Tom Blumenthal

Tom Blumenthal

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
My group does deep proteomic studies on blood from people with Down syndrome in order to discover what signaling protein alterations are responsible for the many phenotypes as well as their high level of variability.
Robert Boswell

Robert Boswell

Professor Emeritus • Former Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Mark Dubin

Mark Dubin

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
The nerve cells in the brain are capable of changing their connections as a function of experience, a phenomenon called plasticity. Plasticity is especially strong in newborns and young animals. I studied this plasticity in adults.
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Mircea Fotino

Professor
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Mircea Fotino, a retired professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), passed away on January 23, 2023, at the age of 95. Mircea was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1927. He came to the USA for the latter part of his education, earning a Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1958. He did postdoctoral work as Chargé de Research at the Centre National de la...
Kevin Jones

Kevin Jones

Associate Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
My laboratory studied the functions of neurotrophic factors in development and their relevance to neurodegenerative disease using a blend of transgenic mouse technology and anatomical, cell biological, and molecular techniques.
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Peter Kuempel

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
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Edwin McConkey

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Richard McIntosh

Dick McIntosh

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
We study the mechanisms of mitotic chromosome movement and microtubule dynamics, using both structural and biophysical approaches.
Norm Pace

Norm Pace

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Winner of the 2017 Massry Prize, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Norman Pace studied the microbiome.
Bob Poyton

Bob Poyton

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Oxygen sensing and control of gene expression; mitochondrial biogenesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; oxidative stress and aging.
Andrew Staehelin

Andrew Staehelin

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Professor emeritus remembered for his ability to present vital material expertly and for his humor, intelligence and interest in people.
Bill Wood

Bill Wood

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
Curriculum Vitae
Mike Yarus

Mike Yarus

Professor Emeritus
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
RNA structure and function; RNA catalysis; mechanisms of translation; origins of translation.