All Research Mentors in Alphabetical Order
Akaaboune Lab
Synaptic development and maintenance; effect of high fat diet on the stability of neuromuscular synapses neuromuscular diseases
Mohammed Akaaboune, Professor; makaabou@umich.edu
Aton Lab
Effects of sensory experience and sleep on neural circuits, mechanisms underlying nervous system plasticity and memory formation
Sara Aton, Professor; saton@umich.edu
Bardwell Lab
Role of molecular chaperones and disulfide catalysts in protein folding; Experimental evolution of protein folding
James Bardwell, Professor; jbardwel@umich.edu
Buttitta Lab
Understanding the barriers to proliferation in quiescent cells and how they are bypassed in diseases such as cancer
Laura Buttitta, Professor; buttitta@umich.edu
Cadigan Lab
Mechanism by which Wnt signaling regulates target gene expression, using Drosophila as a model system
Kenneth Cadigan, Professor; cadigan@umich.edu
Chang Lab
Protein sorting and quality control in the yeast secretory pathway
Amy Chang, Professor; amychang@umich.edu
Chapman Lab
Biogenesis of bacterial amyloid fibers called curli
Matthew Chapman, Professor; chapmanm@umich.edu
Clowney Lab
Developmental and regulatory mechanisms that generate neural circuits and govern their function, using the olfactory system of Drosophila as a model system
E. Josie Clowney, Associate Professor; jclowney@umich.edu
Cone Lab
Understanding how the central nervous system regulates energy stores
Roger Cone, Professor; rcone@umich.edu [Director, LSI]
Csankovszki Lab
Gene regulation and chromosome segregation mediated by condensin complexes in C. elegans
Gyorgyi Csankovszki, Professor; gyorgyi@umich.edu
DeSantis Lab
Mechanisms of how microtobule associated motor proteins transport cellular cargo
Morgan DeSantis, Assistant Professor; mdesant@umich.edu
B Duan Lab
Somatosensory circuits to process different modalities, such as pain and itch
Bo Duan, Associate Professor; bduan@umich.edu
C. Duan Lab
Understanding how peptide growth factors act to control growth, development, and aging
Cunming Duan, Professor; cduan@umich.edu
Dus Lab
How the brain responds to changes in internal energy and nutrients to control hunger and satiety states. The effect of the environment of neural activity and behavior, converging the fields of epigenetics, gene expression, and neurobiology.
Monica Dus, Associate Professor; mdus@umich.edu
He Lab
Host defense mechanisms against infections while preventing immune over-activation using Arabidopsis as a model organism.
Ping He, Professor; pinghemi@umich.edu
Huffnagle Lab
The core research research interests or our laboratory include: (1) the role of mucosal immunity, the microbiome and epithelium function in food allergies, (2) the microbiology, immunology and microbial ecology of the yeast Candida albicans (with special emphasis on mast cells and allergic diseases) and (3) the microbiology, immunology and microbial ecology of the bacterium Lactobacillus johnsonii.
Gary B. Huffnagle, Professor, ghuff@umich.edu
Hume Lab
Structure and Function of Neurotransmitter Receptors Formation and Maintenance of synapses
Richard Hume, Professor; rhume@umich.edu
Hurn Lab
Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of gender differences in response to experimental brain injury
Patricia D. Hurn, Professor; phurn@umich.edu [Dean, School of Nursing]
Jakob Lab
Role of oxidative stress in host defense and aging
Ursula Jakob, Professor; ujakob@umich.edu
Kargbo-Hill Lab
How neurons use epigenomic and transcriptomic mechanisms to regulate gene expression in response to stress, aging and neurodegenerative disease, using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons, and C. elegans
Sarah Kargbo-Hill, Assistant Professor; skarhill@umich.edu
Klionsky Lab
Protein targeting and organelle biogenesis, with an emphasis on autophagy in the yeast model system
Daniel Klionsky, Professor; klionsky@umich.edu
Kozik Lab
Melding multi-omic (microbiome, transcriptome, metabolome) molecular and computational biology approaches to understand host-microbe crosstalk and microbe-microbe interactions in the human respiratory tract.
Ariangela Kozik, Assistant Professor; dariange@umich.edu
Kramer Lab
Fundamental concepts in neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission and axonal physiology. Effects of substances of abuse on axonal excitability throughout the brain's reward system.
Paul Kramer, Assistant Professor; pfkramer@umich.edu
Kumar Lab
Genomics, proteomics, and systems biology to study cell signaling and cancer-related pathways
Anuj Kumar, Professor; anujk@umich.edu
Lee Lab
Mapping neuronal lineage development and fating mechanisms in both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms to to engineer neural networks with desired functions and to improve cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases
Tzumin Lee, Professor; tzumin@umich.edu
M Li Lab
Regulation and quality control of lysosomes
Ming Li, Associate Professor; mlium@umich.edu
Marand Lab
Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation and the relationship with molecular, cellular, and organismal phenotype
Alexandre Marand, Assistant Professor; amarand@umich.edu
Miller Lab
Understanding how cell-cell junctions dynamically remodel in response to mechanical forces-- including cell division-- that challenge adhesion and barrier function.
Ann Miller, Professor; annlm@umich.edu
Nandakumar Lab
Biochemistry, cell biology and X-ray crystallography to understand the roles of telomerase and telomeres in cancer and ageing
Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Professor; jknanda@umich.edu
Nielsen Lab
Understanding the cellular machinery involved in proper deposition of plant cell wall components
Erik Nielsen, Professor; nielsene@umich.edu
Schiefelbein Lab
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell differentiation and pattern formation
John Schiefelbein, Professor; schiefel@umich.edu
Shan Lab
Mechanisms underlying pathogen pattern recognition and signaling via immune receptors in plants
Libo Shan, Professor; liboshan@umich.edu
Simmons Lab
How DNA repair proteins identify sites of damage in living cells and how DNA repair pathways are coordinated with the the cell cycle
Lyle Simmons, Professor; lasimm@umich.edu
Stockbridge Lab
Biochemistry, structural biology, and evolution of microbial membrane proteins involved in antimicrobial resistance
Randy Stockbridge, Associate Professor; stockbr@umich.edu
Vecchiarelli Lab
Interdisciplinary approaches to understand subcellular organization, with an emphasis on cell-free reconstitution and imaging
Anthony Vecchiarelli, Associate Professor; ave@umich.edu
West Lab
Investigating how epithelial barriers are remodeled and broken down during development, cancer progression, and metastasis using mouse models of breast cancer, organoids, and live-cell confocal microscopy. Junior West, Assistant Professor; westjw@umich.edu
Wierzbicki Lab
Mechanisms of long non-coding RNA functions in regulation of genome activity
Andrzej Wierzbicki, Professor; wierzbic@umich.edu
Wittkopp Lab
Mechanisms of gene regulation, development and evolution
Patricia Wittkopp, Professor; wittkopp@umich.edu
Wong Lab
Electrophysiological, behavioral and anatomical techniques to study retinal cells and circuits that regulate the non-image-forming visual system.
Kwoon Wong, Associate Professor; kwoon@umich.edu
Neural network development and neurodevelopmental disorders, using both Drosophila and mice
Bing Ye, Professor; bingye@umich.edu
