Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology
Graduate Program at Miami University
Faculty
Actis, Luis - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, 1982)- Interests: molecular genetics and cellular biology of bacterial virulence factors
- Balish, Mitchell F. - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Emory University, 1998)
- Interests: subcellular organization and pathogenicity of mycoplasmas
- Barnum, Susan - Botany
(Ph.D. Iowa State University, 1983)
- Interests: molecular biology of cyanobacteria: nitrogen fixation, plasmids
- Blitz, Dawn M. - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1998)
- Interests: cellular, synaptic and circuit level mechanisms underlying selection of behaviorally appropriate motor outputs; neural circuit feedback; neuromodulation of motor systems
- Bollmann, Annette - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, 1996)
- Interests: eco-physiology of environmentally important bacteria
- Bridge, Eileen - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 1990)
- Interests: nuclear organization of gene expression in adenovirus-infected cells
- Callahan, Phyllis - Zoology
(Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1986)
- Interests: neural mechanisms regulating the endocrine response to stress
- Carlin, Joseph - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1985)
- Interests: molecular mechanisms of chlamydial evasion of immunity
- Cheng, Xiao-Wen - Microbiology
(Ph.D. Clemson University, 1998)
- Interests: development of environmentally friendly viral insectasides for control of agricultural, forestry and medical pests using baculoviruses
- Crowder, Michael - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1993)
- Interests: mechanistic and structural characterization of metalloproteins
- Dabney-Smith, Carole - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. University of Tennessee, 2001)
- Interests: protein targeting and transport; chloroplast biogenesis
- Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia - Zoology
(Ph.D. National University of Mexico, Mexico, 1996)
- Interests: molecular and cellular biology of vertebrate lens and retina regeneration
- Edelmann, Richard - Botany
(Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1993)
- Interests: ultrastructural reproductive development of members of the fungal class Zygomycetes
- Ferguson, D.J. - Microbiology
(Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 2000)
- Interests: physiology of methylotrophic methanogens
- Fernandes, Joyce J. - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of Bombay, India, 1994)
- Interests: development and patterning of the adult motor system in the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster; formation of adult-specific neural circuits involved in new adult behaviors
- Finley, Natosha - Microbiology
(Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 2005)
- Interests: NMR and biophysical characterization of bacterial exotoxins; molecular basis of heritable muscle defects; structural biology
- Friedberg, Iddo - Microbiology
(Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2003)
- Interests: metagenomics; gene and protein function prediction; molecular evolution such as: protein structure and function evolution and metabolic pathway evolution; bioinformatic database and software development
- Harding, Paul A. - Zoology
(Ph.D. Ohio University, 1994)
- Interests: molecular characterization of growth factors and their role in adipogenesis
- Hoffman, Susan M.G. - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1991)
- Interests: molecular evolution in mammals
- Isaacson, Lori G. - Zoology
(Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1986)
- Interests: neuronal survival: molecular and cellular mechanisms
- James, Paul F. - Zoology
(Ph.D. Boston University School of Medicine, 1996)
- Interests: molecular biology and physiology of membrane transporters
- Janik, James M. - Zoology
(Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1990)
- Interests: mechanisms of opiate peptides regulating anterior pituitary function
- Janssen, Gary - Microbiology
(Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1983)
- Interests: transcriptional and translational regulation of gene expression
- Kennedy, Michael - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 1989)
- Interests: structural biology; DNA repair; NMR-based metabonomics; x-ray crystallography
- Killian, Kathy A. - Zoology
(Ph.D. Rutgers University, 1990)
- Interests: adult neurogenesis; brain and behavioral plasticity
- Li, Q. Quinn - Botany
(Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 1995)
- Interests: functional genomics; molecular biology; biochemistry; bioinformatics of plant mRNA polyadenylation and its role in gene expression regulation
- Liang, Chun - Botany
(Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1999)
- Interests: bioinformatics; plant genomics, proteomics and metabolics; biological databases and data mining
- Lorigan, Gary - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 1996)
- Interests: structural and dynamic properties of membrane-bound proteins and peptides in lipid bilayers
- Makaroff, Chris - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. Purdue University, 1986)
- Interests: chromosome biology; protein structure-function relationships
- Money, Nik - Botany
(Ph.D. University of Exeter, England, 1986)
- Interests: physiology of fungal growth, reproduction, and pathogenesis
- Morgan-Kiss, Rachael - Microbiology
(Ph.D. University of Western Ontario, 2000)
- Interests: microbial adaptation to permanently low temperature ecosystems; making links between lab-controlled and in situ research
- Moore, Richard C. - Botany
(Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1999)
- Interests: plant evolutionary biology; evolutionary genetics and genomics; duplicate gene evolution; evolution of sexual reproduction systems; evolution of plant development (evo-devo)
- Oris, James - Zoology
(Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1985)
- Interests: biochemical and molecular toxicology in aquatic organisms
- Pennock, David - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of Washington, 1986)
- Interests: molecular genetics and biology of the cytoskeleton
- Robinson, Michael L. - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 1992)
- Interests: developmental genetics concentrating on lens and smooth muscle development
- Schaeffer, Paul - Zoology
(Ph.D. Northern Arizona University, 2000)
- Interests: comparative physiology of energetics and muscle metabolism
- Shi, Haifei - Zoology
(Ph.D. Georgia State University, 2004)
- Interests: physiological and molecular metabolic contribution of adipose tissue to energy balance and glucose homeostasis; sexual dimorphism in regulation of energy balance
- Tierney, David L. - Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1996)
- Interests: structural spectroscopy (X-ray and magnetic resonance) of metalloenzymes to relate structure to function
- Tomoyasu, Yoshi - Zoology
(Ph.D. National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan, 2001)
- Interests: analyzing evolution of developmental system using insect wings as a model system; analyzing systemic aspect of RNA interference and its possible applications
- Urayama, Paul - Physics
(Ph.D. Princeton University, 2001)
- Interests: pressure effects on biomolecules; piezophysiology; development and application of fluorescence-based sensing and microscopy imaging at high pressure
- Vaughn, Jack - Zoology
(Ph.D. University of Texas, 1964)
- Interests: eukaryotic gene regulation; molecular development
Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology
Dr. Lori Isaacson, Chair
CMSB Admissions Committee
isaacslg@MiamiOH.edu
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Oxford, Ohio 45056
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