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University Of Illinois at Chicago

Dept. Of Biochemistry and

Molecular Genetics

 


900 S. Ashland Ave. (M/C 669)

Chicago, IL 60607

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Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD,   Elizaveta's Lab
Mechanisms of promotion of differentiation by retinoblastoma protein (pRB), role of histone demethylases RBP2 and PLU1 in cell fate determination and differentiation in mammalian cells. Global analysis of the transcriptional network regulated by RBP2-related proteins.

 
Dr. Karen J. Colley   Karen J. Colley, PhD
The control and organization of protein glycosylation, the role of cell surface glycoproteins in cell-cell interactions, the signals and mechanisms of Golgi complex protein localization.
 
  Vadim Gaponenko , PhD
Biophysical and biochemical characterization of macromolecular
interactions with the emphasis on cancer related proteins.
 
Dr. Peter Gettins   Peter G.W. Gettins, D.Phil.
Structure and function of plasma proteinase inhibitors. Use of NMR and other spectroscopic methods to determine structure in solution.
 
  Nissim Hay, PhD
Regulation of cell death and cell growth.
 
  Alisa L. Katzen, PhD
Genetic analysis of cell cycle regulation during development
The role of a proto-oncogene.
 
  Lester F. Lau, PhD
Angiogenesis and tumor growth Cell growth and differentiation.
 
Dr. Arnon Lavie   Arnon Lavie, PhD   Lavie Lab
Structure-based design of novel therapeutic agents by prodrug development andenzyme modifications. X-ray crystallographic structure determination of enzymes involved in prodrug activation.
 
Dr. Margalit Mokyr   Margalit Mokyr, PhD
Regulation of the immune response to tumors, immunomodulation by anticancer drugs and gene therapy.
 
  Toru M. Nakamura, PhD    Nakamura Lab
Roles of Checkpoint Proteins and Chromatin Modifications in Genome Stability, DNA repair and Telomere Maintenance.
 
  Pradip Raychaudhuri, PhD
Regulation of mammalian cell cycle.
 
  Angela L. Tyner, PhD,
Regulation of epithelial cell differentiation Cell cycle regulation in regenerating tissues.
 

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