Adhesion Signaling and Cell Adhesion
Brett  R.  Blackman,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Endothelial Cell Signaling, Mechanotransduction 2. Vascular remodeling and cardiovascular disease 3. Mechanobiology - Cellular transduction pathways sensitive to the biomechanical environment
Amy  H.  Bouton,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Signaling Pathways that Regulate Tumor Growth, Metastasis, and Response to Anticancer Agents; Adhesion Signaling In Macrophages; Bacteria-Host Cell Interactions
Douglas  W.  DeSimone,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Cell Adhesion and Adhesion-Dependent Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Morphogenesis
William  H.  Guilford,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction in Cardiovascular Disease
Barry  M.  Gumbiner,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Cell Adhesion and Morphogenesis; Wnt Signaling; Cadherins and Catenins; Development and Cancer
Catherine  C. "Lynn"  Hedrick,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Atherogenesis; hyperglycemia and insulin resistance
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
Brant  Isakson,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Research Interests:
Intercellular communication in normal and disease state vasculature.
Raymond  E.  Keller,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of morphogenesis
Gordon  W.  Laurie,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Epithelial Renewal, Viability and Secretion
Norbert  Leitinger,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes.
Roy  C.  Ogle,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests:
Stem Cells, Growth Factor Receptors and Tissue Engineering
Martin  A.  Schwartz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Integrin Signaling and Its Relevance to Mechanotransduction, Cancer and Vascular Disease
Thomas  W.  Sturgill,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Regulation of MAP Kinase Activity
Judith  M.  White,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Virus Entry Into Cells; ADAMs in Early Development