Faculty
Name | Research Interests |
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R. Craig Albertson Professor, Biology |
Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
Dominique R. Alfandari Professor of Developmental Biology, Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
Cell migration in Developmental systems |
Lauren Andrews Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering |
Uncovering genetic design rules to reprogram regulation and metabolism in living cells for applications in health and biotechnology |
Kathleen F. Arcaro Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of Massachusetts |
Breast Cancer: Assesing Individual Breast Cancer Risk |
Courtney C. Babbitt Associate Professor, Biology |
Evolutionary Genomics |
Michael J.F. Barresi Professor of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience, Smith College |
Developmental Neurobiology, Assistant Neuron and Glial Cell Interactions; Astroglial Cell Development in the CNS |
Madelaine Bartlett Associate Professor, Biology |
Evolution of plant development; Molecular evolution |
Tobias Baskin Professor, Biology |
Regulation of Plant Morphogenesis During Growth & Development |
Joseph Bergan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences |
We seek to understand the principles of how social and defensive stimuli are encoded in the activity of neurons, and how this process can be modulated by behavior state, experience, and neuromodulation. |
Eric L. Bittman Professor Emeritus, Biology |
Circadian Rhythms, Reproduction, and Seasonal Changes in Brain Function |
Jeffrey L. Blanchard Associate Professor, Biology |
Microbial cellular and community networks; influence of environmental change on the evolution of molecular processes; systems biology; bioinformatics |
James Chambers Light Microscopy Director, Cell Culture Director, UMass Amherst |
Applying novel chemical biology tools and emerging biophysical techniques to solve fundamental questions in neuroscience |
Jianhan Chen Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Computational Biochemistry & Biophysics |
Min Chen Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Application of Proteins in Biotechnology; Functional Mechanism of Membrane Protein Pores, Channels and Transporters |
Alice Cheung Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Molecular and cell biology of male-female interaction and polarized cell growth in plant reproduction |
Peter Chien Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts |
Regulated Protein Degradation in Bacterial Cell-Cycle Progression |
Soonkyu Chung Associate Professor, Nutrition |
Obesity, Brown adipocytes, Adipose Inflammation, Dietary polyphenols, Epigenetics |
Eugenia Clerico Research Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
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Hélène Cousin Research Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Massachusetts |
Cranial Neural Crest Migration during Embryonic Development |
Edward P. Debold Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts |
Muscle Myosin in Cardiovascular Disease and Muscular Fatigue |
Nathan Derr Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College |
Biophysical and cell biological mechanisms of the cytoskeletal molecular motors dynein and kinesin |
Gerald B. Downes Associate Professor, Biology |
Development and function of spinal cord networks |
Stephen J. Eyles Extension Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Director, Mass Spectrometry Core, Institute for Applied Life Sciences |
Biological mass spectrometry, protein folding and dynamics |
Michelle Facette Assistant Professor, Biology |
Cell polarization and asymmetric cell division; cytoskeletal regulation; cellular physiology |
Michelle Farkas Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Development and Application of Chemical Biology Methods for the Study of Cancer Progression and Metastasis |
Rafael A. Fissore Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Ca2+ Release Mechanisms in Mammalian Oocytes during Maturation and Fertilization |
Patrick Flaherty Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics |
Statistical machine-learning methods for genomic and biomedical data analysis |
Neil St. John Forbes Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts |
Engineering Tumor-Targeting Therapies |
Lillian Fritz–Laylin Associate Professor, Biology |
Quantitative Evolutionary Cell Biology |
Scott C. Garman Associate Graduate Program Director, MCB; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Structural biology of glycoproteins in human disease |
John G. Gibbons Associate Professor, Food Science |
Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics |
Lori Goldner Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts |
Single Molecule Biophysics |
Jeanne A. Hardy Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Design of allosteric pathways in caspases and phosphatases; x-ray crystallography |
Lili He Associate Professor, Food Science |
The analysis of chemical, physical and biological targets in complex systems |
Daniel N. Hebert Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts |
Protein Folding, Quality Control and Degradation of Membrane Glycoproteins |
Alejandro P. Heuck Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts |
Bacterial Pathogenesis |
Abigail Jensen Associate Professor, Biology |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of vertebrate retinal development and retinal disease. |
D. Joseph Jerry Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Tumor Suppressor Genes and the Cellular Basis for Susceptibility to Breast Cancer |
Juan M Jiménez Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Fluid flow characteristics and fluid flow-dependent biomolecular pathways relevant to diseases and processes in the body. |
Igor A. Kaltashov Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Architecture and Dynamics of Transport Proteins |
Ilia Karatsoreos Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences |
The general research objective in our lab is to understand the neural and physiological systems that the brain and body use to protect us from harm and adapt to changes in the environment. We focus on biological rhythms, stress, immunology, and metabolism |
Rolf O. Karlstrom Professor, Biology |
Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning |
Laura A. Katz Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College |
Genome evolution and biodiversity studies of microbial eukaryotes |
Paul S. Katz Professor, Biology |
Neuroethology, central pattern generators, single neuron RNA-seq, developmental neuroscience, evolution of neural circuits, molluscan systems
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Young–Cheul Kim Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts |
Impact of Nutrients and Dietary Bioactive Components on Chronic Diseases |
Michele M. Klingbeil Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts |
Parasitology, the replication and repair of mitochondrial DNA (kinetoplast DNA network) in African trypanosomes |
Mike Knapp Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry |
Biological and Inorganic Chemistry; Enzyme structure and mechanisms, Hypoxia sensing, Metalloenzymes, Redesign of the second coordination sphere |
Ashish Kulkarni Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering |
Immunoengineering |
Gwenael Layec Assistant Professor of Kinesiology |
Musculoskeletal Physiology, Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, Cardiovascular Physiology, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/imaging |
Jungwoo Lee Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering |
Translational Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering |
Zhenhua Liu Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts |
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention |
Li–Jun Ma Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Fungal comparative genomics, eukaryotic genome evolution and organism adaptation |
Sibongile Mafu Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Biological chemistry of plant natural products |
Jesse Mager Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Developmental Biology: Cell-Cell Signaling |
Thomas J. Maresca Graduate Program Director, MCB; Associate Professor of Biology |
Ensuring Genomic Integrity through Cell Division |
Craig T. Martin Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Transcription; Protein-DNA Interactions |
Lynne A. McLandsborough Professor of Food Science, University of Massachusetts |
Involvement of Bacterial Surface Molecules in Attachment to Food and Food Processing Surfaces |
Mark S. Miller Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology |
Aging, Exercise, Skeletal Muscle, Muscle Mechanics, Sex Differences |
Lisa M. Minter Associate Professor of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Notch signaling in autoimmune diseases |
Matthew D. Moore Assistant Professor of Food Science |
Food microbiology; food and environmental virology; eukaryotic virus-bacteria interactions; portable detection and sequencing platforms; viral inactivation strategies and therapeutics; viral concentration techniques. |
Sarah Moore Assistant Professor of Engineering, Smith College |
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David E. Moorman Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences |
Cellular and network mechanisms of motivation, learning, and executive functions (e.g., decision-making). Neural function in animal models of addiction, ADHD, obesity, and depression. Neurotechnology and neural computation. |
Yasu S. Morita Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts |
Mycobacterial Pathogenesis: Glycobiology, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology |
Mandy Muller Assistant Professor of Microbiology |
Using viruses as a tool to understand cell biology |
Murugappan Muthukumar Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts |
Statistical Mechanics of Polymers |
Barbara A. Osborne Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification; Induction of Apoptosis in Lymphocytes |
Stephanie L. Padilla Assistant Professor of Biology |
Sex hormones, feeding behavior and body weight homeostasis, circadian rhythms, women’s health |
ChangHui Pak Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
synaptic adhesion molecules |
Sarah Pallas Associate Professor, Biology |
Developmental neuroscience, Sensory neurophysiology |
Om Parkash Dhankher Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture |
Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology, phytoremediation of soil contaminants |
Shelly Peyton Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts |
Breast Cancer, Metastasis, Drug Resistance, Biomaterials |
Leonid A. Pobezinsky Associate Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Non-coding RNAs in the immune system |
Jenny Rauch Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
The neurodegenerative protein tau and its role in disease progression |
Luke Remage–Healey Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences |
Neural basis of behavior |
Heather N. Richardson Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences |
The focus of the Stress and Addiction Lab is to determine the neurobiological mechanisms underlying stress-related disorders using rodent models. |
Vincent M. Rotello Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Synthetic Models of Biomolecular Activity |
Alissa Rothchild Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
Alveolar macrophages and innate immunity, immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, host-pathogen interactions |
Ana M. Salicioni Research Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Massachusetts |
Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Sperm Function. Role of Testis-Specific Kinases in Male Fertility and as Targets for Contraception |
Steven J. Sandler Professor and Department Head of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts |
The Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Replication and Homologous Recombination |
Maria M. Santore Professor of Polymer Science & Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts |
Interfacial Polymer Physics, Dynamics, and Colloidal Phenomena |
Nathan Schnarr Lecturer of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Polyketide Synthase Engingeering |
Larry M. Schwartz Professor, Department of Biology |
Molecular mechanisms that mediate programmed cell death |
David A. Sela Associate Professor, Food Science |
Nutrition, human milk, gut microbiome, systems biology, host-microbe interactions/co-evolution, translational research |
Tricia Serio Dean, College of Natural Sciences |
Prion cycle regulation in vivo, cellular mechanisms and consequences of protein misfolding and resolution |
M. Sloan Siegrist Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts |
Adaptation of Intracellular Pathogens to the Host Environment |
Sallie W. Smith–Schneider Scientist, Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Signaling During Mammary Gland Development and Carcinogenesis |
Andrew Stephens Assistant Professor of Biology |
Nuclear mechanics |
Meg Stratton Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department |
Molecular level understanding of proteins that are involved in long-term memory formation |
Eric R Strieter Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry |
Protein Post-Translational Modifications |
Yubing Sun Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Harnessing the mechanobiology of stem cells |
Alexander Suvorov Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences |
Effects on behavior by environmental xenobiotics with endocrine disruptive properties |
Gregory N. Tew Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts |
Supramolecular Polymer Science |
Sankaran (Thai) Thayumanavan Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Biomimetic Organic Molecules and Polymers |
Lynmarie K. Thompson Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Director, Chemistry Biology Interface Training Program |
Structure and Mechanism of Membrane Proteins |
Alicia R. Timme–Laragy Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Developmental toxicology of environmental contaminants, transcription-factor-mediated antioxidant defenses, pancreatic B-cell development |
Kimberly D. Tremblay Professor of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Massachusetts |
Stem Cells and Developmental Biology |
Ludmila Tyler Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Using the model grass Brachypodium distachyon to understand development and bioenergy traits. |
Richard Vachet Professor of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts |
Bioanalytical Chemistry: Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Protein Folding, Metal-Protein Interactions, Gas-Phase Chemistry, Nanomaterials |
Elena Vazey Assistant Professor, Departement of Biology |
Neuromodulation and Neurodegeneration |
Pablo E. Visconti Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts |
Signal Transduction Pathways During Sperm Capacitation |
Patricia Wadsworth Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts Director, IDGP |
Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Living Cells |
Elsbeth Walker Professor, Biology |
Molecular genetic approaches to studying mechanisms of metal ion homeostasis in plants |
Dong Wang Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Mechanisms of symbiosis between plant hosts and beneficial microbes |
Christine A. White–Ziegler Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College |
Environmental Regulation of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli |
Steven A. Williams Gates Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College |
Molecular Biology of Human Parasitic Diseases/Genome Projects |
Sarah Witkowski Chair and Associate Professor of Exercise & Sport Studies, Smith College |
Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Deleterious changes in Myocardial and Vascular Tissue |
Amanda Woerman Assistant Professor, Department of Biology |
Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disease, prion strains, and the effect of protein aggregation on neuronal function |
Hen–ming Wu Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts |
Molecular Biology of Plant Development |
Hang Xiao Professor of Food Science, University of Massachusetts |
Cancer Preventive Dietary Components, Diet-based Strategy for Cancer Prevention |
Nagendra Yadava Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology |
Understand how mitochondrial dysfunction leads to neurodegeneration and other age-associated diseases such as diabetes and cancer, and the molecular, biochemical and physiological causes of mitochondrial dysfunction. |
Mingxu You Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry |
DNA/RNA nanotechnology, bioimaging and biosensing |