoderm development in C. elegans
- Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou (BMCB, GGD): regulatory mechanisms that control neuronal identify and function
- Richa Sardana (BMCB, BBS): Membrane protein trafficking and quality control mechanisms
- John Schimenti (BMCB, GGD): DNA damage signaling in mammalian development
- Praveen Sethupathy (GGD): gene regulatory mechanisms in gastrointestinal stem cells
- Marcus Smolka (BMCB, GGD): mechanisms of genome maintenance with a focus on DNA lesion detection and signaling in yeast and mammals
- Volker Vogt (BMCB): assembly of retroviruses
- Robert Weiss (BMCB, GGD): regulation of genomic integrity
- Mariana Wolfner (BMCB, GGD): signaling of reproductive proteins in post-mating changes and the initiation of embryogenesis