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Ballou, David
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
5420 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 764-9582 dballou@umich.edu
Research interest: Enzymology, degradation of aromatic compounds by soil bacteria.


Bardwell, James
Associate Professor, Department of (MCDB) Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
4071A Nat Sci, 1048
Phone (734) 764-8028 jbardwel@umich.edu
Research interest: Protein folding, disulfide bond formation.


Burke, David
Professor, Department of Human Genetics
1241 E. Catherine St. 4909 Buhl
Phone (734) 647-3823 dtburke@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular and quantitative genetics of mammalian aging; microfabricated nucleic acids analysis technology.


Burns, Mark
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
3022 HH Dow, 2136
Phone (734) 764-4315 maburns@engin.umich.edu
Research interest: Microfluidic technology, microfabricated chemical analysis devices, biochemical separations, fluid dynamics and mass transfer.


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Camper, Sally
Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics
3816 Med Sci II, 0618
Phone (734) 763-0682 scamper@umich.edu
Research interest: Mouse models of human disease with emphasis on neuroendocrine development.


Carter-Su, Christin
Professor, Department of Physiology
6804 Med Sci II, 0622
Phone (734) 647-2126 carter-su@umich.edu
Research interest: Growth hormone receptor structure and signal transduction pathways.


Clark, Steven
Department of (MCDB) Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
1121 Nat Sci, 1048
Phone (734) 647-9151 clarks@umich.edu
Research interest: Organogenesis/signal transduction.


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DiRita, Victor
Professor, Department of ULAM and Microbiology & Immunology
018 ARF, 0614
Phone (734) 936-3804 vdirita@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular mechanisms in bacterial pathogenesis.


Duan, Cunming
Department of (MCDB) Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
3065B Nat Sci, 1048
Phone (734) 763-4710 cduan@umich.edu
Research interest: Role of insulin-like growth factors in development.


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Engelke, David R
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4525 Chemistry, 1055
Phone (734) 763-0641 engelke@umich.edu
Research interest: Eukaryotic transcription and RNA processing.

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Fierke, Carol
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry
Jerome and Isabella Karle Collegiate Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Biological Chemistry; Chair of the Chemistry Department
4525 Chemistry, 1055
Phone (734) 936-2678 Fierke@umich.edu
Research interest: Enzymology of medically import zinc metalloenzymes, including protein prenyltransferases and zinc-dependent deacetylases; Zinc homeostasis and development of metal ion biosensors; mechanisms of RNA processing enzymes. Directed evolution to prepare enzymes with altered substrate specificity.


Fuller, Robert S.
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
5413 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 936-9764 bfuller@umich.edu
Research interest: Proteolytic processing and protein localization in the eukaryotic secretory pathway; genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of vesicular transport, the Golgi complex and the trans Golgi network; protease specificity, catalysis, structure and inhibition; proteolytic activity in structure and function of the fungal cell wall and in fungal virulence.


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Gestwicki, Jason
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Life Sciences Institute
4000 Life Science Institute
Phone (734) 615-9537 gestwick@umich.edu
Research interest: Protein-protein interactions in disease.


Glick, Gary
Professor, Department of Chemistry
3817 Chem, 1055
Phone (734) 764-4548 gglick@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular recognition by antibodies; autoimmunity apoptosis.


Goldstein, Steven
Professor, Department of Surgery & Mechanical Engineering
G161 400 NIB, 0486
Phone (734) 763-9674 stevegld@umich.edu
Research interest: Mechanical and biologic stimuli of bone formation, regeneration and adaptation; tissue engineering; gene therapy; signaling pathways associated with mechanotransduction.


Guan, Kunliang
Department of Biological Chemistry and LSI
5450 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 763-3030 kunliang@umich.edu
Research interest: Understanding molecular basis of cell growth regulation; particular interest is the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) that is a center controller of cell growth.


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Hanna, Philip
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
6705A Med Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 615-3706 pchanna@umich.edu
Research interest: Anthrax pathogenesis, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics.


Hunt, Alan
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
3414 G.G.Brown, 2125
Phone (734) 764-9588 Ajhunt@umich.edu
Research interest: Research relies heavily on developing and implementing biotechnology. The specific instrumentation challenges are: 1) building a steerable, high-force, optical tweezers device, 2) constructing a system for creating sub-light-resolution-limit lesions using an ultra-fast pulsed laser, 3) developing biological assay systems that will expedite the application of these tools.


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Innis, Jeffrey
Department of Human Genetics
4909 Buhl, 0618
Phone (734) 647-3817 innis@umich.edu
Research interest: HOX gene function; genetics of limb malformations, human genetic disorders; clinical medical genetics; genetics of multiple malformations syndromes, biochemical genetic disease, and mental retardation.


Imperiale, Michael
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
www.sitemaker.umich.edu/imperiale.lab
6304 CCGC/0942
Phone (734) 763-9162 imperial@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular biology of DNA tumor viruses, viral vectors for gene therapy.

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Kennedy, Robert
Professor, Department of Chemistry
4815 Chem/1055
Phone (734) 615-4363 rtkenn@umich.edu
Research interest:


King, Philip
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
5641 Medical Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 615-9073 kingp@umich.edu
Research interest: Mechanisms of signal integration in T cells.


Kohn, David H.
Department of Biologic & Materials and Department of Sciences & Biomedical Engineering
1011 N. University, 1078
Phone (734) 764-2206 dhkohn@umich.edu
Research interest: Biomimetics, biomechanics, biomaterials and interfacial phenomena related to mineralized tissues and mineralized tissue replacement/regeneration.


Kotov, Nicholas
Department of Chemical Engineering
3074 H.H. Dow, 2136
Phone kotov@umich.edu
Research interest:


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Lahann, Joerg
Department of Biomedical Engineering
3414 G.G. Brown, 2136
Phone lahann@umich.edu
Research interest: Surface engineering with strong ties to biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.


Larson, Ronald
GG Brown Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
3062 HH Dow, 2136
Phone (734) 936-0772 rlarson@umich.edu
Research interest: Microfluidics, biopolymers, including DNA and proteins, lipid membranes, influenza detection and genotyping.


Lee, Kyung-Dall
Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy
4058 Pharm/1065
Phone (734) 647-4941 kdlee@umich.edu
Research interest:


Linderman, Jennifer
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
3332 Dow Conn, 2136
Phone (734) 763-0679 linderma@umich.edu
Research interest: Receptor-mediated cell behavior, G protein coupled receptors, signal transduction, mathematical modeling, cell and tissue engineering, systems biology.


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Maharbiz, Michel
Department of EECS
3411 EECS, 2122
Phone (734) 764-3317 maharbiz@umich.edu
Research interest: bioMEMS, microtechnology for cell culture, devices for controlling chemical microgradients in vitro.


Margolis, Benjamin
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4570 MSRB II, 0650
Phone (734) 764-3567 bmargoli@umich.edu
Research interest: The study of proteins that control epithelial cell polarity and tight junction formation.


Mayer, Michael
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
4107 ERB, 2099
Phone (734) 763-4609 mimayer@umich.edu
Research interest: Signaling and transport processes on biomembranes. Microfluidic assays of ion channel, transport protein, and receptor activity. Nanopore-based affinity assays. Dianosisi and therapeutic monitoring of multiple sclerosis.


Menon, Jairam
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
5416 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 764-8154 kmjmenon@umich.edu
Research interest: Signal transduction through G protein-coupled receptors; molecular aspects of hormone action.


Meyerhoff, Mark
Professor, Department of Chemistry
3306 Chem, 1055
Phone (734) 763-5916 mmeyerho@umich.edu
Research interest: Bioanalytical chemistry; development of electrochemical and optical sensors.


Morris, Michael
Professor, Department of Chemistry
4811 Chem/1055
Phone (734) 764-7360 mdmorris@umich.edu
Research interest:


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Ninfa, Alexander
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4310 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 763-8065 aninfa@umich.edu
Research interest: Genetic regulation, signal transduction in bacteria.


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Olsen, Laura
Department of (MCDB) Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
4103C Nat Sci, 1048
Phone (734) 763-0976 ljo@umich.edu
Research interest: Organelle biogenesis; protein trafficking to organelles.


O'Riordan, Mary
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
5641 Medical Sciences II/0620
Phone (734) 615-4289 moriordan@umich.edu
Research interest:


O'Shea, K. Sue
Professor, Department of (CDB) Cell and Developmental Biology
4748 Med Sci II, 0616
Phone (734) 763-2500 oshea@umich.edu
Research interest: Very early histogenesis of the primitive nervous system from neural induction through neurulation and neurogenesis.

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Pecoraro, Vincent
Professor, Department of Chemistry
3823 Chem, 1055
Phone (734) 763-1519 vlpec@umich.edu
Research interest: De novo protein design; preparation of compounds for artificial photosynthesis.


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Raghavan, Malini
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
5641 Medical Sciences II; 0620
Phone (734) 647-7752 malinir@umich.edu
Research interest:


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Schiefelbein, John
Department of (MCDB) Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
4081 Nat Sci, 1048
Phone (734) 764-3579 schiefel@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular and cellular control of plant development.


Semrau, Jeremy
Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
182 EWRE, 2125
Phone (734) 764-6487 jsemrau@engin.umich.edu
Research interest: Bioremediation, microbial ecology.


Sherman, David
Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Chemistry
3565A CC Little, 1065
Phone (734) 615-9907 Davidhs@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular genetic, biochemical and bioorganic chemical studies of microbial natural product biosynthesis.


States, David
Professor, Program of Bioinformatics
5622 Med Sci II, 0621
Phone   Dstates@umich.edu
Research interest: Computational analysis of genomic regulatory elements.


Swanson, Joel
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
http://www.umich.edu/~jswanlab/
5818 Med Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 647-6339 jswan@umich.edu
Research interest: Membrane trafficking and signal transduction in macrophages.


Swanson, Michele
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
6734 Med Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 647-7295 mswanson@umich.edu
Research interest: Legionella pneumophilia growth in macrophages.
http://myprofile.cos.com/mswanson98


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Takayama, Shuichi
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
2115 Gerstacker Bldg, 2099
Phone (734) 615-5539 Takayama@umich.edu
Research interest: Micro-and nanotechnologies to study and control cell function.


Telesnitsky, Alice
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
6620 Med Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 936-6466 ateles@umich.edu
Research interest: Retroviral replication.


Trievel, Ray
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4412 Medical Science Building I
Phone (734) 647-0889 rtrievel@umich.edu
Research interest: Control of protein function at the molecular level through post-translational modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation.


Turner, David
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
C560 MSRB II/0669
Phone (734) 647-6890 dlturner@umich.edu
Research interest:

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Upchurch, Gilbert
Professor, Department of Surgery
2210 Taubman/0329
Phone (734) 936-5790 riversu@umich.edu
Research interest: Aortic aneurysm development.


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Vojtek, Anne B.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
3323 MSRB III, 0606
Phone (734) 647-6794 avojtek@umich.edu
Research interest: Studying of proteins encoded by oncogenes.


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Walter, Nils G.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
930 N. University, 1055
Phone (734) 615-2060 nwalter@umich.edu
Research interest: How catalytic RNA folds to Function: Using biophysical chemistry to study the processing of genetic information.


Wang, Henry
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
3324 Dow Conn, 2136
Phone (734) 763-5659 hywang@engin.umich.edu
Research interest: Pharmaceutical engineering; biochemical engineering.


Welsh, Michael
Professor, Department of (CDB) Cellular and Developmental Biology
4728 Med Sci II, 0616
Phone (734) 763-2549 welsh@umich.edu
Research interest: Molecular mechanisms of resistance to toxicants; heat shock protein function; hsp27 expression, function and regulation.


Woolf, Peter
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
 
Phone pwoolf@umich.edu
Research interest:

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