Biotechnology Training Program Faculty
Last Name Index (A - Z ) B C D E F G H K L M N P S T W 
Gary  Balian,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests:
Targeted delivery to cells and tissues
Travis  N.  Blalock,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Mixed-Signal CMOS VLSI Design; Analog CMOS Signal Processing Design; Silicon Backplane Microdisplays
Edward  A.  Botchwey,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Tissue engineering
David  L.  Brautigan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Protein Ser/Thr Phosphatases in Cell Signaling and Cell Cycle
Giorgio  Carta,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Separations Technology and Biocatalysis
Zygmunt  S.  Derewenda,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Intracellular Signal Transduction; X-ray Crystallography
Douglas  W.  DeSimone,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Cell Adhesion and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Morphogenesis
Brian  R.  Duling,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Cell-cell signaling in the Microvascular Wall
Victor  H.  Engelhard,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Immune responses to tumors and immunotherapy / Impact of self-tolerance on anti-tumor immunity / Processing and presentation of MHC-restricted antigens
Erik  J.  Fernandez,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Purification of biological molecules, engineered biointerfaces, molecular aspects of Alzheimer's disease.
Roseanne  M.  Ford,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Bacterial attachment and biofilms, microbial transport in porous media
Jay  W.  Fox,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Assistant Dean of Research Support of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Basement Membrane Structure and Metalloproteinases
Cassandra  L.  Fraser,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Polymeric Metal Complexes. Metallobiomaterials for Medicine and Biotechnology. Bio-inspired and Sustainable Design. Responsive Nanoscale Assemblies.
Hendrik  Mario  Geysen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Combinatorial Sciences
Stephanie  Guerlain,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Systems and Information Engineering

Research Interests:
Human-Automation Interaction Laboratory
William  H.  Guilford,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction in Cardiovascular Disease
Brian  P.  Helmke,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Intracellular Mechanics and Cell Function
John  C.  Herr,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Cancer-testis antigens in lung, head and neck, and melanoma tumors; Pre-positioning of RNAs and RNA binding proteins in the mammalian oocyte and early embryo; Autoimmunity to sperm antigens following vasectomy.
Alan  F. "Rick"  Horwitz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Synapse Formation and Cell Migration in Normal and Pathobiology-Adhesion, Signaling, Imaging and Proteomics
Isa  M.  Hussaini,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
The Roles of PKC-eta and LRP in Glioblastoma Invasive Growth
Donald  J.  Kirwan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Mass transfer and separation, crystallization, biochemical engineering
James  P.  Landers,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Bioanalytical Chemistry on Microchips
Cato  T.  Laurencin,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
University Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests:
Biomaterials, Polymer Synthesis, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology
Gordon  W.  Laurie,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Epithelial Renewal, Viability and Secretion
Michael  B.  Lawrence,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Vascular and Molecular Engineering
Timothy  L.  Macdonald,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Action and Toxicity
Christopher  A.  Moskaluk,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Molecular pathogenesis and genomic analysis of human cancers
Pamela  M.  Norris,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Research Interests:
Aerogel Technology
Jason  A.  Papin,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer
J.  Thomas  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Adhesion Signaling in Normal, Cardiovascular and Cancer Cells
William  R.  Pearson,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Glutathione S-Transferases; Protein Evolution; Computational Biology
Martin  A.  Schwartz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Integrin Signaling and Its Relevance to Mechanotransduction, Cancer and Vascular Disease
Ann  E.  Sutherland,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Cell Matrix Interactions In Mouse Development
Ronald  P.  Taylor,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Clearance of Pathogens: The role of complement in Immunotherapy: New approaches to vaccine generation
Judith  M.  White,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Virus Entry into Cells, Virus-Cell Fusion, Entry Inhibitors
W.  Michael  Wormington,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Regulation of miRNA Processing and Function During Oogenesis and Embryogenesis