Research Programs
Research faculty in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department are all engaged in active research programs and are experts in their chosen fields. This means that biochemistry courses provide up-to-date information on rapidly changing areas of biochemistry and molecular biology. In addition, the faculty offer outstanding opportunities for motivated undergraduates to gain valuable research experience carrying out independent projects in the following areas:
- Molecular biology, genetics and regulation of development in C. elegans (John Collins)
- Signal transduction in rod photoreceptors in the retina; retinal degeneration and blindness (Rick Cote)
- Molecular genetics of DNA repair, genome maintenance and cell-cycle regulation (Kevin Culligan
- Eukaryotic gene regulation and yeast genetics (Clyde Denis)
- Molecular population genetics and evolution (Anita Klein)
- Mechanisms of cellular transformation, oncogene expression and blood coagulation (Andrew Laudano)
- Physical biochemistry of macromolecules and instrumentation (Thomas Laue)
- Structural glycobiology (Vernon Reinhold)
- Cellular and tumor biology; signal transduction; notch receptor signaling in adipocyte development/function and obesity-associated disease; notch receptors/ligands in neoplasia and tumorigenesis (Deena Small
- Biochemical and molecular neuroendocrinology and reproductive physiology (Stacia Sower)
- Hubbard Chair in Genomics and co-Director of the Hubbard Center for Genome Studies (Kelley Thomas)
