Profiles in "Molecular Biology" Expertise Area
- Kim’s research focuses on the effect of diet-gene interactions on the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
- The Barthel lab examines cancer genome evolution in model systems and patient tumors. Currently seeking a computationally inclined graduate student to work on projects in cancer genome assembly and long-read sequencing.
- Nsa Dada is a vector biologist and microbial ecologist interested in how mosquito-microbe interactions shape mosquito biology and evolutionary responses to changes in their habitats.
- The Wadhwa lab investigates how cells generate, sense, and respond to physical forces.
- Ashton's research investigates synaptic dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia.
- de Belle examines how the brain wires, works and changes to support learning and memory in flies and humans.
- Taryn Collins is an MS student in Computational Life Sciences. She serves as a TA for MBB 347 in the Fall.
- Her project focuses on astrocyte-microglia interactions in ALS/FTD and how neuroinflammation contributes to disease onset and progression.