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UNM IMSD Faculty - by Department

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology:

Griffith, Jeffery K.

Using gene sequences to detect human diseases

Orlando, Robert

Investigation of the synergistic relationship between LRP and HSPG at the cell surface and their role in lipoprotein catabolism.

Parra, Karlett

Yeast vacuolar ATPases

Department of Biology:

Bergthorsson, Ulfar

Evolutionary genetics and gnomic; the evolution of gene duplication

Cook, Joe

Biogeography, coevolutio

Cripps, Richard M.

Genetic control of heart and skeletal muscle development

Cunningham, Charles

Stress and immune responses in invertebrates with a particular emphasis in those of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

Hanson, David

Estimation of carbon isotope discrimination

Loker, Eric (Sam)

Internal defense systems in invertebrates

Lowrey, Tim

Biosystematics

Nelson, Mary Anne

The genetic complement of Neurospora crassa

Northup, Diana

Cave bacteria, geomicrobiology and microbiology

Miller, Kelly

Insect systematic's

Miller, Robert D.

Marsupial immunology

Takacs-Vesbach, Tina

Molecular microbial ecology

Turner, Thomas

Evolution of life history (especially early life history), and its consequences for genetic divergence and speciation

Werner-Washburne, Maggie

Yeast genomics; stationary phase in yeast

Department of Cell Biology & Physiology:

Bizzozero, Oscar

Biological and molecular processes underlying the formation and maintenance of central and peripheral nervous system myelin.

Bolognani, Federico

Post-transcriptional regulation and mRNA stability

Gonzalez Bosc, Laura

Transcriptional regulation in vascular smooth muscle

Hathaway, Helen

Cell interactions in morphogenesis of mammary tissue; breast cancer

Kanagy, Nancy

Vascular physiology, hypertension and blood pressure control

McGuire, Paul

Mechanisms of ocular angiogenesis; as seen in diabetes

Resta, Tom

To understand mechanisms by which acute and long-term hypoxia influence pulmonary vascular function

Walker, Benjamin

Effects of impaired oxygenation (hypoxia) on vascular regulation both in the systemic and pulmonary circulations

Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering:

Canavan, Heather

Bioengineering at the cell surface and protein surface

Dirk, Elizabeth

Tissue engineering

Steven W. Graves

Associate director at the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor at the Department for Chemical and Nuclear Engineering

Lopez, Gabriel

Organic surfaces and thin films

Atanassov, Plamen

Director of UNM center for emerging energy technologies and Associate Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering

Whitten,David G.

Diagnostics, Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, UNM

Brinker, Jeff

Synthesis and processing of porous and composite nanostructores

Department of Chemistry:

Keller, David

Atomic force microscopy; biophysical chemistry

Mariano, Patrick

Development of novel synthetic nethodology

Departments of Electrical & Chemical Engineering and Computer Sciences:

Calhoun, Vince

Development of processing methods for functional MRI

Lane, Terran

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, RNAi structure prediction

Moses, Melanie

modeling viral pathogenesis; scaling theory

Department of Epidemiology:

Gonzales, Melissa

Influence of environmental exposures and gene-environment interactions

Berwick, Marianne

Etiology and prevention of melanoma skin cancer

Department of Internal Medicine:

Moseley, Pope

Heat shock proteins and biotechnology

Department of Mathematics & Statistics:

Wearing, Helen

Modeling complex, nonlinear optical systems

Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology:

Chackerian, Bryce

Auto antibodies, vaccines, virus-like particles, auto immunity

Hattie D. Gresham

M Professor in Department of Molecular Genetics and Micro biology.

Edwards, Jeremy

DNA sequencing technology and Systems Biology

Gresham, Hattie

Neutrophils in host defense against infectious disease

Ness, Scott

Transciptional regulation (Myb proteins) in cancer

Nickoloff, Jac A.

DNA damage-induced genetic recombination

Mold, Carolyn

Proteins of Innate immunity including complement, C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component in host defense against bacterial infection.

Osley, Mary Ann

Histone modifications; chromatin remodeling; cell cycle

Peabody, David

RNA-binding proteins and biotechnology

Deretic, Vojo

Apoptosis, Intracellular trafficking

Ruby, Stephanie

RNA processing; splicing

Panganiban, Antonito T.

The replication of RNA viruses

Department of Neurosciences:

Allan, Andrea

Neurochemical mechanisms involved in intoxicant-anesthetics and other drugs of abuse

Caldwell, Kevin K.

Signal transduction in systems for learning and memory, prenatal exposure to ethanol

Cunningham, LA

Neuron death, protection and repair in animal models of Parkinson's disease and stroke

Perone-Bizzozero, Nora

Protein regulation during brain development processes of learning and memory

Savage, Daniel

Ethanol consumption by mothers while pregnant and causes long-term functional consequences in the offspring's brain

Saland, Linda

Chronic ethanol effects on CNS opiate receptors- immunohistochemical and G-protein coupling

Zhao, Xinyu

Neurogenesis and neuronal stem cells

Department of Pathology:

Ebel, Gregory

Host-virus interactions, West Nile Virus

Edwards, Jeremy

High throughput, polony sequencing; flux balance analysis

Hjelle, Brian L.

Pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology and diagnosis of human virus infections.

Lidke, Diane

Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction; quantitative fluorescence microscopy

Wandinger-Ness Angela

Molecular trafficking

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology:

Hudson, Laurie

Receptor-mediated signal transduction

Thompson, Todd

Prostate cancer; cancer pharmacogenomics

Walker, Mary

Cardiovascular development and physiology

Psychology:

Hamilton, Derek

Learning and memory: brain plasticity, and pharmacology

Department of Surgery:

Deretic, Dusanka

Membrane trafficking in retinal photoreceptor cells

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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology:
Griffith, Jeffery K.	Using gene sequences to detect human diseases
Orlando, Robert	Investigation of the synergistic relationship between LRP and HSPG at the cell surface and their role in lipoprotein catabolism.
Parra, Karlett	Yeast vacuolar ATPases

Department of Biology:
Bergthorsson, Ulfar	Evolutionary genetics and gnomic; the evolution of gene duplication
Cook, Joe	Biogeography, coevolutio
Cripps, Richard M.	Genetic control of heart and skeletal muscle development
Cunningham, Charles	Stress and immune responses in invertebrates with a particular emphasis in those of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni
Hanson, David	Estimation of carbon isotope discrimination
Loker, Eric (Sam)	Internal defense systems in invertebrates
Lowrey, Tim	Biosystematics
Nelson, Mary Anne	The genetic complement of Neurospora crassa
Northup, Diana	Cave bacteria, geomicrobiology and microbiology
Miller, Kelly	Insect systematic's
Miller, Robert D.	Marsupial immunology
Takacs-Vesbach, Tina	Molecular microbial ecology
Turner, Thomas	Evolution of life history (especially early life history), and its consequences for genetic divergence and speciation
Werner-Washburne, Maggie	Yeast genomics; stationary phase in yeast

Department of Cell Biology & Physiology:
Bizzozero, Oscar	Biological and molecular processes underlying the formation and maintenance of central and peripheral nervous system myelin.
Bolognani, Federico	Post-transcriptional regulation and mRNA stability
Gonzalez Bosc, Laura	Transcriptional regulation in vascular smooth muscle
Hathaway, Helen	Cell interactions in morphogenesis of mammary tissue; breast cancer
Kanagy, Nancy	Vascular physiology, hypertension and blood pressure control
McGuire, Paul	Mechanisms of ocular angiogenesis; as seen in diabetes
Resta, Tom	To understand mechanisms by which acute and long-term hypoxia influence pulmonary vascular function
Walker, Benjamin	Effects of impaired oxygenation (hypoxia) on vascular regulation both in the systemic and pulmonary circulations

Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering:
Canavan, Heather	Bioengineering at the cell surface and protein surface
Dirk, Elizabeth	Tissue engineering
Steven W. Graves	Associate director at the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor at the Department for Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Lopez, Gabriel	Organic surfaces and thin films
Atanassov, Plamen	Director of UNM center for emerging energy technologies and Associate Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Whitten,David G.	Diagnostics, Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, UNM
Brinker, Jeff	Synthesis and processing of porous and composite nanostructores

Department of Chemistry:
Keller, David	Atomic force microscopy; biophysical chemistry
Mariano, Patrick	Development of novel synthetic nethodology

Departments of Electrical & Chemical Engineering and Computer Sciences:
Calhoun, Vince	Development of processing methods for functional MRI
Lane, Terran	Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, RNAi structure prediction
Moses, Melanie	modeling viral pathogenesis; scaling theory

Department of Epidemiology:
Gonzales, Melissa	Influence of environmental exposures and gene-environment interactions
Berwick, Marianne	Etiology and prevention of melanoma skin cancer

Department of Internal Medicine:
Moseley, Pope	Heat shock proteins and biotechnology

Department of Mathematics & Statistics:
Wearing, Helen	Modeling complex, nonlinear optical systems

Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology:
Chackerian, Bryce	Auto antibodies, vaccines, virus-like particles, auto immunity
Hattie D. Gresham	M Professor in Department of Molecular Genetics and Micro biology.
Edwards, Jeremy	DNA sequencing technology and Systems Biology
Gresham, Hattie	Neutrophils in host defense against infectious disease
Ness, Scott	Transciptional regulation (Myb proteins) in cancer
Nickoloff, Jac A.	DNA damage-induced genetic recombination
Mold, Carolyn	Proteins of Innate immunity including complement, C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component in host defense against bacterial infection.
Osley, Mary Ann	Histone modifications; chromatin remodeling; cell cycle
Peabody, David	RNA-binding proteins and biotechnology
Deretic, Vojo	Apoptosis, Intracellular trafficking
Ruby, Stephanie	RNA processing; splicing
Panganiban, Antonito T.	The replication of RNA viruses

Department of Neurosciences:
Allan, Andrea	Neurochemical mechanisms involved in intoxicant-anesthetics and other drugs of abuse
Caldwell, Kevin K.	Signal transduction in systems for learning and memory, prenatal exposure to ethanol
Cunningham, LA	Neuron death, protection and repair in animal models of Parkinson's disease and stroke
Perone-Bizzozero, Nora	Protein regulation during brain development processes of learning and memory
Savage, Daniel	Ethanol consumption by mothers while pregnant and causes long-term functional consequences in the offspring's brain
Saland, Linda	Chronic ethanol effects on CNS opiate receptors- immunohistochemical and G-protein coupling
Zhao, Xinyu	Neurogenesis and neuronal stem cells

Department of Pathology:
Ebel, Gregory	Host-virus interactions, West Nile Virus
Edwards, Jeremy	High throughput, polony sequencing; flux balance analysis
Hjelle, Brian L.	Pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology and diagnosis of human virus infections.
Lidke, Diane	Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction; quantitative fluorescence microscopy
Wandinger-Ness Angela	Molecular trafficking

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology:
Hudson, Laurie	Receptor-mediated signal transduction
Thompson, Todd	Prostate cancer; cancer pharmacogenomics
Walker, Mary	Cardiovascular development and physiology

Psychology:
Hamilton, Derek	Learning and memory: brain plasticity, and pharmacology

Department of Surgery:
Deretic, Dusanka	Membrane trafficking in retinal photoreceptor cells