CBNA Research Faculty
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Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD
Marcus Professor & Chair
Calcium Signaling in excitable cells, nervous system regeneration
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Xiaowen Bai, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Stem cell-mediated tissue regeneration, human stem cell-based disease modeling, non-coding RNA and mitochondrial mechanisms in neurodegeneration
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Lisa Ann Cirillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum
Molecular mechanisms underlying liver development and function, with a particular focus on the role played chromatin structure in the transcriptional regulation of liver genes
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Lezi E, PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration, with a focus on the upstream, non-neuronal signals that trigger the onset of neurodegeneration in aging
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Allison D. Ebert, PhD
Associate Professor; Director, Neuroscience Doctoral Program
Neurodegenerative diseases, both understanding the molecular basis for the disease progression and finding effective experimental therapies
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Pui-Ying (Penny) Lam, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chemo-optogenetic/Photopharmacological tool development, cellular and molecular mechanisms of immunity in the central nervous system
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John D. McCorvy, PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular Mechanisms of G protein-coupled Receptor Biased Signaling
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Michaela Patterson, PhD
Associate Professor
Cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern heart regeneration
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John A. Pulikkan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Deciphering the interplay between transcription factors and chromatin dynamics in normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells, and understanding the function of non-coding RNAs in myeloid development and leukemia
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Daochun Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor
Tumor heterogeneity, Cancer stem cells, Neurofibromatosis Type 1-associated peripheral nerve and central nerve system tumors, and data mining in biological big data
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Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Stem Cells, Apicosome and Amniogenesis of Early Human Development
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Matthew B. Veldman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Development, degeneration, and regeneration within the central nervous system