Faculty
| Tags (separate tags with commas) | Photo | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| protein, membrane |  |
Jack Kaplan, Ph.D., F.R.S Department Head Structure-function studies, mechanism, biosynthesis, assembly and cellular trafficking of P-type ATPases or Ion pumps. Mechanism and Regulation of Copper transport systems in Human Cells. |
Office: 312-355-2732 |
| protein, regulation |  |
Steven J. Ackerman, PhD Professor Transcriptional mechanisms regulating hematopoietic (myeloid) development and gene expression. Eosinophil effector functions in asthma and other allergic diseases, tissue remodeling and fibrosis. Biochemistry, cell and structural biology of eosinophil protein mediators of inflammation. |
Office: 312-996-6149 |
| cancer |  |
Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD Associate Professor 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. |
Office: 312-413-8947 |
| protein, membrane |  |
Michael Caffrey, PhD Associate Professor Biochemical and NMR studies directed at elucidating the structure and mechanisms of viral proteins. |
Office: 312-996-4959 |
| protein, membrane, cancer |  |
Karen J. Colley, PhD Professor The control and organization of protein glycosylation and the role of glycans in protein function. The protein-specific polysialylation of adhesion proteins and signaling molecules. |
Office: 312-996-7756 |
| signal, regulation, cancer |  |
Bernard Friedenson, PhD Associate Professor Molecular genetics of the regulation of the immune system. |
Email: bernief@uic.edu |
| signal, regulation |  |
Maxim Frolov, PhD Associate Professor Mechanisms of regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and the role of chromatin. The function of E2F repressor complexes in Drosophila development. |
Office: 312-413-5797 |
| protein, signal, cancer |  |
Vadim Gaponenko, PhD Associate Professor Biophysical and biochemical characterization of macromolecular interactions with the emphasis on cancer related proteins. |
Office: 312-355-4965 |
| protein |  |
Peter G.W. Gettins, D.Phil. Professor Structure and function of plasma proteinase inhibitors. Use of NMR and other spectroscopic methods to determine structure in solution. |
Office: 312-996-5534 |
| signal, regulation, cancer |  |
Nissim Hay, PhD Professor Regulation of cell death and cell growth. |
Office: 312-355-1684 |
| signal, regulation, cancer |  |
Alisa L. Katzen, PhD Associate Professor Genetic analysis of cell cycle regulation during development The role of a proto-oncogene. |
Office: 312-413-9215 |
| signal, regulation, cancer |  |
Lester F. Lau, PhD Professor Extracellular Matrix Signaling in Inflammation, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Development. |
Office: 312-996-6978 |
| protein, cancer |  |
Arnon Lavie, PhD Professor Structure-based design of novel therapeutic agents by prodrug development andenzyme modifications. X-ray crystallographic structure determination of enzymes involved in prodrug activation. |
Office: 312-355-5029 |
| protein |  |
Xiubei Liao, PhD Associate Professor Biochemical and NMR studies of protein structure and function, protein-nucleic acid and protein-protein interactions. |
Office: 312-996-7672 |
| signal, regulation |  |
Brad Merrill, PhD Associate Professor Mammalian embryogenesis; Stem Cell Biology; WNT signaling and Tcf/Lef mediated control of cell fate decisions |
Office: 312-996-0346 |
| protein, signal, cancer |  |
Toru M. Nakamura, PhD Associate Professor Roles of Checkpoint Proteins and Chromatin Modifications in Genome Stability, DNA repair and Telomere Maintenance. |
Office: 312-996-1988 |
| signal, cancer |  |
Pradip Raychaudhuri, PhD Professor Regulation of mammalian cell cycle. |
Office: 312-413-0255 |
| membrane, signal |  |
Nava Segev, PhD Professor Regulation of Intracellular Trafficking by Molecular Switches and Cascades: The Role of Ypt/Rab GTPases |
Office: 312-355-0142 |
| membrane |  |
Sojin Shikano, PhD Assistant Professor Protein interactions directing the selective sorting of membrane proteins. |
Office: 312-413-2029 |
| protein |  |
Miljan Simonovic, PhD Assistant Professor Structural and functional studies of macromolecular complexes by applying the methods of X-ray crystallography. |
Office: 312-996-0059 |
| signal, regulation, cancer |  |
Angela L. Tyner, PhD Professor Regulation of epithelial cell differentiation Cell cycle regulation in regenerating tissues. |
Office: 312-996-7964 |
| emeritus |  |
M. Sue Hanlon, PhD Professor Emeriti Forces and interactions that maintain biologically important conformations in nucleic acids and proteins. |
Email: mshanlon@uic.edu |
| emeritus |  |
Thomas O. Henderson, PhD Professor Emeritus Biomedical application of 31P NMR; biochemistry of tropical diseases; schistosomiasis. |
Email: revtotis@uic.edu |
| emeritus |  |
Yee-Kin Ho, PhD Associate Professor Molecular mechanisms of phototransduction; energy coupling mechanisms. |
Email: ykho@uic.edu |
| emeritus | |
Henry Jeffay, PhD Professor Emeritus Human nutrition; obesity. |
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| emeritus | |
Elliot R. Kaufman, PhD Professor Emeritus
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Office: 312-996-6975 |
| emeritus | |
Margalit Mokyr, PhD Professor Emeriti Regulation of the immune response to tumors, immunomodulation by anticancer drugs and gene therapy. |
Email: mokyr@uic.edu |
| emeritus | |
Janos Molnar, PhD Professor Emeritus Membrane structure and endocytosis; role of plasma fibronectin in host defense. |
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| emeritus | |
Robert V. Storti , PhD Professor Emeritus Molecular developmental mechanisms involved in early embryonic development leading to tissue-specific differentiation. |
Email: rvstorti@uic.edu |
| emeritus | |
Kiranur N. Subramanian , PhD Professor Emeritus Tumor suppressor proteins (WT1, p53) Mechanisms of regulation of replication and gene expression Induction of apoptosis. |
Email: kiranurs@uic.edu |
| emeritus | |
Mariano Tao, PhD Professor Emeritus Protein phosphorylation and control mechanisms; membrane protein phosphorylatio. |
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| emeritus | |
Edward B. Titchener, PhD Professor Emeritus Computer modeling of metabolism. |
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| emeritus | |
James C. Vary, PhD Professor Emeritus Biochemistry of development; mechanism of bacterial spore germination. |
Email: jvary@uic.edu |
