Anatomy
Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleontology
- vertebrate paleontology and mammalian evolution (K. Smith)
- vertebrate paleontology and paleobiology of early mammals and recovery from extinction events (A. Weil)
Bacteriology/Virology/Mycology
- primate herpes viruses, primate cytomegaloviruses; other viruses of non-human primates (E.Blewett)
- bacterial pathogenesis, cell envelope physiology of gram-negative bacteria representing both animal and human pathogens (F. Champlin)
- role of lipopolysaccharides in infection and disease; molecular bases of antimicrobial resistance in gram positive and gram negative bacteria; epidemiology, identification and interactions of bacteria associated with dental devices and nasopharynx (S. Conrad)
- development of mouse model for Bacterial Cholangitis (R. Kaul)
- fungal pathogenesis: role of lipid metabolism and lipid mediators in fungal infections; microbiota-host-pathogen relationship: elucidation of molecular interactions of beneficial microorganisms with the host and (fungal) pathogens. (G. Koehler)
Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genomics
- molecular mechanisms through which alcohol and other drugs of abuse affect the human brain (R. Davis)
- elucidation of molecular interactions of beneficial microorganisms with the host and fungal pathogens. (G. Koehler)
- cytoskeleton in cell regulatory mechanisms; role of cAMP in cell morphology; fine structure of cancer cells; arrangement of the vimentin intermediate network in epithelial cells (B. Meek)
- role of molecular receptor composition in functional properties of AMPA receptors (D. Patneau)
- identification of specific membrane receptors, intracellular mediators, and signal-transduction mechanisms that regulate sodium and water movement in the kidney (A. Rouch)
- analysis of enzymes, protein-ligand interactions and antivenin-venom interactions (C. Sanny)
- mechanisms involved in the trafficking and targeting of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors; structure/function of muscarinic receptors (G. Sawyer)
- molecular details of opioid analgesic drug actions at neuronal opioid receptors (C. Stevens)
- functional properties of glutamate receptor subunits (D. Turetsky)
- Trafficking, insertion and functionality of the dopamine transporter after exposure to toxins/drugs (D. Wallace)
- identification of signaling pathways involved in the regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics; cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the assembly of cilia and flagella (N. Wilson)
- molecular physiology of ion channels, ion pumps and pacemaker channels (R. Wymore)
Endocrinology and Systems Physiology
- cardiovascular physiology; cardiovascular regulation; 3-dimensional ECG analysis (vectorcardiography) (B. Benjamin)
- body fluid balance; sex differences in body fluid regulation (K. Curtis)
- role of hormones in the development of Hepatic carcinoma and in urinary tract infection (R. Kaul)
- renal physiology; receptor-mediated transport mechanisms of salt and water in the kidney as it relates to renal regulation of blood pressure (A. Rouch)
Immunology/Inflammation
- lipopolysaccharides in infection and disease (S. Conrad)
- neuroinflammation: modulation of proinflammatory pathways in human glial cells by various drugs and dietary compounds (R. Davis)
- role of hormones and complement regulatory proteins in the development of Hepatic carcinoma; role of cytokines in urinary tract infection-induced preterm labor mouse model (R. Kaul)
- role of lipid metabolism and lipid mediators in fungal infections (G. Koehler)
- cellular immunity; inflammation, vaccines and immunotherapy; immunotoxicology (J. Price)
Neuroscience
- CNS control of body fluid balance; sex differences in body fluid regulation (K. Curtis)
- neurobiological processes that underlie monogamous pair bonding; interaction with mechanisms that mediate responses to rewarding stimuli; heavy metals, dopamine, and autism (T. Curtis)
- neuroinflammation: modulation of proinflammatory pathways in human glial cells by various drugs and dietary compounds (R. Davis)
- neurophysiology of the retina, cultured neural networks, electrophysiology and bioengineering of neuro-prosthetic devices (W. Finn)
- role of glutamate metabolism during chronic pain and spinal injury. (K. Miller)
- modulation of AMPA subtype of glutamate receptors by endogenous and exogenous factors; AMPA receptors in neurodegenerative diseases. (D. Patneau)
- mechanisms involved in the trafficking and targeting of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors; structure/function of muscarinic receptors (G. Sawyer)
- mechanisms of opioid analgesia, from initial binding of opioid drugs to the opioid receptor to analgesia measurement using behavioral tests; molecular details of opioid analgesic drug actions at neuronal opioid receptors (C. Stevens)
- mechanisms involved in generating functionally diverse AMPA receptors in neurons of the CNS (D. Turetsky)
- mechanisms of HIV-related protein neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration; involvement of the dopaminergic system in autism; development and characterization of neuroactive substances from plants (D. Wallace)
Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pathology
- pathophysiology of human cardiovascular function (B. Benjamin)
- heavy metals and autism (T. Curtis)
- mechanisms of opioid pharmacology in vertebrate CNS with respect to pain and analgesia (C. Stevens)
- fine structure of kidney and renal diseases (B. Meek)
- effect of mutations on the binding and function of muscarinic receptors (G. Sawyer)
- neurotoxic mechanisms of HIV-associated proteins; neurotoxic mechanisms of low-level metal exposure (D. Wallace)
- Morgellon’s Disease (R. Wymore)
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