College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences
- Laura Aldrich-Wolfe
community ecology, mycorrhizas, plant-fungal interactions - Julia Bowsher
evolutionary development and biology - Kendra Greenlee
developmental physiology and immunology - Tim Grieves
endocrine regulation of seasonality, reproductive neuroendocrinology, hormones and behavior - Britt Heidinger
physiological ecology - Jiha Kim
cancer cell biology, tumor microenvironment, and enhanced drug delivery through vascular functionality - Katie Reindl
cancer cell biology, cancer prevention and treatment, and evaluating bioactive food components - Sarah Signor
insect evolutionary genomics
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Chris Colbert
structure biology with a focus on the biochemistry of proteins involved in iron import and utilization - Stuart Haring
genome maintenance through cellular DNA duplication (replication) and mutation prevention (repair and cell cycle regulation) - Kent Rodgers
inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry - Sangita Sinha
biochemistry and structural biology of host-pathogen interactions - John Wilkinson
cancer cell metabolism, cell death pathways, mitochondrial gene expression, and animal models of tumorigenesis
Coatings & Polymeric Materials
- Mohi Quadir - polymeric materials for drug delivery
Physics
- Yongki Choi
early detection of cancer cells, single molecule enzymology, and biotechnology
College of Agriculture, Food Systems, & Natural Resources
Animal Sciences
- Carl Dahlen
applied reproductive physiology and systems that control estrous cycles to facilitate artificial insemination and embryo transfer - Lauren Hanna
quantitative genetics, animal breeding, and whole system approaches to genomic associations of quantitative traits - Larry Reynolds
nutrition and pregnancy in ruminants - Kendall Swanson
ruminant nutrition, energy metabolism, protein metabolism, pancreatic function, and beef cattle production
Microbiological Sciences
- Glenn Dorsam
epigenetic regulation - Birgit Pruess
bacterial physiology, biofilm biology, and food safety - Sheela Ramamoorthy
virology, immunology, and vaccinology
Plant Sciences
- Phil McClean
dry bean genetics and biotechnology - Jiajia Rao
food chemistry and ingredient technology
College of Health and Human Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Ang Guo [
molecular and cellular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease - Yagna Jarajapu
bone marrow dysfunction and vascular repair in diabetes, ACE2-Angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas receptor pathway in bone marrow cells, and regulation of bone marrow mobilization by leptin - Estelle Leclerc [
melanoma, pancreatic cancer; monoclonal antibodies as diagnostic and therapeutic agents; mechanism of RAGE signaling - Kristine Steffan
biology of obesity and post-bariatric outcomes; gastrointestinal microbiome research - Chengwen Sun
blood pressure regulation and cell signaling - Sathish Venkatachalem
pulmonary physiology and pharmacology - Steffan Vetter
development of small molecules and peptides for the modulation of Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) in disease states
College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Danling Wang
sensor design, fabrication, and application of early-state human disease monitoring and diagnosis - Qifeng Zhang
nanomaterials for sensor and biomedical applications; nanotechnology