Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Research
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology investigators includes twenty-five faculty members who utilize state-of-the-art technology to study the biochemistry and molecular biology of cell and protein structure and function. The department has major strength in the following areas. Major strengths include cancer biology, protein structural biology, signal transduction, and cell cycle/DNA repair.
Cancer Biology
Alexey Belkin
France Carrier (HDAC inhibitors)
Alex Drohat
Rich Eckert (tumor suppressors, carcinogenesis/ chemoprevention, cell survival)
Geoffry Girnun
Cheng-Yong Lin
A-Lien Lu-Chang
Eric Toth
David Weber (S100 proteins, p53, melanoma)
Gerald Wilson
Calcium signaling in Heart and Muscle
Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos
Structure/Function of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Structural and Computational Biology
Surface Epithelial Biology
Technology Development - Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Vascular and Inflammatory Disease
Virology and Immunology
Cell Differentiation and Signal Transduction
Rich Eckert (MAPK signaling, apoptosis, gene expression, transcription)
Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos
Stem Cells
Terry Rogers (cardiac)
Rich Eckert (surface epithelial)
BioMedical Ethics
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