T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences
Leadership
Name:
Diane Merry, PhD
Position:
- Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences
- Professor
Email:
Diane.Merry@jefferson.edu
Name:
Jeffrey Benovic, PhD
Position:
- Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences
- Thomas Eakins Endowed Professor
Contact
Name:
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
233 S. 10th Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email:
BiochemMolBio@jefferson.edu
Contact Number(s):
Faculty Mentors
| Mentor | SKMC Department | Research Interest |
| Alnemri, Emad | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Basic mechanisms of cell death and inflammasome activation |
| Aplin, Andrew E. | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Kinase Signaling and the tumor immune microenvironment in melanoma |
| Benovic, Jeffrey L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Regulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling |
| Blanco-Suarez, Elana | Neuroscience | Astrocyte-mediated neuroplasticity and neuroprotection in stroke |
| Bussard, Karen | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Osteoblasts in the tumor niche of bone metastatic cancer |
| Capparelli, Claudia | Medical Oncology | Tumor heterogeneity and cell plasticity in melanoma |
| Covarrubias, Manuel | Neuroscience | Molecular physiology and pharmacology of ion channels |
| Debler, Erik | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Structure and mechanism of macromolecular machines |
| Eischen, Christine | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Molecular mechanisms of tumor initiation |
| Grabocka, Elda | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | KRAS-driven pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| Guo, Lin | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Protein function. aggregation, and phase transition |
| Haeusler, Aaron | Neuroscience | Role of nucleotide repeat expansions in neurodegeneration |
| Hickok, Noreen | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bacterial adhesion, aggregation and host interface |
| Hou, Ya-Ming | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Changes of RNA epigenetic modifications in neuron health and disease |
| Iacovitti, Lorraine | Neuroscience | Stem cell therapy. regenerative medicine, neuroregeneration |
| Ibrahim, Fadia | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Molecular mechanisms of RNA decay “Ribothrypsis” & RNA dysregulation in ALS pathogenesis |
| Iozzo, Renato V. | Pathology & Genomic Medicine | Matrix biology, tumor biology, angiogenesis, autophagy |
| Kirino, Yohei | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Small RNA biology in cancer, asthma, and infectious disease |
| Languino, Lucia R. | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Integrin signaling in cancer progression |
| Lepore, Angelo | Neuroscience | Spin cord injury, ALS, axon regeneration, cell transplants |
| Ma, Le | Neuroscience | Neural development |
| Mahoney, My | Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology | Molecular and cellular biology of skin cancer |
| Martinez-Outschoorn, Ubaldo | Medical Oncology | Cancer metabolism |
| Mazo, Alexander | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Epigenetics of cell cycle. Differentiation therapy in cancer |
| McMahon, Steven B. |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Reprogramming of gene expression pathways in cancer |
| Menko, A. Sue | Pathology & Genomic Medicine | Wound healing and fibrosis |
| Merry, Diane | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of neurodegeneration |
| Meyer, Sara | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Leukemia, eipigenetics |
| Mosca, Tim | Neuroscience | Molecular and cellular neurobiology |
| Naik, Ulhas | Cardeza Center for Vascular Biology | Cell-cell communication |
| Pasinelli, Piera | Neuroscience | Neuro-Degeneration, ALS-FTD, MN biology |
| Paumet, Fabienne | Microbiology & Immunology | Study of chlamydia/host interaction at the molecular level |
| Philp, Nancy | Pathology & Genomic Medicine | Retinal and cancer metabolism |
| Pluciennik, Anna | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | DNA repair mechanisms in neurodegeneration |
| Pomerantz, Richard | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | DNA repair, drug development, DNA/RNA biotechnology |
| Ramage, Holly | Microbiology & Immunology | Positive-strand RNA virus infection |
| Schnell, Matthias J. | Microbiology & Immunology | Vaccines development, viral pathogenesis |
| Sigal, Luis | Microbiology & Immunology | Intrinsic and induced mechanisms of resistance to viruses |
| Smeyne, Richard | Neuroscience | Cell biology of parkinsonism, effects of isolation on brain |
| Snook, Adam | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Colorectal cancer biology, cancer immunotherapy |
| Soniat, Michael | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Molecular Mechanisms of Genome Maintenance |
| South, Andrew | Dermatology | Genetic disease and cencer predisposition |
| Temiakov, Dmitry | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Mitrochondrial replication and gene expression |
| Tigano, Marco | Pathology & Genomic Medicine | Mitochondrial-Driven Mechanisms of Innate Immunity and Their Implications in Human Disease |
| Trotti, Davide | Neuroscience | Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in ALS |
| Vadigepalli, Rajanikath | Pathology & Genomic Medicine | Systems medicine, computational biology, bioinformatics |
| Waldman, Scott A. | Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology | Novel diagnostics and therapeutics for GI cancers |
| Wedegaertner, Philip | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Mechanisms of cell signaling by heterotrimeric G proteins |
| Winter, Ed | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Meiotic development, signaling, yeast molecular genetics |