CBBS - Faculty Associates
In addition to the profiles of CBBS faculty, information about their
home departments can be found at the following links:
Biological
Sciences, Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Psychology,
and Family, Consumer and
Nutrition
Sciences.
Gary M. Baker (Ph.D., Purdue University), Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry:
Neil W. Blackstone (Ph.D., Yale University), Professor in Biological Sciences: Mechanisms of the evolution of development.
Jozef Bujarski (Ph.D., A. Mickiewicz University, Poland), Distinguished Research Professor in Biological Sciences: Plant molecular biology; molecular virology.
Ana M. Calvo (Ph.D., University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Genetics and molecular biology of fungi.
Sonya Conway (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley), Professor in Biological Sciences: Endocrinology; neuroendocrine control systems; cell signaling.
James V. Corwin (Ph.D., University of Kentucky), Distinguished Research Professor in Psychology: Recovery of function following brain damage; anatomy of prefrontal cortex; neural mechanims underlying attention and spatial behavior; cerebral lateralization effects on behavior.
James E. Erman (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Distinguished Research Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Mechanisms of enzyme catalyzed oxidation reduction reactions; electron transfer in biological systems utilizing rapid reaction techniques.
Elizabeth R. Gaillard (Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin), Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Photochemistry; chemical kinetics; time-resolved spectroscopy; photooxidative damage to biological tissue.
Kenneth W. Gasser (Ph.D., Washington State University), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Membrane biochemistry; epithelial transport; exocrine secretion; exocytosis.
W. Scott Grayburn (Ph.D., University of Washington), Director, Core DNA Analysis Lab: Gene expression in bacteria, fungi, humans, and plants.
Angela Grippo (Ph.D., University of Iowa), Assistant Professor in Psychology: Interactions among behavior, cardiovascular function, and neuroendocrinology; animal models of psychological disorders and stress; investigations of social behavior, autonomic function, and endocrine function.
Richard Hahin (Ph.D., University of Maryland), Professor in Biological Sciences: Membrane physiology; electrophysiology; neuromuscular disease; anesthesia.
Stuart A. Hill (Ph.D., University of Montana), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Prokaryotic recombination, especially as applied to the molecular genetics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Heike Hofstetter (Dr.rer.nat., University of Tubingen, Germany), Adjunct Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Molecular recognition; protein chemistry; affinity techniques and labeling of biomolecules; avidin–biotin system.
Oliver Hofstetter (Dr.rer.nat., University of Tubingen, Germany), Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Biorecognition; immunochemistry; chiral separations; affinity techniques and sensors.
Gabriel P. Holbrook (Ph.D., University of York and Rothamsted Experimental Station, England), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Photosynthesis and photorespiration in higher plants; regulation of RuBP carboxylase/oxygenase in plants and bacteria.
James R. Horn (Ph.D., University of Iowa), Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Energetics of protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions; molecular recognition; protein engineering; drug design.
Narayan S. Hosmane (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland), Distinguished Research Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Synthetic and structural chemistry of polyhedral boron cage molecules for cancer therapy; Ziegler-Natta catalysis for olefin polymerization; solvent extraction of radionuclides from nuclear waste.
Christopher J. Hubbard (Ph.D., Wake Forest University), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Molecular endocrinology; growth factors and oncogenes.
Mitrick Johns (Ph.D., University of Oregon), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Developing rapid ways of mapping useful traits in the genomes of domesticated plants and animals
Barbara Johnson-Wint (Ph.D., Michigan State University), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Developmental biology; matrix modelling and remodelling; gravitational biology.
David P. Lotshaw (Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Role of ion channels in control of cellular functions. Leslie Matuszewich (Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo), Associate Professor in
Leslie Matuszewich (Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo), Associate Professor in Psychology: Effects of stress and stimulants on brain neurochemistry and behavior.
Rangaswamy Meganathan (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma), Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences: Microbiology; microbial physiology and biochemistry.
Jon S. Miller (Ph.D., University of Nebraska), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Cell physiology, invertebrate immunology, eicosanoids.
Neil O. Polans (Ph.D., University of California, Davis), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Genetics; mapping and evolution of complex traits; plant systematics.
Victor Ryzhof (Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University), Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Bioanalytical mass spectrometry; thermochemistry of non-covalent binding; gas-phase ion reactivity and energetic.
Kui Shen (Ph.D., Yeshiva University), Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Peptide and protein chemistry; protein posttranslational modifications; protein ligand design, synthesis and characterization; enzymology; medicinal chemistry.
Thomas L. Sims (Ph.D., University of Oregon), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Plant molecular genetics; molecular basis of cell-cell recognition; gametophytic self-incompatibility in higher plants; regulation of gene expression.
Joel P. Stafstrom (Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Plant development and molecular biology; G proteins; regulation of translation; plant stress.
Josephine Umoren (Ph.D., University of Nebraska), Associate Professor in Family, Consumer and Nutrition sciences: Human nutrition; mineral metabolism in aging; nutrition and physical activity.
Patricia S. Vary (Ph.D., Stanford University), Distinguished Research Professor Emerita in Biological Sciences: Microbial genetics; genetic engineering; regulation of sporulation and plasmid analysis in Bacillus megaterium.
Lidia B. Vitello (Ph.D., Clarkson College of Technology), Adjunct Professor Emerita in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Characterization of macromolecular species including proteins and complex carbohydrates.
Douglas G. Wallace (Ph.D., Kent State University), Assistant Professor in Psychology: Behavioral evaluation of animal models of neurodegenerative disorders, neural basis of naturally occurring behaviors.
Tao Xu (Ph.D., University of Alabama), Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Inorganic-organic hybrid interfaces and nanomaterials for applications in sensors, energy storage and conversion, solid-state lighting, and molecular electronics.
Linda S. Yasui (Ph.D., Florida State University), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences: Radiation effects of 125I decay in chromatin.
Jerrold H. Zar (Ph.D., University of Illinois), Professor Emeritus in Biological Sciences: Biostatistics; relationship of fatty acid composition of animal lipids to environmental stress.
Chong Zheng (Ph.D., Cornell University), Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Structure, bonding, and physical properties of solid-state materials; theoretical study of protein structure and dynamics; electron transfer processes in biological systems.
Shengde Zhou (Ph.D., Auburn University), Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences: Microbial genetics; molecular biology; metabolic engineering; biotechnology.