Faculty
Interactions between neurons and their environment during development
The function of Ewing sarcoma proteins in mitosis.
The role of posttranslational modification by SUMO on cell division cycle.
T cell activation, cell signaling, adhesion molecules.
Regulation of cell shape in nematode tubule formation.
Bacterial cooperation and competition and the evolution of quorum sensing
Molecular virology and pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus.
Structures and molecular interactions of virulence proteins
Using computational approaches to understand the dynamics and evolution of complex biological networks.
Regulation of ciliary and flagellar assembly
Role of post-transcriptional gene regulation in cancer.
Regulation of bacterial transcription, Development of novel anti-bacterial agents
The impact of ADP-ribosylation on Coronavirus replication and pathogenesis
Role of tau in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Mechanisms of pathogenesis for Enterococcus
Molecular Mechanisms of Chlamydia Pathogenesis
Modeling of protein structure, dynamics and interactions.
Structural and functional analysis of enzymes associated with iron uptake.
Developmental neurobiology, genetics, and genomics.
Genetics of complex traits, Genome biology, Drosophila quantitative genetics.
Biomolecular modeling, cellular signaling, and computer-aided drug design
Role of APC tumor suppressor protein in normal colon and in cancer.
Mitosis, gamma-tubulin function, cell cycle regulation and fungal secondary metabolites.
Critical points, fitness, and evolution in natural and synthetic biological networks.
Structure and dynamics of the ATP synthase and other molecular machines.
Exploring membrane protein folding through protein design, bioinformatics, and molecular biology.
Autoimmunity; Development of therapeutic reagents for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
ABC transporters and RNAi: anti-foreign genome responses and stem cell regulation.
The evolutionary consequences of conflict within and between genomes
Molecular modeling in the context of structural genomics and bioinformatics.
Morphogenetic mechanisms of limb development.
Molecular therapy targeting cancer and cancer stem cells, via novel nanovectors and rational drug design.
Justin Blumenstiel
Ph.D., Harvard University
Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
7026 Haworth Hall
(785) 864-3915; email:jblumens@ku.edu
Richard Dobrowsky
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1990
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
5056 Malott
(785) 864-3531; email:dobrowsky@ku.edu
Christopher Fischer
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000
Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy
5071 Malott Hall
(785) 864-4579; email:shark@ku.edu
Jennifer Gleason
Ph.D., Yale University
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
6006 Haworth
(785) 864-5858; email:jgleason@ku.edu
Roy Jensen
M.D., Vanderbilt University, 1994
Professor, KU Medical Center
Director, KU Cancer Center
(913) 588-4707; email: rjensen@kumc.edu
Wendy Picking
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
email:wendy.picking@ku.edu
William Picking
Foundation Distinguished Professor
Director, Kansas Vaccine Institute
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Director, Higuchi Biosciences Center
email: picking@ku.edu
Mario Rivera
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1991
Professor, Chemistry
220E MRB
(785) 864-4936; email: mrivera@ku.edu
Liskin Swint-Kruse
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1995
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, KU Medical Center
(913) 588-0399; email: lswint-kruse@kumc.edu
Ph.D., University of Frankfurt, 1961
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1963
Role of ribozymes and enzymes in tRNA processing.
Ph.D., California (Berkeley), 1961
Mechanisms that regulate and modify nerve cell interactions.
Thromboxane-mediated neural reflexes in the heart and lung.
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1960
The cytoskeleton in cell division, development and neuromuscular function.
