Alphabetical List

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) An emerging field — synthetic biology — is attempting to broadly address the need for more nutritious food, improved prevention and treatment of diseases, renewable energy sources and protection for the environment. hamberge@msu.edu

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation by tumor suppressor proteins. Role of the RB tumor suppressor family in non-coding RNA gene transcription.henryrw@msu.edu

(Animal Science) Impact of seasonal changes in day length on genetic control of reproduction, transgenic mouse models, transcriptional control of gene expression. hanne@msu.edu

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), The role of lipids and small molecules in intracellular and long-distance signaling in plant development and the response to environmental changes.hoffma16@msu.edu

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & DOE Plant Research Lab), Hormone signaling for control of plant growth, defense, and energy partitioning. howeg@msu.edu

(Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Using experimental and computational approaches to study genome-wide mRNA translation and identify novel peptides; plant responses under diurnal cycles and environmental stress; circadian rhythms. pollyhsu@msu.edu

(Plant Biology & DOE Plant Research Lab), Molecular regulation of the dynamics of plant energy organelles peroxisomes and mitochondria. huji@msu.edu

(Animal Science), Genetics and evolution of complex quantitative traits using a combination of computational and empirical approaches. huangw53@msu.edu

(Plant Biology and Horticulture), Genetics, epigenetics, and epigenomics of Arabidopsis thaliana and crop species. jiangjm@msu.edu

(Horticulture), The relationship of transposable elements and their host organisms; how transposable elements shaped their host genomes while amplifying themselves. jiangn@msu.edu

(Pharmacology & Toxicology), Mechanisms of toxicant/gene interactions leading to impaired immune regulation and function. kamins11@msu.edu

(Pediatrics and Human Development), Child Development, Integration of Genetic Data with Neuroimaging, Microbiome-gut-brain Axis, Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Turner Syndrome. knickmey@msu.edu

(Small Animal Clinical Sciences), Investigation of molecular and cellular disease mechanisms of inherited retinal and optic nerve disorders. Development of new treatments using gene therapy and neuroprotective agents. komaromy@cvm.msu.edu

(Microbiology and Molecular Genetics), RNA editing; organelle gene expression in trypanosomes. koslowsk@msu.edu

(Computational Mathematica, Science and Engineering), Computational genomics, Applied statistical/machine learning, Integrative analysis of large-scale genomics and biomedical data, Genome-wide molecular networks, Age-specificity and sexual dimorphism in health and disease, Cross-species models for human traits & diseases, Genetic heterogeneity of complex disease and precision medicine. arjun@msu.edu

(Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Genetics), Signaling and gene regulatory mechanisms during bacterial development. kroos@msu.edu

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Mechanism of gene regulation via modifications of chromatin: cell cycle regulation of histone modifications in yest S. cerevisiae. kuom@msu.edu