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James B. Murphy Professor
Virology and human cancer; antiviral therapy; antitumor therapy; lymphoma pathogenesis and treatment
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Immunology Virology
Professor
Building body parts – discovering the mechanisms by which organs achieve their unique architectures and physiological specializations during embryonic development
Faculty Cell Biology Membranes Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Cell Adhesion Cell Differentiation Cell Migration Developmental Biology Genetics Genomics/Proteomics
Assistant Professor
Pharmacokinetics, Biosensors, In-vivo sensing
Faculty Metabolism Signal Transduction Single Molecule Biophysics
Associate Professor
Structural and molecular mechanisms in nucleic-acid biology
Faculty Noncoding RNA Structural Biology Transcription/RNA Processing Chemical Biology DNA Replication Enzymology
Professor
Drug discovery for disorders of neurodevelopment
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Neurobiology Channels/Transporters Chemical Biology Drug Design
Professor
Structural and molecular mechanisms of nucleic-acid machines and assemblies; control of DNA replication and chromosome superstructure
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Cancer Biology Chemical Biology DNA Replication Drug Design Enzymology Genome Structure/Chromatin Structural Biology
Professor
Building and rebuilding the Retina and hypothalamus
Faculty Neuroscience Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Metabolism Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Developmental Biology
Associate Professor
Functional organization of the neocortex
Faculty Neuroscience Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Sensory Biology
Associate Professor
Hybrid experimental/ computational lab studying gene regulatory networks in development, stem cell engineering, and cancer
Faculty Computational Biology Developmental Biology Genomics/Proteomics Stem Cell Biology Cancer Biology Cell Differentiation
Assistant Professor
Preclinical models of neurological and psychiatric disorders
Faculty Developmental Biology Drug Design Genetics Neurobiology
Solomon H. Snyder Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Biological Chemistry & Neuroscience
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Pain Sensation
Faculty Biological Chemistry Channels/Transporters Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Sensory Biology Signal Transduction
Associate Professor
Mitochondrial Phospholipid Metabolism in Health and Disease
Faculty Physiology Channels/Transporters Membranes Metabolism
Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty
Molecular Pathogenesis and Latency of SIV & HIV
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Immunology Virology
Assistant Professor
Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Mechanisms for Cell Diversification
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Genetics Noncoding RNA Transcription/RNA Processing Cell Differentiation Developmental Biology Epigenetics
Assistant ProfessorDirector of Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Director of Mass Spectrometry Core for Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Functional interactions of proteins in human health and disease.
Faculty Biological Chemistry Cancer Biology Cell Adhesion
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of RNA Biology and Therapeutics
mRNA translation, mRNA stability, RNA modifications
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Computational Biology Genetics Genomics/Proteomics Noncoding RNA Translation
Professor
Fungal pathogenesis: the host-pathogen interaction for the yeast pathogen Candida glabrata
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Genetics Genomics/Proteomics Microbiology Microbial Pathogenesis Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Director, Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering
Molecular mechanisms of neuronal death and survival in models of stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer’s disease
Faculty Physiology Translation Cell Death Cell Differentiation Channels/Transporters Drug Design Enzymology Metabolism Neurobiology Stem Cell Biology Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Genetic analysis of chemotaxis eukaryotic cells
Faculty Cell Biology Cell Adhesion Cell Migration Computational Biology Developmental Biology Genetics
Associate Professor
Cell specification and differentiation in the mammalian auditory system
Faculty Neuroscience Sensory Biology Developmental Biology Neurobiology Noncoding RNA
Professor
Molecular and Cellular Studies of Somatosensation, Inflammation, and related diseases
Faculty Neuroscience Immunology Neurobiology Sensory Biology Signal Transduction Translation
Professor, Associate Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education
Mechanisms of Nutrient Sensing
Faculty Cell Biology Membranes Membrane Traffic Metabolism Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Cancer Biology Genetics Genomics/Proteomics
Professor
Cellular mechanisms and molecular regulation of epithelial morphogenesis during development and breast cancer
Faculty Cell Biology Cell Migration Developmental Biology Genetics Cancer Biology Cell Adhesion Cell Division
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Epigenetics
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Biostatistics, and Mental Health
Epigenetics in development and disease
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Epigenetics Genetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Cancer Biology Metabolism Cell Differentiation Neurobiology Cell Migration Noncoding RNA Chemical Biology Nuclear Structure Computational Biology Stem Cell Biology Developmental Biology Structural Biology Drug Design Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, drug delivery, bacterial isoprenoid and vitamin and biosynthesis, design of anti-infective strategies
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Chemical Biology Drug Design Enzymology
Associate Professor
NMR studies of active enzymatic systems: dynamic molecular communication in Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Chemical Biology Computational Biology Drug Design Enzymology Microbial Pathogenesis Structural Biology
Associate Professor
Zinc physiology with a focus on structure, function and regulation of zinc transporters
Faculty Physiology Channels/Transporters Structural Biology
Associate Professor
Mechanism and biology of small silencing RNAs
Faculty Biological Chemistry Enzymology Genetics Noncoding RNA Transcription/RNA Processing Translation
Professor
Stem Cells and Regeneration
Faculty Stem Cell Biology Cell Differentiation Developmental Biology Noncoding RNA
Assistant Professor
Long non-coding RNAs in neural cell fate decisions
Faculty Neuroscience Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Transcription/RNA Processing Cell Differentiation Channels/Transporters Computational Biology Developmental Biology
Associate ProfessorBCMB Admissions Director
Bacterial cell biology: growth, division, and shape regulation
Faculty Biological Chemistry Cell Division Cytoskeleton Microbiology
Professor
Exosome biogenesis and retrovirus budding
Faculty Biological Chemistry Genetics Virology Developmental Biology
Bloomberg Distinguished ProfessorDirector, BCMB Graduate Program
Mechanisms of Ribosome Translation and Translational Control
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Enzymology Noncoding RNA Transcription/RNA Processing Translation
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Single-Molecule Studies of Genomic Maintenance
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Noncoding RNA Nuclear Structure Single Molecule Biophysics Structural Biology Cell Adhesion DNA Replication
Professor
Molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death and its role in viral pathogenesis
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Neurobiology Virology Cancer Biology Cell Death Membranes Metabolism
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychological and Brain Sciences
Regulation of neurotransmitter receptors and brain function in health and disease
Faculty Neuroscience Sensory Biology Signal Transduction Channels/Transporters Cytoskeleton Developmental Biology Genetics Genomics/Proteomics Membranes Membrane Traffic Neurobiology
Professor
Lipid Signaling in Chemotaxis
Faculty Cell Biology Cancer Biology Cell Division Cell Migration Cytoskeleton Genetics Membranes Signal Transduction
Professor
Synthetic cell biology: total synthesis of cellular functions such as neutrophil chemotaxis and ciliary mechano-sensation
Faculty Cell Biology Cell Migration Chemical Biology Cytoskeleton Membranes Signal Transduction
Assistant Professor
Genomics, Synthetic Biology, Developmental Biology
Faculty Cell Division Computational Biology Developmental Biology Epigenetics Genetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Nuclear Structure Stem Cell Biology Cell Differentiation
Assistant Professor
Neural circuit mechanisms underlying the development of social behaviors
Faculty Developmental Biology Neurobiology
Assistant Professor
Mechanistic studies of eukaryotic signaling pathways
Faculty Cancer Biology Chemical Biology Developmental Biology Enzymology Signal Transduction Structural Biology
Assistant Professor
Understanding the brain using evolution, viruses, and barcode sequencing.
Faculty Neuroscience Computational Biology Developmental Biology Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Transcription/RNA Processing Virology
Professor
Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Growth Cone Guidance
Faculty Neuroscience Neurobiology Signal Transduction Cell Adhesion Cytoskeleton Developmental Biology Genetics
Professor
Regulatory pathways that control adaptive metabolic responses in adipose and skeletal muscle tissues
Faculty Metabolism Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing
Associate Professor
Molecular mechanics of allostery and binding
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Channels/Transporters Computational Biology Drug Design Neurobiology Signal Transduction Structural Biology
Professor
Laboratory of PARP biology in RNA metabolism
Faculty Noncoding RNA Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Virology Chemical Biology Genomics/Proteomics
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Cellular Dynamics in space, time, and adaptation
Faculty Cell Biology Cancer Biology
Assistant Professor
Mechanisms of viral and host gene regulation
Faculty Immunology Microbial Pathogenesis Structural Biology Transcription/RNA Processing Virology
Associate Professor
Theoretical modeling, Mechanobiology, Cell Migration, Membrane trafficking, Cell Division
Faculty Cell Division Cell Migration Membrane Traffic
Professor
Chemical biology and molecular biology; use of small molecules to probe important cellular processes and pathways; translational medicine
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Cancer Biology Chemical Biology Drug Design Enzymology Immunology Signal Transduction Structural Biology Transcription/RNA Processing
Associate Professor
Intracellular trafficking in neuromuscular degenerative diseases.
Faculty Cytoskeleton Developmental Biology Genetics Membrane Traffic Neurobiology
Professor
Human copper homeostasis: mechanism of copper transport, regulatory networks, the role in lipid metabolism, disorders of copper misbalance
Faculty Physiology Cell Differentiation Channels/Transporters Membranes Membrane Traffic Metabolism
Associate Professor
Molecular and physiological basis of psychiatric disorders
Faculty Neurobiology Stem Cell Biology Channels/Transporters Developmental Biology
Associate Professor
Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Formation in Development and Disease
Faculty Biological Chemistry Cytoskeleton Developmental Biology Neurobiology Signal Transduction
Associate Professor
Regulation of experience-dependent gene expression in brain circuits that control behavior
Faculty Developmental Biology Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Signals Regulating Stem Cell Self-renewal
Faculty Cell Biology Developmental Biology Epigenetics Genetics Stem Cell Biology Cell Differentiation
Associate Professor
The Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression in Health and Disease
Faculty Biological Chemistry Translation Cancer Biology Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
The premature aging disease progeria and lamin A processing; ubiquitin-proteasome mediated protein quality control.
Faculty Cell Biology Channels/Transporters Enzymology Genetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Membranes
Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas Immunity
Faculty Computational Biology DNA Replication Genetics Genomics/Proteomics Immunology Microbiology Microbial Pathogenesis Noncoding RNA Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing Virology
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Director, Developmental Neuroscience
Auditory Perception and Development of Neocortical Circuits
Faculty Signal Transduction Cell Adhesion Stem Cell Biology Cell Differentiation Cell Division Cell Migration Channels/Transporters Cytoskeleton Developmental Biology Genetics Neurobiology Sensory Biology
Professor
Molecular mechanisms of retinal development and disease; the role of Frizzled receptors in mammalian development
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Developmental Biology Genetics Neurobiology Sensory Biology
Assistant Professor
Molecular dissection of host-pathogen interactions and the evolution of virulence strategies in natural reservoirs
Faculty Biological Chemistry Signal Transduction Genetics Immunology Microbiology Microbial Pathogenesis
Assistant Professor
Redox signaling in aging and neurodegeneration
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Developmental Biology Neurobiology Drug Design Signal Transduction Enzymology Structural Biology Epigenetics Transcription/RNA Processing Genetics Virology Genome Structure/Chromatin Cell Death Genomics/Proteomics Cell Differentiation Immunology Channels/Transporters Membrane Traffic Chemical Biology Metabolism Cytoskeleton Microbiology
Assistant Professor
Development of novel small molecule therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease; in vivo pharmacology.
Faculty
Associate Professor
Elucidating the role of sensory receptors, such as olfactory receptors, in regulating renal function
Faculty Physiology Metabolism Sensory Biology Signal Transduction
Associate Professor
Functional Specificity and Design of Signal Transduction Pathways
Faculty Biological Chemistry Immunology Microbial Pathogenesis Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Virology Cancer Biology Cell Death Cell Division Genetics Genome Structure/Chromatin
Associate Professor
Insect Olfaction: Molecules, Neurons, and Behavior
Faculty Neuroscience Developmental Biology Genetics Neurobiology Sensory Biology
Assistant Professor
Using nucleic acid chemistry and biology to create safer cancer drugs and tunable imaging agents for cancer detection
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Associate Professor
Molecular Biology and Physiology of Ion Transport
Faculty Physiology Channels/Transporters Membranes Neurobiology Sensory Biology Signal Transduction
Professor
Ion transport in health and disease. Emerging roles for Ca2+ signaling and endosomal pH in cancer, autism and neurodegenerative disorders
Faculty Physiology Microbial Pathogenesis Neurobiology Signal Transduction Cancer Biology Channels/Transporters Membranes
Assistant Professor
Understanding how the nuclear periphery and other subcompartments contribute to general nuclear architecture and to specific gene regulation
Faculty Biological Chemistry Nuclear Structure Transcription/RNA Processing Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics
Assistant Professor
Signaling Network Dynamics at Single Cell Level
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Cancer Biology Cell Differentiation Computational Biology Developmental Biology Immunology Signal Transduction
Professor
Cytokinesis and Cell Shape Control
Faculty Cell Biology Cell Division Chemical Biology Computational Biology Cytoskeleton Genetics Cancer Biology
Professor
Molecular basis of cell-cell interactions in the nervous and immune systems; glycobiology
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Signal Transduction Cell Adhesion Glycobiology Immunology Membranes Neurobiology
Professor
Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Roles of Mitochondrial Fusion and Division
Faculty Cell Biology Developmental Biology Enzymology Genetics Genomics/Proteomics Immunology Signal Transduction
Professor
Developmental genetics: RNA and protein dynamics in embryos
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Genetics Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Developmental Biology
Professor
Discovery, development and clinical trials of drugs for malaria and sleeping sickness; in vitro pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics; long-acting chemoprophylaxis
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Chemical Biology DNA Replication Drug Design Genome Structure/Chromatin Metabolism
Professor
Host-virus interaction in HIV infection
Faculty Molecular Biology and Genetics Microbial Pathogenesis Virology Immunology
Professor
Neurotransmitters, Second Messengers and Drug Action in the Nervous System
Faculty Neuroscience Signal Transduction
Professor
Mechanisms of differentiation and degeneration in the nervous system
Faculty Neuroscience Cell Death Developmental Biology Membranes Neurobiology Signal Transduction
Associate Professor
Understanding how biological stress-sensors are assembled, detect danger signals, and initiate stress-response
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Chemical Biology Enzymology Immunology Structural Biology
Assistant Professor
Faculty Neuroscience Neurobiology Stem Cell Biology Transcription/RNA Processing Cancer Biology Cell Differentiation Computational Biology Developmental Biology Epigenetics Genetics
Associate Professor
RNA metabolism dysfunction and RNA-targeting therapy in neurodegeneration
Faculty Genome Structure/Chromatin Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Nuclear Structure Transcription/RNA Processing Translation Cell Death Epigenetics
Associate Professor
Epigenetic pathways in disease, histone and chromatin modifications, and small RNA directed gene silencing
Faculty Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Neurobiology Noncoding RNA Structural Biology Cell Differentiation Transcription/RNA Processing Chemical Biology Developmental Biology DNA Replication Enzymology
Associate Professor
Sequencing Technology Development and Application to Genetics, Epigenetics and Transcriptomics
Faculty Cancer Biology Computational Biology Epigenetics Genetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Single Molecule Biophysics Transcription/RNA Processing
Assistant Professor
Structural and molecular mechanisms of neurotransmission and protein homeostasis.
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Channels/Transporters Membranes Membrane Traffic Structural Biology
Associate Professor
Cellular and molecular characterizations of rapid changes during synaptic plasticity
Faculty Cell Biology Cytoskeleton Membranes Membrane Traffic Metabolism Neurobiology Sensory Biology Signal Transduction Structural Biology Cell Adhesion Cell Death Channels/Transporters
Assistant Professor
HIV, brain, immunology
Faculty Cell Migration Immunology Metabolism Neurobiology Virology
Professor
Nuclear envelope, lamins and nucleoskeleton; Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Faculty Cell Biology Genome Structure/Chromatin Glycobiology Metabolism Nuclear Structure Signal Transduction Transcription/RNA Processing Cancer Biology Genetics
Professor
Structural and molecular mechanisms of ubiquitin signaling and chromatin modification; regulation of transcription
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Structural Biology Transcription/RNA Processing Enzymology Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin
Professor
Cellular and organismal metabolism
Faculty Biological Chemistry Chemical Biology Enzymology Genetics Metabolism Neurobiology
Assistant Professor
Single molecule imaging, RNA biology, neuroscience and gene expression
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Single Molecule Biophysics Cancer Biology
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Chromatin remodeling as a fundamental regulator of gene activity
Faculty Cell Differentiation Enzymology Epigenetics Genome Structure/Chromatin Genomics/Proteomics Nuclear Structure Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Molecular and Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Motivated Behavior
Faculty Channels/Transporters Genetics Neurobiology Signal Transduction
Professor
Single-molecule and single-cell studies of cell division, chromosome conformation, transcription and gene regulation
Faculty Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Cancer Biology Cell Division Cytoskeleton DNA Replication Genome Structure/Chromatin Microbiology Single Molecule Biophysics Transcription/RNA Processing
Professor
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Faculty Neuroscience Channels/Transporters Membranes Neurobiology Sensory Biology Signal Transduction
Associate Professor
O-GlcNAc, A Novel Regulator of the Cellular Stress Response and Cell Surival
Faculty Biological Chemistry Genomics/Proteomics Glycobiology Metabolism Signal Transduction Cancer Biology Cell Death Enzymology
