DNA Repair and Recombination
The following 8 faculty members are pursuing research related to this topic.
Bishop, Douglas K - ProfessorMeiotic recombination, recombinational DNA repair in yeast and mammalian cells.
Ellis, Nathan Ames - Associate ProfessorMolecular mechanisms that maintain genomic integrity, with special emphasis on the RecQ helicases; the genetics colon cancer susceptibility.
Kron, Stephen J - Associate ProfessorSignal transduction, cell cycle control, and checkpoints. Technology for proteomics, drug discovery and systems biology.
Macleod, Kay F - Assistant ProfessorRegulation of cell cycle checkpoints and cell death in response to oxidative stress and DNA damage.
Rice, Phoebe A - Associate ProfessorWe study mechanisms of DNA recombination and protein-DNA recognition, combining the tools of biochemistry and x-ray crystallography.
Shapiro, James A - ProfessorGenome reorganization and multicellular regulatory systems in bacteria populations.
Storb, Ursula - ProfessorImmunoglobulin gene expression; somatic hypermutation; regulation and functions of DNA methylation and chromatin modifications in development and transcription.
Strauss, Bernard S - ProfessorMechanism of mutation; role of DNA polymerases in response to mutagenic agents.