All of the faculty associated with the BMS graduate program are listed below. Click on a faculty name to view a detailed description of an individual research program, contact information, recent publications and links to other relevant websites. Each of our faculty is associated with one or more of our eight thematic areas; click on the thematic area name listed by each of our faculty to read more about the research going on in that area, and to view a list of all faculty associated with that thematic area.
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Abul Abbas, MBBS
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
T-cell regulation in tolerance and immunity
Nina Agabian, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Microbial Pathogenesis
Nadav Ahituv, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology and Endrocrinology
Gene regulation and human disease
Tamara Alliston , PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology and Endrocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Skeletal Cell Differentiation and Matrix Quality
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Birth and Migration of New Neurons
Mark Anderson, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
The Genetic Control of Autoimmune Disease
Raul Andino, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Replication of RNA Viruses and Vaccine Development
K. Mark Ansel, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Regulation of gene expression in the immune system
Kaveh Ashrafi, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology & Human Genetics
Genetics and Neurobiology of Fat and Feeding Regulation
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Steinunn Baekkeskov, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular Mechanisms of Autoimmunity/Structure, Cell Biology, and Immunopathology of Autoantigens
Anna Bakardjiev, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Host-Pathogen Interactions at the Maternal-Fetal Interface
Allan Balmain, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Mouse models for the study of human cancer susceptibility and cancer progression
Scott Baraban, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Neurobiology of Epilepsy
Diane Barber, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Signal Transduction and Cytoskeleton Organization
Jody Baron, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Innate and adaptive immunity to viral pathogens
Allan Basbaum, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
The Neurological Basis of Pain and Its Control
Michael S. Beattie, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
CNS injury and repair
Hilary Beggs, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Cell-Matrix-Cytoskeletal Signaling: Mechanisms of Eye Development and Disease
Gabriele Bergers, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling / Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Interactions between tumor cells and blood vessels to regulate neovascularization, tumor growth and invasion
Harold Bernstein, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Cell Cycle Regulation in Cardiovascular Biology
Daniel Bikle, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Regulation of cellular differentiation and function by calciotropic hormones
J. Michael Bishop, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Molecular Genetics of Normal and Neoplastic Cells
Montgomery Bissell, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Liver Wound Repair
Brian Black, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Transcriptional control of mammalian organogenesis
Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Telomeres and Telomerase
Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Molecular basis of stem cell self-renewal, differentiation and contribution to cancer
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Regulation of T-cell activation and tolerance during autoimmune and transplantation responses
Nancy Boudreau, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Role of Homeobox genes in tumor induced angiogenesis and wound healing
V. Courtney Broaddus, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Apoptotic Synergy in Mesothelioma
Frances Brodsky, DPhil
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Intracellular Membrane Traffic: Mechanisms & Immune Function
Katja Brückner, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Drosophila hematopoiesis and epithelial plasticity- models for cancer development
Benoit Bruneau, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Transcriptional regulation of heart development
Laura Bull, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Genetics approaches to study of the biology of the liver in health and disease
Nigel Bunnett, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Protease switches for inflammation and pain signals
Esteban Gonzalez Burchard, MD, MPH
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Identifying ethnic specific genetic and biologic risk factors for asthma and asthma severity among U.S. ethnic minority groups
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Pat Calarco, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Molecular and Cellular Analysis of Preimplantation Mammalian Development
George Caughey, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Genetics, Structure and Function of Mast Cell Secretory Proteases
Harold Chapman, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Integrin signaling in lung fibrosis and cancer
Israel F. Charo, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Structure and Function of Chemokine Receptors
Ben Cheyette, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Wnt Signaling in Development and Function of the Mammalian Brain
Pao-Tien Chuang, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Hedgehog Signaling in Mammalian Embryogenesis and Postnatal Physiology
James Cleaver, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
DNA Repair Mechanisms and Human Disease
Philip Coffino, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Proteasomes, substrate recognition and processing
Fred Cohen, MD, DPhil
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Protein Folding and Drug Design
Bruce Conklin, MD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Rewiring Receptor and G-protein Signals In Vivo
David Copenhagen, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Synapses, Circuits and Development in Retina
Joe Costello, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Integrated genomic and epigenomic mechanisms contributing to cancer
Shaun Coughlin, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Signaling mechanisms in vascular biology and disease
Lisa Coussens, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Manipulating the Host Response to Cancer
Jeffery Cox, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Host-Pathogen Interactions Responsible for M. tuberculosis Virulence
Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Genetics and epidemiology of human autoimmune disease
Jason Cyster, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Regulation of Cell Migration and Survival in Lymphoid Tissues
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Mary Dallman, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Brain-Pituitary-Adrenal Interrelationships
Creg Darby, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Biofilms of pathogenic bacteria;
C. elegans models of bacterial pathogenesis
Jayanta Debnath, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
The Role and Regulation of Autophagy in Epithelial Homeostasis and Cancer
Anthony DeFranco, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Regulation of B Lymphocyte and Macrophage Function by Cell Surface Receptors
Joseph DeRisi, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Genomic approaches to yeast molecular biology and infectious disease
Rik Derynck, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Transmembrane TGF-a and TGF-b Receptor Signaling in Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
Ivan Diamond, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Adenosine and the Neurobiology of Alcoholism
Marc Diamond, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Polyglutamine Expansion Diseases
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Robert Edwards, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Molecular Analysis of Neurotransmitter Release
Joanne Engel, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Interaction of Bacterial Pathogens with their Host Eukaryotic Cells
David Erle, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Immunopathogenesis of asthma; immune cell trafficking
Gerard Evan, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis: Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Cell Death (Apoptosis)
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Robert V. Farese, Jr., MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Cell Biology of Energy Metabolism
Donna Ferriero, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Injury Response in the Developing Nervous System
John Fike, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Radiation, neurogenesis and cognitive function
Steven Finkbeiner, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity and Neurodegeneration
Susan Fisher, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Placental Biology/Bacterial Adhesion
Lawrence Fong, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells in Disease
Alan Frankel, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
RNA-Protein Recognition
Ying-Hui Fu, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Human genetics in neurodegenerative diseases
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Don Ganem, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Biology and Replication of Human Viral Pathogens
Fen-Biao Gao, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Neuronal Development and Neurodegeneration
David Gardner, MD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Growth control in the cardiovascular system: Role of the natriuretic peptides and their receptors
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Neural Mechanisms of Attention and Memory
Michael German, MD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
The Biology of Pancreatic Beta Cells and Diabetes
Kathleen Giacomini, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Pharmacogenomics of Membrane Transporters
Jane Gitschier, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Genetic Defects in Heavy Metal Transport
Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD, MSc
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Normal and abnormal endometrial development
Ed Goetzl, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Immunoregulatory G Protein-Coupled Receptors of T-Cells
Andrei Goga, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology and Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Human Genetics
Oncogenes and Cell Cycle Control
Douglas B. Gould, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Genetic and molecular mechanisms of ocular and cerebrovascular diseases
Warner Greene, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular Analysis of HIV Pathogenesis
Carl Grunfeld, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Metabolic Changes and the Host Response to Infection
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Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Genetics and Pharmacogenetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Douglas Hanahan, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Modelling Pathways to Cancer: Cellular, Genetic & Immunological Determinants, and Experimental Therapeutics
Hobart Harris, MD, MPH
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Lipoproteins and Immune Responses to Infection and Acute Injury
Ulrike Heberlein, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Molecular genetics of addiction-related behaviors in flies and mice
Matthias Hebrok, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Molecular mechanisms of pancreas development, function and disease
Graeme Hodgson, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Gene Discovery and Targeted Molecular Therapeutics in Brain Tumors
Wen-Chi Hsueh, MPH, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Genetic epidemiology of aging- and metabolism- related complex traits in humans
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Sensory Neuron Development
Yadong Huang, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies of Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Holly Ingraham, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Mechanisms of Hormone Action in Organ Development and Disease
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Robert Jaffe, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Growth and Differentiated Function in Human Fetal Adrenal and Gonad
C. David James, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
CNS Tumor Molecular Biology and Therapeutic Testing
Lily Jan, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Potassium Channels
Alexander Johnson, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Virulence and Evolution of a Human Pathogen
David Julius, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Molecular Biology of Neurotransmitter Receptors and Ion Channels
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Nigel Killeen, D.Phil
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
The determination of T-cell fate
Ophir Klein, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Developmental genetics of dental and craniofacial structures
Jane Koehler, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Pathogenic Interactions Between the Hemotrophic Bacterium Bartonella and Mammalian Host Cells
Scott Kogan, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Cooperating Events in Leukemogenesis and Their Reversal
Tom Kornberg, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Organogenesis and patterning during development
Anatol Kreitzer, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Synaptic plasticity and circuit function in the basal ganglia
Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Neural Stem Cells and Embryonic Cortical Development
Matthew Krummel, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Molecular Coordination in Multipartite Interactions
Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Analysis of Complex Genetic Traits
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Diana Laird, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics, Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of primordial germ cell development
Lewis Lanier, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Regulation of T cell and NK cell immune responses by activating and inhibitory receptors
Corey Largman, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Mechanism of HOX Homeodomain Protein Regulation of Cell Growth and Transformation
Jennifer LaVail, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Axonal Transport Mechanisms of Herpers Simplex Virus in CNS Neurons
Andrew Leavitt, MD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Megakaryocytopoiesis and platelet function
Jay Levy, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
HIV Pathogenesis
Joachim Li, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication
Limin Liu, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Metabolism and Regulation of Nitric Oxide Bioactivity Richard Locksley, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Development of effector T lymphocytes
Stavros Lomvardas, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Identification and characterization of stochastic choices in the nervous system
Clifford Lowell, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Tyrosine Kinase Regulated Signal Transduction in Blood Cells
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Averil Ma, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Innate Immunity and Immunological Memory
Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Tolerance induction after in utero stem cell transplantation or gene therapy
Hiten Madhani, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
How a good yeast lives and how a bad yeast kills: S. cerevisiae vs. C. neoformans
Jacquelyn Maher, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Tissue-protective cytokines; fatty liver disease
Marta Margeta, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Molecular determinants of neuronal susceptibility to degeneration
Todd Margolis, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Ocular Infection with the Herpes Virus
Gail Martin, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Vertebrate Organogenesis
Mehrdad Matloubian, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Lymphocyte Migration and Autoimmune Disease
Theodora Mauro, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Ionic Fluxes Control Keratinocyte Adhesion, Differentiation and Secretion
Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Therapeutic Approaches to Cancer
Joseph McCune, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Pathogenic Mechanisms, Treatment, and Prevention of HIV Disease
Steven McIntire, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Genetic Analysis of Synaptic Function in C. Elegans
James McKerrow, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Biochemistry, Immunopathogenesis and Molecular Biology of Parasitic Diseases
Martin McMahon, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Oncogenes, Signal Transduction and Cancer
Michael McManus, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology , Immunology
Mammalian microRNA and RNA Interference Pathways
Synthia Mellon, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Developmental Regulation, Molecular Biology and Novel Actions of Steroid/Neurosteroid Synthesis
Takashi Mikawa, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Developmental Regulation of Organogenesis Keith Mostov, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Morphogenesis and function of epithelial organs
Paul Muchowski, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular mechanisms that underlie neurodegenerative disorders
Lennart Mucke, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Molecular Neurobiology of CNS Diseases
John Murnane, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Mechanisms of genomic instability in mammalian cells
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Laura Napolitano, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
The Regulation of T Lymphopoiesis
Stephen Nishimura, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Mechanistic basis of integrin function homeostasis
Robert Nissenson, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Bone Cell Differentiation
Douglas Nixon, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Cellular immune responses to HIV
Linda Noble, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest:
Neurobiology of CNS Injury
Robert Nussbaum, MD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Human Genetic Analysis of Parkinson's Disease and Other Disorders
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Scott Oakes, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Control of Intrinsic Pathways of Apoptosis by the BCL-2 Family of Proteins
Jeffrey Olgin, MD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias
Charles Ordahl, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Embryonic Muscle Development
Melanie Ott, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular Pathogenesis of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infections
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Joel Palefsky, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
DNA tumor viruses of the epithelium
Feroz Papa, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Protein misfolding diseases and novel therapies
Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Molecular and cellular understanding of normal and leukemogenic hematopoiesis
David Pearce, MD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Regulation of gene expression and epithelial ion transport by stress steroids.
B. Matija Peterlin, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular biology of MHC II and HIV
Samuel Pleasure, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Control of early hippocampal development
Louis Ptacek, MD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Genetics and biology of human nervous system disorders
Jennifer Puck, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Inherited disorders of lymphocyte development
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Miguel Ramalho-Santos, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Regulation of Stem Cell Pluripotency and Reprogramming
Louis Reichardt, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Extracellular Factors Affecting Neuron Development
Jeremy Reiter, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology and Cell Signaling, Human Genetics, Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Signaling at the Primary Cilium, the Cell's Antenna
Neil Risch, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Human Genetics, Population Genetics, Statistical Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology
Dorit Ron, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Signal transduction and neurobiology of addiction
Jeroen Roose, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology and Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
Ras Signal Transduction in Lymphocytes and Cancer
Steve Rosen, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Roles of biological sulfation in leukocyte trafficking and tumorigenesis
Philip Rosenthal, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular, translational, and clinical studies of malaria
David H. Rowitch, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
CNS Development and Disease
John Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Genetic Regulation of Regional Specification and Differentiation in the Forebrain
Davide Ruggero, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Dynamics of translation control in gene expression, cancer, and disease
Eric Rulifson, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Developmental Genetics of the Drosophila Neuroendocrine System and Diabetes
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Rich Schneider, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Evolution Bill Seaman, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
The Role of Lymphocyte Subtypes in Immunity
Neil Shah, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Targeted Therapy of Hematologic Malignancies
Nirao Shah, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Neural control of sexually dimorphic behaviors
Kevin Shannon, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Therapy of Myeloid Leukemia
Robin Shaw, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Regulation of Cardiac Ion Channels: Cytoskeleton and Membrane Targeting
Dean Sheppard, MD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology, Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
In vivo function of integrins and molecular basis of lung diseases
Jeoung-Sook Shin, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Antigen presentation by dendritic cells and its role in the pathogenesis of asthma
Anita Sil, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Fungal pathogenesis and host response
David Sretavan, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Mechanisms of axon injury, disease, and novel methods of axon repair
Deepak Srivastava, MD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics, Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Molecular and genetic dissection of cardiogenesis and its role in human disease
Didier Stainier, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Zebrafish Developmental Genetics/Cardiovascular Development
Paul M. Sullam, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Pathogenetic mechanisms of Gram-positive pathogens
Raymond Swanson, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Astrocyte-neuron Interactions in Nervous System Disease
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Qizhi Tang, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Regulatory T cell control of autoimmunity and transplant rejection
Laurence Tecott, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Serotonin Systems and Complex Behavioral Traits
Thea Tlsty, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Regulation of Genomic Instability in Mammalian Cells
David Toczyski, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Activation of the DNA damage checkpoint
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Erik Ullian, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
The Role of Glia in the Formation and Function of Synaptic Circuits
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Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Genetics of Metabolic Diseases
Eric Verdin, MD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Immunology
HIV Pathogenesis and lymphocyte biology
Zena Vexler, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology, Immunology
Inflammatory mechanisms of injury and repair after adult and neonatal stroke
Susan Voglmaier, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Vesicle Trafficking and Neurotransmitter Release
Thiennu Vu, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
The regulation of lung vascularization and development
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Matthias Wabl, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Somatic Cell Genetics of the B Lymphocyte
Rong Wang, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Signaling in Embryonic and Tumor Angiogenesis
Valerie Weaver, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
The tissue microenvironment and mechanical force in adult and stem cell fate
Orion Weiner, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Cell polarity during chemotaxis
Richard Weiner, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction and Signaling Pathways for the Antiangiogenic Factor 16K PRL
Art Weiss, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Signal Transduction Events and Lymphocyte Activation
William Weiss, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Mouse Models for Tumors of the Nervous System
Zena Werb, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Functions of the Extracellular Microenvironment in Development and Cancer
Joe Wiemels, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Etiology and genetics of childhood leukemia and brain cancer
Holger Willenbring, MD
Primary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Mechanisms of liver regeneration and cancer
John Witte, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer and other Complex Diseases
Torsten Wittmann, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Cell Polarization
David Wofsy, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Mechanisms of autoimmunity
Paul Wolters, MD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Cellular and molecular pathogenesis of lung disease
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Secondary Research Interest: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Neurobiology
Pathogenesis of Human Neurogenetic Diseases
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Allison Xu, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Hypothalamic regulation of energy balance, obesity and type 2 diabetes
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Keith Yamamoto, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Signal Transduction and Transcriptional Regulation
Hal Yee, Jr, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Tissue/Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
The Biology of Tissue Pericytes/Myofibroblasts and their Role in Fibrotic Diseases
Ben Yen, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Research Interest: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Regulation of Gene Expression by Hepatitis B Virus
Midori Yenari, MD
Primary Research Interest: Neurobiology
Secondary Research Interest: Vascular & Cardiac Biology, Immunology
Inflammatory mechanisms in cerebral ischemia
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Scott Zamvil, MD, PhD
Primary Research Interest: Immunology
Secondary Research Interest: Neurobiology, Human Genetics
Pathogenesis and immune modulation of CNS autoimmunity
Elad Ziv, MD
Primary Research Interest: Human Genetics
Application of Population Genetics to the Study of Complex Traits in Humans
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Biomedical Sciences (BMS) Graduate Program
Dr. J. Michael Bishop, Chancellor, UCSF
