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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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

Alumni Endowed Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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

Research summary

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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

Robert Mercer, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Molecular and cell biology of ion pumps and transporters in plasma membrane; cell polarity

Key words
cell membrane, development, Na K-ATPase, excitable tissue, cell volume

Gretchen Meyer, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding how changes at the molecular and cellular level in skeletal muscle affect muscle structure and function

Key words

Blake Meyers, PhD

Member

Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
The function, biogenesis & evolution of small RNAs in plants

Key words

Craig Micchelli, PhD

Associate Professor

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

Research summary
The biology of stem cells

Key words
cancer, Drosophila, regeneration, stem cells

Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD

James S. McDonnell Professor

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

Research summary
Axonal degeneration, regulation of myelination, neuronal energetics and mitochondrial function in neuropathy and neurodegenerative disease

Key words
functional genomics, metabolism, mitochondria, diabetic neuropathy, neurodegeneration, transcriptional networks, Alzheimer’s disease, Schwann cell

James Miller, PhD

Albert Gordon Hill Emeritus Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Ultrasonic investigation of the viscoelastic properties of cardiovascular tissue and bone

Key words
Ultrasound, Bayesian, diabetes, echocardiography, myocardial ischemia, nonlinear, osteoporosis, ultrasound

Mark Miller, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
Lymphoid tissue dynamics and antigen-presentation during infection, cancer and autoimmunity

Key words
imaging, inflammation, pathogenesis, mathematical modeling, multi-photon microscopy

Timothy Miller, MD, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and targeted therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

Key words
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), SOD1, TDP-43, C9ORF72, miRNA, Tau, Dementia, Neurodegeneration, Antisense oligonucleotides

Jeffrey Millman, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Differentiation to and maturation of pancreatic insulin-producing β cells from human pluripotent stem cells capable of rapidly reversing diabetes

Key words
stem cell biology, regeneration, developmental biology, microscopy, single-cell RNA-sequencing, differentiation, tissue engineering, diabetes, organoids, transplantation, therapy

Jeffrey Miner, PhD

Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Human genetic kidney disease: Insights through mouse models

Key words
cell adhesion, extracellular matrix, integrin biology, kidney, actin cytoskeleton

Liviu Mirica, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Development of specific inhibitors of histone demethylases; design of therapeutic and imaging chemical agents for Alzheimer’s disease

Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, bioinorganic chemistry, drug design, enzymology, histone modification, redox processes

Robi Mitra, PhD

Alvin Goldfarb Professor of Computational Biology

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Technology development for functional genomics and systems biology

Key words
functional genomics, systems biology, technology development, bioinformatics

Makedonka Mitreva, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Next-generation experimental, multi-omic and computational approaches to empower the study of infectious diseases and the human microbiome

Key words
Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Helminth Genomics, Human Metagenomics

Kevin Moeller, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Developing new methods for peptide mimetic, natural product synthesis, and the construction of addressable molecular arrays

Key words
biosensors, electrochemistry, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, reactive intermediates

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