Emeritus

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.

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.

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...

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.

We study the mechanisms of mitotic chromosome movement and microtubule dynamics, using both structural and biophysical approaches.

Winner of the 2017 Massry Prize, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Norman Pace studied the microbiome.

Oxygen sensing and control of gene expression; mitochondrial biogenesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; oxidative stress and aging.

Professor emeritus remembered for his ability to present vital material expertly and for his humor, intelligence and interest in people.

Curriculum Vitae

RNA structure and function; RNA catalysis; mechanisms of translation; origins of translation.