Faculty by Research Focus
Cellular, Developmental and Molecular Biology
Abbondanzieri, Elio
Research Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- 301A Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2372
Benyajati, Cheeptip
Associate Professor
Director of Student Relations for Biology
- Office Location
- 474 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8040
Interests: Regulation of gene expression during development of Drosophila; Transcription, chromatin structure, and mechanisms of developmental chromatin structure remodeling
Bi, Xin
he/him/his
Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 307 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6922
- xin.bi@rochester.edu
Interests: Epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic gene expression; Structural and functional domains of the genome; Chromatin boundary elements; Gene silencing; DNA damage repair and tolerance
Culver, Gloria
she/her/hers
Professor
- Office Location
- 484 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 274-2567
Interests: Macromolecular assembly; RNA-protein recognition; Dynamics of RNA folding
Fu, Dragony
Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Professor of Biology
Director, Graduate Affairs and Admissions in Biology
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 333 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-3346
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Biological functions of RNA modifications; Human disorders linked to RNA modifications; Regulation of protein synthesis
Ghaemmaghami, Sina
George Y. and Catherine H. Wu Professor in Chemistry
Professor of Biology
Director, Undergraduate Research
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 326A Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4829
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Protein folding and degradation; Neurodegenerative diseases and aging; Prion biology; Proteomics
Glastad, Karl
Assistant Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 306 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4891
- Web Address
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Interests: Gene regulation, hormonal signalling, molecular and cellular determinants of aging and lifespan; Mechanisms and evolution of plasticity; Arthropod genomics; Video games
Gorbunova, Vera
Doris Johns Cherry Professor
Professor of Biology
Co-director, Rochester Aging Research Center
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 434 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7740
- Web Address
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Interests: Mechanisms of aging; Comparative biology of aging; Comparative biology of aging; DNA repair and genomic instability; Anticancer therapy
Herrera-Perez, Marisol
Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- 215 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2312
- Web Address
- Website
Lambert, J. David
Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 344 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-2482
- Web Address
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Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes
Meyer, Anne S.
she/her/hers
Associate Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 472 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9290
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Synthetic biology; 3D printing of bacteria; Engineering of bacteria to produce biomaterials; Survival strategies of bacteria; Organization of bacterial DNA
Portman, Douglas
Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 2-9647 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7414
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Genetics of development and behavior in C. elegans; Neural cell fate specification; Sex differences in neural circuit function; Sexual dimorphism in developmental patterning
Seluanov, Andrei
Dean’s Professor
Professor of Biology
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 432 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6636
- Web Address
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Interests: Molecular and cell biology; Tumor suppressor mechanisms in log-lived rodents the Naked Mole-Rat and Eastern Grey Squirrel; Mammalian Sirt proteins in regulation of stress response during aging; Anti-cancer mechanisms in whales
Sia, Elaine
she/her/hers
Professor
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Excellence
Not Research Active
- Office Location
- 334A Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9275
Interests: Molecular biology and genetics; Mutagenesis and repair of the mitochondrial genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sterne, Gabriella R.
Assistant Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 2-9639 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1447
- Web Address
- Website
Wang, Ning
Assistant Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 436 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3890
- Web Address
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Interests: Cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics; Organelle biogenesis; Organelle degradation through selective autophagy; Organelle aging and neurodegeneration
Welte, Michael
he/him/his
Professor
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- Office Location
- 317 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-3897
- Web Address
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Interests: Cell and developmental biology; Intracellular trafficking of proteins, RNAs, and organelles; Regulation of motor-driven transport; Cell biology of lipid droplets; Lipid droplets in protein sequestration and innate immunity