My current work is creating a peripheral neuron synaptogenesis model in order to better examine the mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus exocytosis from synapses.

Dr Lukas's work focuses on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which are relevant to a number of neurological and other diseases, in addition to their roles in nicotine dependence and tobacco-related diseases.

Wideman strives to understand the emergence of complexity in eukaryote evolution. Using comparative genomics and cell biological approaches he reconstructs features of the last eukaryotic common ancestor.

Anna Cunningham is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Teaching & Learning in the School of Math & Natural Sciences, and the Co-Director of Teaching, Innovation, & Excellence in the New College.

McCutcheon studies endosymbioses, or relationships where one cell lives inside the other. He and his group focus on bacterial infections that benefit—rather than harm—their hosts.

The Florsheim group studies the impact of inflammation on physiology and behavior.

Chen's research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of DNA break repair, homologous recombination, genome organization and evolution.