Faculty

DBBS mentors and educators are key to our training mission. Those who serve as primary mentors are DBBS Program Members, and others who participate in the educational mission are General Members. Learn about DBBS Faculty Membership »

To provide a supportive learning environment for our trainees, many DBBS-affiliated faculty have completed eight or more hours of CIMER-based mentorship training with a trained facilitator, as indicated below with a profile badge.

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Garland Marshall, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Molecular recognition is the key to drug design and the bioactive conformation.

Key words
computational biology, molecular modeling, protein structure, ErbB receptors in oncology, GPCR/G-protein, signal transduction

Edward Marti, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary

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Dario Maschi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary

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Dimitrios Mathios, MD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Development of liquid biopsy approaches for brain tumors

Key words
liquid biopsy, cfDNA, genetics, epigenetics

Melissa Mavers, MD,PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Harnessing immune cells to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease

Key words
innate lymphocytes, graft-versus-host disease, cell therapies, cancer

Gabriel Mbalaviele, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Role of inflammasomes in disease

Key words
Inflammation, Inflammasomes, Skeleton, Cytokines

Audrey McAlinden, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms regulating skeletal development

Key words
microRNAs; stem cells; skeletal development and regeneration; cartilage; chondrocyte differentiation; pre-mRNA alternative splicing

Jordan McCall, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying emotional dysregulation in the contexts of stress, chronic pain, and addiction

Key words

John McCarthy, PhD

Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
The use of mathematical techniques to improve our understanding of the development of Alzheimer`s Disease

Key words

William McCoy, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
We investigate how host-microbe interactions at epithelial barrier sites impact skin diseases.

Key words
acne, microbiome, cryogenic electron microscopy, cryoEM, crystallography, Cutibacterium acnes, melanoma, immune checkpoint inhibitor, ICI

Kathleen McDermott, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Human behavioral and fMRI studies of memory

Key words
memory, learning, cognition, cognitive, fMRI, imaging, behavior

Tristan McIntosh, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Navigating ethical, professional, and social issues that arise in researh and medical settings.

Key words
biases; bioethics; integrity; professionalism; program evaluation; research ethics; responsible conduct of research; whistleblowing

Helen McNeill, PhD

Professor and BJC Investigator

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Coordinating cell proliferation and cell organization in organ development

Key words

Jacob McPherson, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Sensorimotor neural plasticity and neurological injury

Key words

Laura McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Identify neural mechanisms that are associated with motor dysfunction following neurological injury

Key words

J. Mark Meacham, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Studies microfluidics, micro-electromechanical systems and associated transport phenomena

Key words

Robert Mecham, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology and Physiology

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Cell-matrix interactions, extracellular matrix and development, vascular development and disease

Key words
extracellular matrix, vascular biology, development, physiology, proteomics

Kim Medley, PhD

Director, Tyson Research Center

Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Michael Meers, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding the molecular determinants of cellular diversity

Key words
Chromatin, Transcription Factors, Epigenomics, Cell fate, Single-cell

Steven Mennerick, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Physiology of glutamate and GABA neurotransmission in the CNS

Key words
neurobiology, synapse biology, receptor, ion channel, glutamate transmission, GABA transmission

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