Faculty
Biological Sciences has more than 60 full-time faculty members, as well as more than 20 faculty with joint appointments and 15 visiting or adjunct professors. Among its many distinctions and honors, the Ph.D. program faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Sciences, four members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 18 holders of endowed chairs and professorships.
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Michelle ArbeitmanGabilan Assistant Professor of Biological SciencesContact Information E-mail: arbeitma@email.usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3653 Office: RRI 219A LINKS Molecular and Computational Neuroscience Michelle Arbeitman Michelle Arbeitman |
Education
- Ph.D. Developmental Biology, Stanford University
- B.A. Molecular Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Postdoctoral Training
- Postdoctoral, Stanford University Biological Sciences, 2001-2002
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Arbeitman studies how sex-specific development and behavior are specified on a molecular-genetic level, using Drosophila melanogaster as a model system.
The lab uses molecular, genetic, genomic and computational techniques to identify and functionally analyze genes that underlie sex-specific development and adult physiology. In particular, the lab is interested in identifying genes that specify the potential for male-specific courtship behaviors. Very little is known about how behaviors are specified on a molecular-genetic level and so these studies serve as a general model for understanding the molecular basis of behavior.
Research Specialties
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution, Genetics, Signal Transduction and Gene Regulation, Neurobiology & Computational Neurobiology
Publications
Journal Article
- Lebo, M. S., Sanders, L. E., Sun, F., Arbeitman, M. N. (2008). Somatic, Germline and Sex Hierarchy Regulated Gene Expression During Drosophila Metamorphosis. BMC Genomics.
- Sanders, L. E., Lebo, M. S., Dalton, J., Sun, F., Arbeitman, M. N. (2008). Ecdysone Receptor mediates courtship behaviors in Drosophila by acting in the fruitless circuit in an isoform-specific manner. Current Biology.
- Sanders, L. E., Arbeitman, M. N. (2008). Doublesex establishes sexual dimorphism in the Drosophila central nervous system in an isoform-dependent manner by directing cell number. Developmental Biology. Vol. 320 (2), pp. 378-90.
- Goldman, T. D., Arbeitman, M. N. (2007). Genomic and Functional Studies of Drosophila Sex Hierarchy Regulated Gene Expression in Adult Head and Nervous System Tissues. Plos Genetics.
- Zhidong, T., Wang, L., Arbeitman, M. N., Chen, T., Sun, F. (2006). An integrative approach for causal gene identification and expression regulatory pathway inference. Bioinformatics. Vol. n/a
- Arbeitman, M. N., Fleming, A., Siegal, M., Null, B., Baker, B. (2004). A genomic analysis of Drosophila somatic sexual differentiation and its regulation. Development/The company of biologists. Vol. 2004 May;131(9), pp. 2007-21. Epub 2004 Mar 31..
- Arbeitman, M. N., Furlong, E. E., Imam, F., Johnson, E., Null, B., Baker, B., Krasnow, M., Scott, M. P., Davis, R. W., White, K. P. (2002). Gene expression during the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster. Science. Vol. 297 (5590), pp. 2270-5.
- Arbeitman, M. N., Hogness, D. S. (2000). Molecular chaperones activate the Drosophila ecdysone receptor, an RXR heterodimer. Cell. Vol. Mar 31; 101(1), pp. 67-77.
Honors and Awards
- USC Gabilian Assistant Professor Award, 2003-
- Endowed Professorship, Gabilan Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences, 9/1/2003-5/15/2008
- NIH National Research Service Award, 1999-2002
- National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Award, 1992-1995
- I.L. Chaikoff Award, University of California, Berkeley, 1990