| Trainer |
Graduate Training Program(s) |
Richard A. Anderson, Prof.
Pharmacology | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences, Neuroscience, Translational Cardiovascular Science |
| raanders@wisc.edu |
| Cellular and molecular signal transduction mechanisms |
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Aseem Z. Ansari, Asst. Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| ansari@biochem.wisc.edu |
| Studying the regulation of gene expression at the interface of chemistry, biology and genomics |
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Alan D. Attie, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biosciences, Nutritional Sciences, Translational Cardiovascular Science |
| attie@biochem.wisc.edu |
| Genetics of diabetes and obesity, cell and molecular biology of plasma lipoproteins, genetic disorders of lipoprotein metabolism |
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James D. Bangs, Prof.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| jdbangs@wisc.edu |
| Molecular parasitology, basic cell biology and biochemistry of African trypanosomes, secretion and intracellular protein trafficking |
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Paul Bertics, Prof.
Biomolecular Chemistry | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences, Nutritional Sciences |
| pbertics@macc.wisc.edu |
| Characterizing the regulation of cell proliferation and function by growth factors and toxins |
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Robert Blank, Asst. Prof.
Medicine | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology |
| rbd@medicine.wisc.edu |
| Molecular basis of human disease: genetic determinants of bone's biomechanical performance |
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Emery H. Bresnick, Prof.
Pharmacology | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Translational Cardiovascular Science |
| ehbresni@wisc.edu |
| Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Hematology, and Vascular Biology: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Translational Medicine |
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David A. Brow, Prof.
Biomolecular Chemistry | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| dabrow@wisc.edu |
| Mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression, especially transcription and pre-mRNA splicing |
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Edwin R. Chapman, Prof.
Physiology | Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences, Neuroscience, Physiology |
| chapman@physiology.wisc.edu |
| Molecular mechanisms that underlie neuronal exocytosis |
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Elizabeth A. Craig, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| ecraig@wisc.edu |
| Hsp70 molecular chaperone roles in protein folding and protein translocation across membranes |
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John M. Denu, Assoc. Prof.
Biomolecular Chemistry | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biosciences |
| jmdenu@wisc.edu |
| Reversible protein modifications |
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Timothy J. Donohue, Prof.
Bacteriology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| tdonohue@bact.wisc.edu |
| Process and control of biological energy generation |
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Katrina Forest, Assoc. Prof.
Bacteriology | Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| forest@bact.wisc.edu |
| Structural biology of microbial pathogenesis |
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Catherine A. Fox, Assoc. Prof.
Biomolecular Chemistry | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| cfox@wisc.edu |
| Cell-cycle progression, chromosome structure, and gene expression to control the differentiation of eukaryotic cells |
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Samuel H. Gellman, Prof.
Chemistry | Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Chemistry |
| gellman@chem.wisc.edu |
| Design of new oligomers with well-defined folding properties ("foldamers"), and their use in antimicrobial therapy and other biomedical applications |
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Heidi Goodrich-Blair, Assoc. Prof.
Bacteriology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| hgblair@bact.wisc.edu |
| How microbes survive and flourish in the environments they occupy; host-microbe interactions |
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Anna Huttenlocher, Assoc. Prof.
Pediatrics, Pharmacology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology, Microbiology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences |
| huttenlocher@wisc.edu |
| Migration, implications to tumor metastasis and inflammation |
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Patricia J. Keely, Asst. Prof.
Pharmacology | Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology, Microbiology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences |
| pjkeely@wisc.edu |
| How cellular interactions with the ECM determine differentation and epithelial polarization; how these interactions are altered during carcinogenesis to result in invasive metastatic carcinoma |
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Laura L. Kiessling, Prof.
Chemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences |
| kiessling@chem.wisc.edu |
| Biomolecular recognition processes; the chemistry and biology of protein-saccharide interactions |
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Patricia J. Kiley, Prof.
Biomolecular Chemistry | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| pjkiley@wisc.edu |
| Oxygen sensing, transcriptional regulation and Fe-S cluster assembly |
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Judith Kimble, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biosciences |
| jekimble@wisc.edu |
| Regulation of development in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans |
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James S. Malter, Prof.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Cellular & Molecular Pathology |
| jsmalter@wisc.edu |
| Study of post-transcriptional gene control in the brain and immune system |
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John L. Markley, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine |
| markley@nmrfam.wisc.edu |
| NMR spectroscopy and its biological applications; processing and analysis of multi-dimensional NMR data |
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Thomas F. Martin, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Biosciences, Neuroscience |
| tfmartin@wisc.edu |
| Mechanisms of hormone action; signal transduction and second messengers; regulation of hormone and neurotransmitter secretion; inositol phospholipid biochemistry |
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Beth Meyerand, Assoc. Prof.
Medical Physics | Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Medical Physics, Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program |
| memeyerand@wisc.edu |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human brain |
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Julie C. Mitchell, Asst. Prof.
Mathematics | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine |
| mitchell@math.wisc.edu |
| Computational analysis of protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions, interface hot spots, and macromolecular shape features |
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Deane F. Mosher, Prof.
Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Translational Cardiovascular Science |
| dfmosher@wisc.edu |
| Extracellular matrix and cell adhesion |
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Ann C. Palmenberg, Prof.
Biochemistry, Institute for Molecular Virology | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences, , Comparitive Biomedical Sciences |
| acpalmen@wisc.edu |
| Molecular virology and computer-based analyses of small, RNA-containing mammalian viruses |
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Robert G. Radwin, Prof. and Chair
Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program |
| radwin@engr.wisc.edu |
| Analytical methods for measuring and assessing exposure to physical stress in the workplace, Ergonomics aspects of manually operated equipment and human-computer input devices, Causes and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and peripheral |
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Ronald T. Raines, Prof.
Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences |
| raines@biochem.wisc.edu |
| Chemical biology, protein design and engineering, enzymology |
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M. Thomas Record, Jr., Prof.
Chemistry, Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences |
| record@chem.wisc.edu |
| Biophysical studies of protein-nucleic acid interactions in transcription initiation in vitroand in E. coli |
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Paul M. Sondel, Prof.
Pediatrics, Human Oncology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences, Cellular & Molecular Pathology |
| pmsondel@wisc.edu |
| Lymphocyte recognition and destruction of human malignant cells |
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Robert Striker, Asst. Prof.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology | Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology |
| rtstriker@wisc.edu |
| Nucleotide selectivity, error rate, and supramolecular structure of the hepatitis C viral (HCV) polymerase
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James A. Thomson, Prof.
Anatomy, Biotechnology Center | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology, Neuroscience |
| thomson@primate.wisc.edu |
| Differentiation of human and rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells |
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Rodney A. Welch, Prof.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology | Biomolecular Chemistry, Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences |
| rawelch@wisc.edu |
| Bacterial pathogenesis; molecular genetics; protein secretion; and structure/function of bacterial toxins. |
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Jon P. Woods, Prof.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology | Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biosciences, Cellular & Molecular Pathology |
| jpwoods@wisc.edu |
| Molecular biology and pathogenesis of Histoplasma capsulatum |
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