Faculty Roster
Adleman, Leonard
Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Biological Sciences
Keywords: computer science, number theory, molecular biology, DNA computing, quantum computing, computer viruses, cryptography
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Alber, Frank
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
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Aparicio, Oscar
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: DNA replication, DNA repair, chromatin, checkpoints, cell cycle, replication origins, replication forks, budding yeast, S. cerevisiae, genome
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Arbeitman, Michelle
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: genomics, developmental biology, transcriptional regulation, behavior, genetics.
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Arnheim, Norman
Distinguished Professor, Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry
Keywords: human germline mutation , human recombination and genetic disease
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Arnold, Donald
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: brain, cell, neurobiology, ion channel, neuron, confocal microscopy, membranes & transport
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Baker, Bob
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: cancer, protein, folding, protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions, monomers
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Butler, Samantha
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: spinal cord, developmental biology, molecular biology, neurobiology, axon guidance, neurons, roof plate mediated, chemorepellents,chemoattractants, central nervous system, genetics, plasticity
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Calabrese, Peter
Assistant Professor (research) of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Computational biology,
Population genetics,
Mutation mechanisms,
Recombination hot spots,
Approximate Bayesian Computation
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Chen, Liang
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Microarray data analysis, False positive control for multiple hypotheses tests, Expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTL) mapping, Analysis of epigenetic effects on gene expressions, Analysis of alternative splicing, Analysis of genomic sequence properties
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Chen, Lin
Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Keywords: signal transduction
transcription
epigenetic control
chromosome structure
NFAT
MEF2
FOXP3
stem cell
pluripotency
lineage control
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
ligand-gated ion channels
crystallography
protein-protein interactions
therapeutic drugs
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Chen, Ting
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Computer Science
Keywords: bioinformatics, computational biology, proteomics, genomics, algorithms, pattern recognition
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Chen, Xiaojiang
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Cancer cell biology, DNA replication, Molecular machines, Virology, Immunology, Structural biology, X-ray crystallography.,
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Davies, Kelvin
James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology and Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences
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Dean, Matthew
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
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Finch, Caleb
University Professor, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging and Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, and Psychology
Keywords: Alzheimers Disease, Biological Causes of Aging, Human Longevity
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Finkel, Steven
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: bacteria, microbial genetics, aging, DNA, RNA, survival in bacteria, evolution in bacteria, environment, stationary phase of bacterial life cycle
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Forsburg, Susan L.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: genome integrity, replication, recombination, chromosomes, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, fission yeast, genetics, model system, cell cycle, cancer, cell biology, molecular biology, MCM proteins
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Goodman, Myron
Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Keywords: mutation, gene, DNA, RNA, polymerase, replication, repair, modification, bacteria, error-prone DNA polymerases, genomic stability, DNA replication fidelity, SOS mutagenesis, immunoglobulin genes, trip
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Goodman, Steven
Associate Professor of Dentistry and Biological Sciences
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Li, Lei
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Mathematics
Keywords: DNA sequencing, microarray, functional genomics, bioinformatics, ageing, mathematical model, computational biology, algorithm, statistics, time series, signal processing, information theory
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Lieber, Michael
Professor of Pathology and Biological Sciences
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Liman, Emily
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: sensory transduction, ion channels, pheromone, olfactory system, molecular neurobiology, TRP channel, taste, pain
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Mckemy, David
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Somatosensation, Pain, TRP ion channels, Temperature sensing
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Nealson, Kenneth
Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences
Keywords: evidence of ancient life, microbial populations, geomicrobiology, biogeochemistry, development of methods for life detection, earthly life in extreme environments, Mars, genome sequencing, astrobiology, quorum sensing, NASA, Shewanella, Microbial Fuel Cells, Corrosion
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Nordborg, Magnus
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Population genetics, molecular evolution, genetic mapping, linkage disequilibrium, evolution, Arabidopsis, adaptation, flowering, computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics
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Nuzhdin, Sergey
Professor
Keywords: population genetics
quantitative genetics
transposable elements
genomics
bioinformatics
life span
Drosophila melanogaster
Medicago truncatula
Pea aphids
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Petruska, John
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: DNA replication, repair, modification, mutation, DNA polymerases, DNA methylases, base-stacking interactions, islands, protein genetic code
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Pham, Phuong
Assistant Professor (research) of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Somatic hypermutation
Class switch recombination
Activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID)
Apobec
Cytosine deamination
Error-prone repair
Mismatch repair
Base excision repair
Antibody diversification
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Qin, Peter
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences
Keywords: site-directed spin labeling (SDSL), RNA, DNA, structure, dynamics, function, motors, packaging RNA
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Roberts, Richard
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Keywords: protein design, proteins, RNA, DNA, biophysical chemistry, chemical biology, therapeutics, origin of life chemistry
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Smith, Andrew
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: Computational biology, transcriptional regulation, genomics, epigenomics, molecular evolution, analysis of second-generation sequencing data
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Snead, Malcolm
Professor of Dentistry and Biological Sciences
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Sun, Fengzhu
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: computational biology, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, linkage disequilibrium, polymerase chain reaction, mathematical modeling, statistics
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Susskind, Miriam
Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: gene expression, initiation of transcription, mutations in promoters, RNA polymerase, activator protein
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Tavare, Simon
George and Louise Kawamoto Chair in Biological Sciences and Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences, Preventive Medicine and Mathematics
Keywords: statistics, coalescent processes, linkage disequilibrium mapping, tumor progression and DNA methylation, microarray data, motif detection, probabilistic combinatorics
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Tower, John
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: aging, hsp70, hsp22, oxidative damage, ROS, life span, stem cells, replicative senescence, DNA replication origins, drosophila chorion gene amplification, replicator, follicle cells, biological scienc
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Waterman, Michael
University Professor, USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences and Professor of Biological Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics
Keywords: sequence comparison, Smith-Waterman algorithm, alignment statistics, Lander-Waterman formulas, DNA sequence assembly, RNA secondary structure
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Wu, Xuelin
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: developmental biology, transcription regulation, plant stem cell regulation
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Zhou, Xianghong
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Keywords: bioinformatics, genomics, computational functional genomics, cell regulatory network, cell metabolic network, gene expression, comparative genomics, evolution of biological systems, data integration, gene regulation, transcription factors, microarray analysis
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