FACULTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FIELDS OF INTEREST
Hsu,
Lilian, Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan,
Professor in Program of Biochemistry
Mechanism of transcription initiation
Gruber,
Peter, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor
Molecular and structural organization of the cell nucleus; programmed
cell death in plants; a variety of projects with the electron microscope.
Knight,
Jeffrey, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Associate Professor
Studies of nuclear and mitochondrial gene interaction that determine
mitochondrial function; mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis in yeast;
catalytic RNA.
Woodard,
Craig, Ph.D., Yale University, Associate Professor
The control
of gene expression and animal development by steroid hormones.
Decatur,
Sean M., Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor
Biophysical chemistry, especially spectroscopy of proteins and the
protein folding problem; science, technology, and society, including
issues at the intersection of race and science
Hamilton,
Darren G, Ph.D., University of Southampton, Associate Professor
Exploration of the utility of mellitic
triimides as building blocks for new materials and molecular architectures.
Organic and
organometallic approaches to metal–ion
or small molecule binding, sensing and transport
Chen,
Wei, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Associate
Professor
Use various strategies to manipulate wettability and biocompatibility
through surface chemistry; wet chemical modification, polymer adsorption,
latex particle adsorption, and graft polymerization are used as tools
to approach a variety of basic and applied problems.
Gomez,
Maria, Ph.D., Brown University, Associate Professor
Theoretical
Chemistry; Properties of water; Proton transport in fuel cell materials;
Mechanisms of dissolution.
Nuñez,
Megan, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
Assistant Professor
Biological chemistry. DNA damage and repair; bacterial
predation.
Stranford,
Sharon, Ph.D., Hahnemann (Drexel) University, Associate
Professor
The study of acquired immune deficiency using a
mouse model system (MAIDS). Gene expression and immunological differences
between strains of mouse that differ in their susceptibility to
virus-induced MAIDS.
