Erik Selsing, PhD, Program Director - Molecular mechanisms of Ig class switch recombination

Susan Ackerman, PhD*** - Genes, pathways, and networks involved in the age-related death of neurons

Diana Bianchi, MD - Reproductive genetics and genomics

Robert Braun, PhD*** - Cell biology of gamete development

Peter Brodeur, PhD** - Control of Ig gene expression

Rachel Buchsbaum, MD - Rac signaling in cancer metastasis

Peter Bullock, PhD - Structure-based studies of DNA replication initiation; viral inhibitor design using chemical genetics

Carol Bult, PhD*** - Bioinformatics and developmental genomics

Robert Burgess, PhD*** - Molecular mechanisms of synapse formation

Alain Charest, PhD - Therapuetics approaches to glioblastoma

Gary Churchill, PhD*** - Genetics of health and disease; new statistical methods for the investigation of complex disease-related traits
Brent Cochran, PhD - Glioblastoma stem cells and molecular mechanisms of brain cancer

John Coffin, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of retrovirus replication, pathogenesis and evolution

Michael Court, BVSc, PhD - Pharmacogenomics and drug interactions

Mark Ewen, PhD - Mammary gland development and tumorigenesis

Catherine Freudenreich, PhD - DNA mutation and chromosome fragility

Wayne Frankel, PhD*** - Molecular genetic approaches to epilepsy

Grace Gill, PhD - Regulation of neuronal gene expression by post-translational modification of transcription factors

Mary Ann Handel, PhD*** - Genetic regulation of spermatogenesis and male fertility

David Harrison, PhD*** - Molecular pathways critical to aging; hematopoietic stem cells and aging

Victor Hatini, PhD - Genetic approaches to patterning and organ development

Philip Hinds, PhD - Retinoblastoma pathway in differentiation, senescence, and cancer

Brigitte Huber, PhD - T cell function; pathogenesis of EBV

Gordon Huggins, MD - Molecular genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular development and disease

John Iacomini, PhD - Immunological responses in transplantation and tissue injury

Thereza Imanishi-Kari, PhD - Autoimmune mechanisms in B cells

Ralph Isberg, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of Yersinia and Legionella pathogenesis

F Rob Jackson, PhD - Neural control of circadian behavior

Simon WM John, PhD - Molecular approaches to neural cell death in glaucoma

Alan Kopin, MD - G-protein coupled receptor function and disease

Athan Kuliopulos, MD, PhD - Protease activated receptors in vascular biology and cancer

Carol Kumamoto, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of Candida pathogenesis

Rajendra Kumar-Singh, PhD - Gene therapy for inherited retinal disorders

Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development

Janis Lem, PhD - Retinal degeneration mechanisms and phototransduction

Michael Malamy, PhD - Virulence factors in Bacteroides fragilis

Mitch McVey, PhD - DNA repair mechanisms in Drosophila

Kevin Mills, PhD*** - DNA repair mechanisms and cancer

Sergei Mirkin, PhD - Repeat sequence stability and disease

Claire Moore, PhD - Mechanism and regulation of mRNA polyadenylation

Patsy Nishina, PhD*** - Genetics of obesity and metabolic syndrome

Jose Ordovas, PhD - Genetics of cardiovascular disease

Alexander Poltorak, PhD - Genetics of innate immunity

Derry Roopenian, PhD*** - Genetic approaches to autoimmune disease

Naomi Rosenberg, PhD** - Retroviral oncogenesis

Ananda Roy, PhD - Molecular functions of the TFII-I transcription factor

Satyapriya Sarker, PhD** - Molecular control of striated muscle growth and differentiation

Brian Schaffhausen, PhD - Mechanism of neoplastic transformation

Gavin Schnitzler, PhD - Chromatin remodeling and gene expression

James Schwob, MD, PhD - Olfactory system development and regeneration

Donna Slonim, PhD - Computational analysis of genetic data

Abraham L Sonenshein, PhD* - Sporulation mechanisms in Bacillus subtilis and Clostridium difficile

David Thorley-Lawson, PhD - EBV pathogenesis

Philip Tsichlis, MD - Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis and gene discovery

Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of leukemia induction by ABL oncogenes

Henry Wortis, MD - B cell development, aging and response to infection

Andrew Wright, PhD* - DNA replication and chromosome segregation in E coli

Amy Yee, PhD - Breast cancer, stem cells and transcriptional regulation

Pamela Yelick, PhD - Genetic analysis of craniofacial and tooth development

* These faculty are active in teaching and educational aspects of the program, and are available for laboratory rotations but no longer accept dissertation students.
** These faculty are active in teaching and educational aspects of the program, but no longer accept dissertation or rotation students.
***These faculty are located at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME and participate in the JAX Track.