Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Possible areas of research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology include: control of gene expression in eukaryotes and bacteria; structure and function of genes; systems biology; blood proteins; the mechanism of the action of insulin; membrane and membrane protein structure and function; protein trafficking; cell-surface receptors, signal transduction, and cell-growth control; neural and retinal photoreceptor membranes; lipid-based targeted delivery systems; macromolecular crystallography and X-ray diffraction techniques for the characterization of enzymes and protein complexes; metalloprotein structure and function; mechanisms of enzyme activity; mechanism of hemoprotein electron transfer; structural analysis of proteins by nuclear magnetic resonance; mechanisms of multi-drug resistance; and cancer.
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Faculty Members in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Name | Research Interests |
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Bromme, Dieter | Lysosomal proteases, centre for blood research |
Brumer, Harry | Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; biomass; carbohydrates; cellulose; Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis; Enzymes; microbiota; plant cell walls; polysaccharides; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass, Carbohydrates, Cellulose, Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis, Enzymes, Microbiota, Plant cell walls, Polysaccharides |
Chen, Carol | Brain Cancer; Brain development; Epigenetics; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Developmental biology; Brain Cancer, Brain Development, Epigenetics, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Biology |
Ciernia, Annie | Autism; Brain development; Epigenetics; Gene-Environment Interactions; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Autism, Brain development, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Neurodevelopmental disorders |
Dedhar, Shoukat | molecular biology, molecular biology as it relates to disease; developing new theraputics for cancer; how brain cells (neurons)make connections, therapeutics for cancer; molecular genetics and cancer; medical research, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cariovascular diseases, Cellular proteins, extracellular martrix, integrins, signal transduction, calreticulin, protein kinase, gene expression, cell differentiation |
Duong, Franck | Membrane protein, nanodiscs, ligand-receptor interactions, cell membranes, lipids, soluble proteins, porin, iron intake |
Eltis, Lindsay | Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin; biocatalyst development; Enzymes and Proteins; Metabolism (Living Organisms); Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin, Biocatalyst development, Enzymes and Proteins, Metabolism (Living Organisms), Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Finlay, B Brett | Infectious agents, bacteria, microbial infections and how humans react to it |
Foster, Leonard | Agriculture; antigen presentation; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biotechnology; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Honey bees; host-pathogen interactions; Immune System; Microbiology; Proteomics; Systems Biology; Agriculture, Antigen presentation, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biotechnology, Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, Honey bees, Host-pathogen interactions, Immune System, Microbiology, Proteomics, Systems biology |
Greenblatt, Ethan | |
Gsponer, Joerg | Protein-DNA, protein-RNA and protein-protein interactions |
Hieter, Philip | Molecular biology of eukaryotic chromosome transmission |
Jan, Eric | Virus; Nucleic Acids; Proteomics; Antiviral innate immunity; Zika; coxsackievirus; enterovirus; Innate immunity; molecular biology; picornavirus; protease; Protein synthesis; RNA; RNA structure function; RNA virus; ribosome; SARS; tRNA; translation; Virology; Virus; virus host interactions; mRNA therapeutics; Virus, Nucleic Acids, Proteomics, Antiviral innate immunity, Zika, Coxsackievirus, Enterovirus, Innate immunity, Molecular biology, Picornavirus, Protease, Protein synthesis, RNA, RNA structure function, RNA virus, Ribosome, SARS, TRNA, Translation, Virology, Virus, Virus host interactions, mRNA therapeutics |
Kelleher, Dermot | immune response to many of the leading causes of gastrointestinal infectious disease worldwide |
Kim, Hugh | platelet biochemistry |
Kobor, Michael | Chromatin Biology; Epigenetics; molecular biology; Social Epigenetics; Chromatin Biology, Epigenetics, Molecular Biology, Social Epigenetics |
Lim, Emilia | Bioinformatics; Cancer; Aging; genomics; Transcriptomics; Epigenomics; Pollution Exposure; Bioinformatics, Cancer, Aging, Genomics, Transcriptomics, Epigenomics, Pollution Exposure |
Mayor, Thibault | Aging; Cell Biology; Neurodegenerative diseases; Proteasome; Protein Degradation; Protein Folding; Proteomics; Proteostasis; Ubiquitin; Yeast Genetics; Aging, Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative diseases, Proteasome, Protein Degradation, Protein Folding, Proteomics, Proteostasis, Ubiquitin, Yeast Genetics |
Measday, Vivien | Chromosome segregation in the budding yeast using molecular biology and genomic tools |
Molday, Robert | Proteins, cell structure, lipids, drug discovery, gene therapy |
Mui, Alice | Inflammatory Signalling Pathways |
Nislow, Corey | genomics; Genetics; drug discovery; Biotechnology; Space Biology; Genomics, genetics, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Space Biology |
Parker, Seth | Metabolomics; mass spectrometry; Childhood disease; Cancer; Solute carriers; Metabolism; Mitochondria; Stable-isotope tracing; Functional assay development; Metabolomics, Mass spectrometry, Childhood disease, Cancer, Solute carriers, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Stable-isotope tracing, Functional assay development |
Sadowski, Ivan | Gene regulation contributing to cancer and HIV, and yeast, regulation of HIV-I latency and replication in T cells |
Schindler, Corinna | Developing innovative strategies for synthesis and catalysis |