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Bruce Bean, PhD
Neuronal electrical signaling, ion channels, pacemaking, and neuropharmacology
Investigate the electrical firing and physiology of neuronal ion channels

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John Blenis, PhD
Signal transduction: nutrient and energy sensing; disease; mTOR; PI3-kinase; Ras
Explore the diverse yet overlapping intracellular transmission signals propagated by cell surface receptors that respond to extracellular growth factors, environmental conditions, and other ...

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Azad Bonni, MD, PhD
Neuronal cell development; glioblastoma
Investigate key intracellular signaling pathways in neuronal cell development and maturation as well as in brain tumors such as glioblastoma

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Joan Brugge, PhD
Epithelial cell biology; mechanisms of breast and ovarian cancer development
The biology of epithelial cells and tissues, with an emphasis on mammary gland morphogenesis and breast and ovarian cancer

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Constance Cepko, PhD
Retina development and pathophysiology
Investigate the mechanisms of the development of different retinal cell types derived from multipotent retinal progenitor cells with a focus on photoreceptor cells; study the pathological loss of ...

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James Chou, PhD
NMR spectroscopy and membrane protein structure; viral ion channels; antiviral compounds
Apply advanced technologies to the reconstitution and structural biochemistry of membrane proteins, with a focus on viral ion channels; analyze the structure of membrane proteins at the level of ...

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George Church, PhD
Personal Genome Project
Genomic DNA Sequencing Technologies; Gene Synthesis; Biofuel

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Jon Clardy, PhD
Isolation and characterization of small molecule natural products; high-throughput screening for novel therapeutics
Discovering small molecule, natural products and their biology; high throughput screening for small molecule chemicals that interfere with microbial and mammalian cell processes.

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Philippe Cluzel, PhD
Real-time analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level
Investigating genome-wide transcriptional dynamics, and studying multi-drug resistance in bacteria.

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Victoria D'Souza, PhD
Structural biology of retroviruses
The D’Souza laboratory investigates the structural basis of retroviral replication, including the initiation of reverse transcription and translation of viral genes. Understanding the ...

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