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Anthony Dell, PhD

Ecologist

Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Research summary
We integrate metabolic, movement, and community ecology to address core and applied ecological and evolutionary questions. Spanning diverse species and habitats, our research links individual physiology to global biodiversity patterns using theory, data, experiments, and field studies. We aim to understand ecological systems, including human impacts, to inform effective management and policy.

Key words
metabolism, movement ecology, community ecology, behavior, species interactions, human-nature interactions, biogeography, global change, computer vision, eco-informatics, complex systems, biodiversity, great river systems, ecological management

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Naomi Dirckx, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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Ram Dixit, PhD

Professor and Biology Department Chair

Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of cytoskeleton organization and function

Key words
cytoskeleton, molecular motors, cell morphogenesis, cell wall biogenesis, plant biology

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Tamara Doering, MD, PhD

Alumni Endowed Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Biology and pathogenesis of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Key words
biochemistry, biosynthetic pathways, cell biology, eukaryotic pathogen, gene regulation, genomic variants, glycobiology, host-pathogen interactions, microbial pathogenesis, pathogenic fungi, sterol transport, yeast

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Elizabeth Draganova

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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Gabor Egervari, PhD

Assistant Professor

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

Research summary
We aim to understand how metabolism influences epigenetics, gene expression and behavior, particularly in the context of substance use disorders and neurodegeneration

Key words
Metabolism, epigenetics, alcohol, addiction, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s

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Adam Eggebrecht, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Developing novel tools that extend mapping of brain function beyond current limitations

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Bahaa Elgendy, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Medicinal chemistry with a broad goal of drug design and organic synthesis

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Elliot Elson, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Mechanical properties of reconstituted tissues; fluctuation spectroscopy of protein interactions

Key words
cytoskeleton, signal transduction, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, tissue engineering, cell/tissue mechanics

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Alex Evers, MD

Henry Mallinckrodt Professor and Head

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of anesthetic action - Proteomics of GABAA receptors

Key words
Anesthetics, photolabeling, mass spectrometry, proteomics