Profiles in "Molecular Biology" Expertise Area
- 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.
- Her project focuses on astrocyte-microglia interactions in ALS/FTD and how neuroinflammation contributes to disease onset and progression.
- Kelsi Watkins is a Ph.D. student investigating single-cell transcriptomic and gene regulatory changes in the macaque brain across age and social status.
- Dr. Phan uses next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics tools to focus on viral metagenomics, virus discovery and viral genomics for transmission and evolution.
- Samyabrata (Sam) Sen, a PhD student at ASU, studies Bacteroidetes motility and adhesion, bridging microbiology and bioinformatics to uncover microbial behavior with potential health impacts through the microbiome.