Cell Biology

Faculty


	Thomas Egelhoff, Ph.D.
	Interim Chair
	Cytoskeletal mechanics of cell migration Regulation of cell division machinery Cancer cell migration Keratinocyte wound healing

	Martha K. Cathcart, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Human monocyte activation Respiratory burst activation Lipid oxidation Signal transduction Lipoprotein oxidation

	Paul E. DiCorleto, Ph.D.
	Staff, Chairman of the Lerner Research Institute
	Regulation of Endothelial Cell Gene Expression TNF-a Signaling through TNF receptor 2 in Endothelial Cells Role of Homeobox Gene HOXA9 in Endothelial Cell Activiation MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1 in EC signaling

	Donna M. Driscoll, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression RNA structure and function
	Ariel Feldstein, M.D.
	Staff
	The liver in obesity and type 2 diabetes Mechanisms of lipotoxicity Mechanisms of inflammation and fibrogenesis during chronic liver injury Lipid homeostasis and liver carcinogenesis

	Paul L. Fox, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Endothelial cell motility Cellular oxidation processes Ceruloplasmin

	Stanley L. Hazen, M.D., Ph.D.
	Staff
	Leukocyte peroxidases Free radicals and reactive oxygen species Oxidative damage of biomolecules in disease

	Donald W. Jacobsen, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Post-translational modification of proteins by homocysteine Homocysteine: A risk factor for the atherogenesis and Alzheimer's disease Homocysteine and alcoholic liver disease Biochemistry of vitamin B12: Intracellular processing and trafficking

	Damir Janigro, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Epilepsy Blood Brain Barrier

	Andrea N. Ladd, Ph.D.
	Associate Staff
	Pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation in vertebrate heart and muscle development

	Véronique Lefebvre, Ph.D.
	Associate Staff
	Transcriptional control of cell fate and differentiation

	Keith McCrae, M.D.
	Staff
	Mechanisms of endothelial cell activation in the antiphospholipid syndrome Regulation of angiogenesis by kininogen and kininogen-derived peptides Characterization and activities of circulating microparticles

	Thomas M. McIntyre, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Identify novel inflammatory lipids and characterize the signaling systems they activate Explore intracellular signaling by lysophosphatidic acid Purify the enzyme that synthesizes PAF Purify and clone novel enzymes that degrade PAF

	Richard E. Morton, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism Membrane structure-function relationships Lipid-protein interactions

	Ofer Reizes, Ph.D.
	Associate Staff
	Role of syndecans in energy balance and obesity Mechanisms underlying and adipose tissue resistance to weight loss

	Jonathan D. Smith, Ph.D.
	Staff
	Macrophage cholesterol metabolism Genetics of atherosclerosis susceptibility in mouse models Genetics and drug discovery in mouse models of Alzheimer disease

	Alan J. Zhu, Ph.D.
	Assistant Staff
	Hedgehog signaling Vesicle trafficking Cytoskeletal dynamics

	Roy L. Silverstein, M.D.
	Distinguished Scientist, Former Chairman 2004-2011