Faculty
Name | Primary Department or Program | Research Interest |
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Montserrat Anguera | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | X-chromosome Inactivation, Epigenetics, Female Lymphocytes |
Zoltan Pierre Arany | Medicine (PSOM) | Metabolism, Heart, Blood Vessels, Cardiomyopathy, Diabetes |
Katie Barott | Biology (SAS) | Cell biology of cnidarian symbiosis, acid/base homeostasis, microbiome, ecophysiology |
Marisa Bartolomei (PI)* | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Genomic Imprinting, Epigenetics, DNA Methylation, X Inactivation |
Greg Bashaw | Neuroscience (PSOM) | Axon Guidance, Nueronal Specification, Motor Neuron, Spinal Cord, Midline Circuits, Silt Netrin |
Craig Bassing* | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Lymphocyte Development, Gene Regulation, DNA Recombination, DNA Repair, Epigenetics |
Shelley Berger | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Epigenetics, Chromatin, Histone Post-Translational Modifications, p53 Tumor Suppresor |
Erfei Bi | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Cell Polarity, Cytokinesis, Septin Cytoskeleton, Cdc42 Signaling, Exocytosis, Actomyosin Ring, Mammalian Cells |
Ben Black | Biochemistry and Biophysics (PSOM) | Epigenetics, Chromosomes, Inheritance, Reproduction, Molecular Structure |
Gerd Blobel | Pediatrics (CHOP) | Epigenetics, Nuclear Architecture, Transcription, Gene Therapy, New Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease |
Roberto Bonasio | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Chromatin, Epigenetics, Polycomb, Noncoding RNAs |
Nancy Bonini | Biology (SAS) | Neuroepigenetics, Neural Maintenance, Brain Degeneration, Drosophila, Genetic Screens |
Igor Brodsky | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | Bacterial pathogens, Bacteriology, Infectious Disease, Inflammasome, Innate Immune Defense, Immunology |
Janis Burkhardt | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Cytoskeleton, Signal Transduction, Cell Migration, Mechanobiology |
Maya Capelson | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Nuclear Structure, Genome Architecture, Epigenetic Memory, Nuclear Pore, Gene Regulation |
Sara Cherry | Microbiology (PSOM) | Cell Biology of Viral Infection, Genetics of Viral Infection |
Steve DiNardo | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Cell Mechanics, Molecular Biology, Epithelial Morphogenesis, Stem Cell-Niche Interactions |
Karin Eisinger | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Sarcoma, Epigenetics, Hippo Pathway, Metastasis, Extracellular Matrix, Interactions, Hypoxia |
Doug Epstein | Genetics (PSOM) | Gene Regulation, Brain Development, Auditory Development, Hearing Loss |
Jon Epstein | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Cardiac Development, Neural Crest, Transcription, Hypertrophy, Pax, Nuerofibromatosis |
David Feldser | Cancer Biology (PSOM) | Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressor Genes, Mouse Models, MAPK Signaling, Chromatin Regulation |
Kevin Foskett | Physiology (PSOM) | Cell Physiology, Ion Transport, Cell Signaling, Bioenergetics |
Paul Gadue | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | iPS Cells, ES cells, In Vitro Differentiation, Development, Diabetes, Hematopoiesis |
Benjamin Garcia | Biochemistry and Biophysics (PSOM) | Epigenetics, Gene Expression, Cell Signaling, Cancer and Chromatin Biology |
Matthew Good | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Cell Size Sensing, Intracellular Scaling, Zygotic Genome Activation, Self-organization and Compartmentalization, Synthetic Cells |
Mark Goulian | Biology (SAS) | Bacterial Signal Transduction and Stress Responses, Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance, Commensal Colonization |
Michael Granato | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Molecular Genetic Mechanisms of Geripheral Nerve Regeneration, Startle Modulation, Zebrafish |
Roger Greenberg | Cancer Biology (PSOM) | DNA Repair, BRCA1, Telomeres, Chromatin, Cancer |
Brian Gregory | Biology (SAS) | RNA Biology, Post-transcriptional Regualtion, RNA Sequencing, RNA Silencing, MicroRNAs, Cell Biology |
Kathryn Hamilton | Pediatrics (CHOP) | Intestinal Regeneration, Stem Cells, Organoids, Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Erika Holzbaur | Physiology (PSOM) | Microtubules, Molecular Motors, Autophagy, Mitophagy, Neurodegeneration |
Brad Johnson | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Telomeres, Cellular Senescence, Aging, Wnt, G-quadruplexes, DNA Repair |
Tom Jongens | Genetics (PSOM) | Genetics, Signaling Pathways, Biochemistry, Behavior, Cognition, Intellectual Disability and Autism |
Eric Joyce | Genetics (PSOM) | Regulation of chromatin folding |
Kellie Jurado | Microbiology (PSOM) | Viral Pathogenesis, Reproductive Immunology, Antiviral Cytokines, Emerging Viruses |
Anna Kashina | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | Protein arginylation, ATE1, Arginyltransferase |
Klaus Kaestner | Genetics (PSOM) | Functional Genomics, Epigenetics, Developmental Genetics, Stem Cell Niche, Diabetes, Liver Cancer |
Peter Klein | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Wnt Signaling, Early Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell, Neurogenesis |
Rahul Kohli | Infectious Diseases (PSOM) | DNA Modifying Enzymes, DNA Demethylation, Enzyme Mechanisms, Mutation, Evolution, Antibiotic Resistance |
Mike Lampson* | Biology (SAS) | Cell Division, Centromere, Kinetochore, Mitosis, Meiosis, Oocyte, Meiotic Drive |
Mitchell Lazar | Medicine (PSOM) | Diabetes, Endrocrinology, Epigenomics, Nuclear Receptors, Circadian Rhythms |
Christopher Lengner | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | Stem Cells, Functional Genetics, Intestine, Colorectal Cancer |
Kristen Lynch | Biochemistry and Biophysics (PSOM) | Alternative Splicing, RNA Processing, Gene Expression in T Cells, Influenza Virus |
Michael Marks* | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Intracellular Membrane Trafficking, Organelle Biogenesis, Pigmentation, Hemostasis, Innate Immaturity, Inflammation |
Ed Morrisey | Medicine (PSOM) | Lung Development, Tissue Regeneration |
Mary Mullins | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Oocyte Polarity Establishment, BMP Signaling Mechanisms, Graded BMP Morphogen Formation, MTOC Regulation in Oocyte to Embryo Transition |
John Murray | Genetics (PSOM) | Single Cell Genomics, Development, Transcriptional Regulation, C.Elegans Embryo |
Paula Oliver | PA-CHOP Pathology (CHOP) | Ubiquitin Pathway Function, Protein Degradation, Immune Cell Function, Adaptive Immunity |
Michael Ostap | Physiology (PSOM) | Cytoskeleton, Cell Motility, Molecular Motors, Single Molecule Biophysics, Muscle |
Warren Pear | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Tumor Biology, Development, Stem Cells, Hematopoiesis, Immune Function |
Scott Poethig | Biology (SAS) | Plant Development |
Mechthild Pohlschroder | Biology (SAS) | Cell Surface Biogenesis, Biofilm Formation, Glycsoylation, Archaea, Type IV Pili |
Ben Prosser | Physiology (PSOM) | Mechanobiology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cytoskeleton |
Arjun Raj | Bioengineering (SEAS) | Systems Biology, Gene Regulation, Transcriptional Noise |
Jonathan Raper | Neuroscience (PSOM) | Developmental Neurobiology, Axon Guidance, Olfactory Circuit Development |
Todd Ridky | Dermatology (PSOM) | Melanoma, Immunotherapy, Epidermal Biology, Gene Regulation, Pigmentation |
Panteilemon Rompolas | Dermatology (PSOM) | Epithelial Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Regeneration, Niche Interactions, Intravital Imaging |
Patrick Seale | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Adipocyte Development, Cell Differentiation, Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, Obesity |
Amita Sehgal | Neuroscience (PSOM) | Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, Clock Genes, Drosophila, Behavior, Metabolism |
Ophir Shalem | Genetics (PSOM) | Protein Quality Control, Neurodegeneration, Gene Expression Regulation |
Sunny Shin | Microbiology (PSOM) | Cell Signaling, Gene Expression, Immune Response, Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens |
Celeste Simon | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Cancer Biology, Metabolism, Hypoxia, Tumor Microenvironment, Metastasis |
Joseph St. Geme III | Pediatrics (CHOP) | Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial Colonization, Haemophilus Influence Virulence |
Ben Stanger | Medicine (PSOM) | Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology |
Meera Sundaram | Genetics (PSOM) | C. Elegans, Tube Development, Epithelial Biology |
Tatyana Svitkina | Biology (SAS) | Cytoskeleton, Cell Motility, Actin, Myosin |
Paul Titchenell | Physiology (PSOM) | Metabolism, Insulin Signaling, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Lipid Biology |
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PSOM) | Gene Expression, Non-Coding RNAs, microRNAs, Splicing, Alternative Splicing, Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma |
Andrew Vaughan | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | Notch, Wnt, and BMP pathways, Regeneration |
Doris Wagner | Biology (SAS) | Development, Transcriptional Regulation, Epigenetics, Plant Biology |
Jeremy Wang | Biomedical Sciences (SVM) | Meiosis, Reproduction, Fertility, Infertility, DNA Repair, Meiotic Recombination |
Matthew Weitzman | PA-COP Pathology (CHOP) | Virology, Virus Replication, DNA Damage and Repair, Genome Instability, Viral Vectors |
Kathryn Wellen* | Cancer Biology (PSOM) | Tumor Metabolism, Metabolism and Epigenetics, Metabolic Signaling Mechanisms |
Hao Wu | Genetics (PSOM) | DNA Methylation, Demethylation, Epigenomics, Single Cell Analysis, Environment-Epigenome Interaction |
Joseph Zackular | PA-CHOP Pathology (CHOP) | Bacterial pathogenesis, host-microbe interactions, microbiome, Clostridium difficile infection, colorectal cancer |
Kenneth Zaret | Cell and Developmental Biology (PSOM) | Stem Cells, Regeneration, Development, Epigenetics, Chromatin |
Rugang Zhang | Genetics (PSOM) | Epigenetic Gene Regulation, Cellular Senescence, Chromatin Structure, Metabolic Reprogramming, Ovarian Cancer, Melanoma |
Zhaolan Zhou | Genetics (PSOM) | DNA Methylation, Epigenetics, Neural Development, Neurodevelopmental Disorder |
Jun Zhu | Microbiology (PSOM) | Bacterial pathogenesis, signal transduction, quorum sensing, biofilms |
*denotes membership in Training Grant Executive Committee
CHOP = Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PSOM = Perelman School of Medicine
SAS = School of Arts & Sciences
SEAS = School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
SVM - School of Veterinary Medicine