Bacterial and Viral Genetics
The following 11 faculty members are pursuing research related to this topic.
Bergelson, Joy - ProfessorThe evolution of plant-pathogen and plant-herbivore interactions; molecular ecology.
Bishop, Douglas K - ProfessorMeiotic recombination, recombinational DNA repair in yeast and mammalian cells.
Crosson, Sean - Assistant ProfessorDeciphering the Structure, Function, and Topology of Microbial Signaling Systems
Greenberg, Jean T - ProfessorArabidopsis defense mechanisms against bacterial infection; Pseudomonas syringae virulence mechanisms.
Gross, Martin - ProfessorTranslational control of protein synthesis; cell-free protein synthesis and mechanism and regulation of polypeptide chain initiation.
Haselkorn, Robert - ProfessorCellular differentiation in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria; acetyl CoA carboxylase in plants and humans and parasites.
Kay, Brian - ProfessorMapping protein-protein interactions with combinatorial peptides, engineered proteins, and phage-display
Leber, Jess - Assistant ProfessorMy research investigates the mechanisms by which mammalian innate immunity recognizes intracellular infection, and the counter-measures used by intracellular pathogens to subvert host defenses.
Rothman-Denes, Lucia B - ProfessorRNA polymerases structure and function; mechanisms of transcription regulation; host-viral interactions.
Shapiro, James A - ProfessorGenome reorganization and multicellular regulatory systems in bacteria populations.
Strauss, Bernard S - ProfessorMechanism of mutation; role of DNA polymerases in response to mutagenic agents.