Faculty, Staff & Alumni

Faculty and Affiliates

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Ballou, David
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
5420 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 764–9582
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: maburns@engin.umich.edu
Research interest: Microfluidic technology, microfabricated chemical analysis devices, biochemical separations, fluid dynamics and mass transfer.

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Carter–Su, Christin
Professor, Department of Physiology
6804 Med Sci II, 0622
Phone (734) 647–2126
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: gestwick@umich.edu
Research interest: Protein–protein interactions in disease.

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

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Hanna, Philip
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
6705A Med Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 615–3706
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
Website: www.sitemaker.umich.edu/imperiale.lab
6304 CCGC/0942
Phone (734) 763–9162
E–mail: 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
E–mail: rtkenn@umich.edu

King, Philip
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
5641 Medical Sci II, 0620
Phone (734) 615–9073
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: kotov@umich.edu
Research interest: Nanotechnology, composites, thin films, tissue engineering, self organization of nanocolloids, toxicology of nanomaterials, neural interfaces.

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Lahann, Joerg
Department of Biomedical Engineering
3414 G.G. Brown, 2136
E–mail: 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
E–mail: rlarson@umich.edu
Research interest: Microfluidics, biopolymers, including DNA and proteins, lipid membranes, influenza detection and genotyping.

Lee, Kyung–Dall
Professor, College of Pharmacy
4058 Pharm/1065
Phone (734) 647–4941
E–mail: kdlee@umich.edu

Linderman, Jennifer
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
3332 Dow Conn, 2136
Phone (734) 763–679
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
2174 LBME, 2110
Phone (734) 763–4609
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: mdmorris@umich.edu

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Ninfa, Alexander
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4310 Med Sci I, 0606
Phone (734) 763–8065
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: oriordan@umich.edu

O’Shea, K. Sue
Professor, Department of (CDB) Cell and Developmental Biology
4748 Med Sci II, 0616
Phone (734) 763–2500
E–mail: oshea@umich.edu
Research interest: Genetic regulation, signal transduction in bacteria.

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Putnam, Andrew
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
2154 LBME, 2110
Phone (734) 615–1398
E–mail: putnam@umich.edu
Research interest: Biomaterials, biomechanics, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine.

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Raghavan, Malini
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
5641 Medical Sciences II; 0620
Phone (734) 647–7752
E–mail: malinir@umich.edu
Research interest: Antigen presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules.

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

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

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

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

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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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: ateles@umich.edu
Research interest: Retroviral replication.

Trievel, Ray
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
4412 Medical Science Building I
Phone (734) 647–0889
E–mail: 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
E–mail: dlturner@umich.edu
Research interest: Transcriptional and post–transcriptional mechanisms that control neuronal differentiation; regulation of gene expression in the mammalian retina by microRNAs and other small RNAs.

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Vojtek, Anne B.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
3323 MSRB III
Phone (734) 647–6794
E–mail: avojtek@umich.edu
Research interest: Signal transduction mechanisms that control cell growth and neuronal differentiation.

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Walter, Nils G.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
930 N. University, 1055
Phone (734) 615–2060
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: 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
E–mail: pwoolf@umich.edu
Research interest: systems biology, bioinformatics, and high throughput assay design.