Available Mentors
Please note that this is not an inclusive list and that reviewing departmental faculty webpages would also be advised.
Accounting
Melissa Bates, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Regulation of the Lung Vasculature in Individuals Born Prematurely
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Fang Lin, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Genetic regulation of endoderm and heart development
Tina Tootle, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Uncovering the mechanisms of prostaglandin action
Anthropology
Katina Lillios, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Bioarchaeological Analyses of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Population of Bolores, Portugal
Biochemistry
Sheila Baker, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Protein trafficking in neurons
Kris DeMali, PhD
Title/Position
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Interim Chair & Departmental Executive Officer, Biochemistry
Research project title
Adhesion proteins in tumor cell invasion and metastasis
Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Signal Transduction
Pamela Geyer, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Chromosome structure and nuclear organization: impacts on transcriptional regulation
Maria Spies, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Mechanisms of DNA repair and recombination: from single-molecule biochemistry to anticancer drug discovery
Maria Spies, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Effect of mutations in BRCA1 tumor suppressor protein on BRCA1-DNA interactions
Lori Wallrath, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
The role of chromatin structure and nuclear organization in gene expression
Daniel Weeks, PhD
Title/Position
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Research project title
Control of embryonic development: Using studies on frog embryos to understand congenital birth defects in humans.
BIOLOGY
Daniel Eberl, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Hearing in Drosophila
Andrew Forbes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
The effects of human land use on insect diversity and species richness
Steven Green, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Neurobiology of hearing and deafness
John Logsdon, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Molecular origins and evolution of sexual reproduction
Maurine Neiman, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
The advantages and disadvantages of sex in a New Zealand snail
Sarit Smolikove, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Chromosome dynamics in C. elegans meiosis
Chemistry
Tori Forbes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Development of Metal Organic Nanotubes with unique water transport properties
Amanda Haes, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Using Silver and Gold Nanoparticles for Biological and Chemical Sensing
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