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 »

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Michael Brent, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Computational genomics, human genetics, systems biology, transcriptional regulatory networks

Key words
computational biology, systems biology, regulatory circuits, computational genomics, multi-omics integration, human genetics

Jonathan Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Understanding how immune cells and metabolic organs interact to maintain normal metabolism and to support adaptation to physiologic challenges

Key words
Immunometabolism, Mitochondria, White/beige/brown adipose tissue, Innate immunity, Macrophages, Obesity

Thomas Brett, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology

Research summary
The molecular basis of lung diseases and drug development using structural biology tools

Key words
biophysics, crystallography, molecular medicine, asthma, mucosal immunology, Alzheimer`s disease, endocytosis, receptor trafficking, structural biology, structure based drug design

Paul Bridgman, PhD

Professor

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

Research summary
Cell biology of developing nerve and muscle cells

Key words
neurobiology, development, imaging, axon, cytoskeleton

Matthew Brier, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary

Key words

Steven Brody, MD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Molecular and genetic mechanisms of airway epithelial cell differentiation and ciliogenesis

Key words
cilia, development, epithelium, lung, transcription

Rita Brookheart, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
We focus on the intersection of metabolism and stress responses in human health and disease. We use basic and translational approaches to identify and investigate key metabolic regulators in both physiologic and pathophysiologic contexts including obesity and diabetes.

Key words
Metabolism, skeletal muscle, ER stress, calcium, mitochondria, SREBP, obesity, diabetes

Nicole Brossier, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology

Research summary
We are interested in the neurodevelopmental and environmental factors that affect the risk of brain tumor development and cognitive impairment in children.

Key words
pediatric, glioma, obesity, neurofibromatosis, neurodevelopment

Peter Brunner, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Understanding the large-scale cortical electrophysiology that governs uniquely human behavior and cognition

Key words

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Professor and Chief

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology

Research summary
The research in my laboratory is aimed at understanding fundamental principles of the interaction between bacterial pathogens and the human host.

Key words

Jeremy Buhler, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Developing algorithms and architectures for large-scale biosequence comparison, genome annotation, and metagenomics

Key words
annotation, bioinformatics, computational biology, genome analysis, metagenomics

David Bundy, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Our research is focussed on improving the design of neuroprosthetic systems for post-stroke rehabilitation by examining the relationship between neuroplasticity and motor recovery and the mechanisms of neuroprosthetic-driven neuroplasticity.

Key words
Neuroprosthetic, Brain-Computer Interface, Motor Control, Stroke, Neuroplasticity

Peter Burgers, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Molecular Biology of DNA replication and damage response in yeast and human

Key words
Cell cycle, DNA damage response, DNA replication, Checkpoints, Mutagenesis, DNA repair, yeast

Andreas Burkhalter, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Structure and physiology of neuronal circuits in mouse visual cortex

Key words
neurobiology, vision, physiology, development, synapse biology

Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
The transmission and epidemiology of multi-drug resistant bacteria

Key words

Harold Burton, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Neuroimaging studies of adaptive plasticity in people with sensory deficits

Key words
imaging, cognition, neurobiology

Meghan Campbell, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Focusing on the Neuropsychology of Movement Disorders, particularly Parkinson disease, by combining the principles and methods of cognitive and clinical neuroscience, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging

Key words

Robert Campbell, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary

Key words

Laura Campisi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
We study the antigen specificity and function of CD8 T cells in the context of neurodegeneration and cancer

Key words
T cells, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, antigen specificity, cancer

Yin Cao, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Novel genetic, microbial, and lifestyle risk factors for lung and gastrointestinal cancers leveraging large-scale clinical and population-based cohorts with deep genomic and phenotypic data

Key words
Systems and translational cancer epidemiology, microbiome, inflammation and immune-metabolic networks