Genetics Faculty

Erik Selsing, PhD, Program Director - Molecular mechanisms of Ig class switch recombination Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Susan Ackerman, PhD*** -  Genes, pathways, and networks involved in the age-related death of neurons Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Diana Bianchi, MD - Reproductive genetics and genomics Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Robert Braun, PhD*** - Cell biology of gamete development Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Peter Brodeur, PhD** - Control of Ig gene expression Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Rachel Buchsbaum, MD - Rac signaling in cancer metastasis Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Peter Bullock, PhD - Structure-based studies of DNA replication initiation; viral inhibitor design using chemical genetics Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Carol Bult, PhD*** - Bioinformatics and developmental genomics Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Robert Burgess, PhD*** - Molecular mechanisms of synapse formation Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Alain Charest, PhD - Therapuetics approaches to glioblastoma Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Gary Churchill, PhD*** - Genetics of health and disease; new statistical methods for the investigation of complex disease-related traits Send an e-mail  PI Profile 

Brent Cochran, PhD - Glioblastoma stem cells and molecular mechanisms of brain cancer Send an e-mail  PI Profile

John Coffin, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of retrovirus replication, pathogenesis and evolution  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Michael Court, BVSc, PhD - Pharmacogenomics and drug interactions Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Mark Ewen, PhD - Mammary gland development and tumorigenesis  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Catherine Freudenreich, PhD - DNA mutation and chromosome fragility Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Wayne Frankel, PhD*** - Molecular genetic approaches to epilepsy Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Grace Gill, PhD - Regulation of neuronal gene expression by post-translational modification of transcription factors  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Mary Ann Handel, PhD*** - Genetic regulation of spermatogenesis and male fertility Send an e-mail  PI Profile

David Harrison, PhD*** - Molecular pathways critical to aging; hematopoietic stem cells and aging  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Victor Hatini, PhD - Genetic approaches to patterning and organ development Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Philip Hinds, PhD - Retinoblastoma pathway in differentiation, senescence, and cancer Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Brigitte Huber, PhD - T cell function; pathogenesis of EBV Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Gordon Huggins, MD - Molecular genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular development and disease Send an e-mail  PI Profile

John Iacomini, PhD - Immunological responses in transplantation and tissue injury  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Thereza Imanishi-Kari, PhD - Autoimmune mechanisms in B cells Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Ralph Isberg, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of Yersinia and Legionella pathogenesis Send an e-mail  PI Profile

F Rob Jackson, PhD - Neural control of circadian behavior Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Simon WM John, PhD - Molecular approaches to neural cell death in glaucoma  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Alan Kopin, MD - G-protein coupled receptor function and disease Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Athan Kuliopulos, MD, PhD - Protease activated receptors in vascular biology and cancer Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Carol Kumamoto, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of Candida pathogenesis Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Rajendra Kumar-Singh, PhD - Gene therapy for inherited retinal disorders Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Janis Lem, PhD - Retinal degeneration mechanisms and phototransduction Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Michael Malamy, PhD - Virulence factors in Bacteroides fragilis   Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Mitch McVey, PhD - DNA repair mechanisms in Drosophila Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Kevin Mills, PhD*** - DNA repair mechanisms and cancer Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Sergei Mirkin, PhD - Repeat sequence stability and disease Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Claire Moore, PhD - Mechanism and regulation of mRNA polyadenylation Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Patsy Nishina, PhD*** - Genetics of obesity and metabolic syndrome  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Jose Ordovas, PhD - Genetics of cardiovascular disease Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Alexander Poltorak, PhD - Genetics of innate immunity Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Derry Roopenian, PhD*** - Genetic approaches to autoimmune disease Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Naomi Rosenberg, PhD** - Retroviral oncogenesis Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Ananda Roy, PhD - Molecular functions of the TFII-I transcription factor Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Satyapriya Sarker, PhD** - Molecular control of striated muscle growth and differentiation Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Brian Schaffhausen, PhD - Mechanism of neoplastic transformation Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Gavin Schnitzler, PhD - Chromatin remodeling and gene expression Send an e-mail  PI Profile

James Schwob, MD, PhD - Olfactory system development and regeneration  Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Donna Slonim, PhD - Computational analysis of genetic data Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Abraham L Sonenshein, PhD* - Sporulation mechanisms in Bacillus subtilis and Clostridium difficile Send an e-mail  PI Profile

David Thorley-Lawson, PhD - EBV pathogenesis Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Philip Tsichlis, MD - Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis and gene discovery Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD - Molecular mechanisms of leukemia induction by ABL oncogenes Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Henry Wortis, MD -  B cell development, aging and response to infection Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Andrew Wright, PhD* - DNA replication and chromosome segregation in E coli Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Amy Yee, PhD - Breast cancer, stem cells and transcriptional regulation Send an e-mail  PI Profile

Pamela Yelick, PhD - Genetic analysis of craniofacial and tooth development Send an e-mail  PI Profile

* 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.

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