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Hashim Al-Hashimi, Assistant Professor. 2821 Chem 1055, (734-615-3361), hashimi@umich.edu. Structure and dynamics of nucleic acids and ribonucleoproteins using NMR spectroscopy

Philip C. Andrews, Professor.3328 Med Sci I 0606, (734-763-3130), andrewsp@umich.eduIntracellular Proteases, Neuropeptides, and Peptide Hormones; Structure, Processing, and Function of Bioactive Peptides, Using Novel Molecular Biology and Biochemical Approaches.

David P. Ballou, Professor. 5424 Med Sci I 0606, (734-764-9582), dballou@umich.eduMechanism of Biological Reactions

James Bardwell, Associate Professor. 4071A Nat Sci 1048, (734-764-8028), jbardwel@umich.eduUse of Genetic, Structural, and Biophysical Tools in the Investigation of the Machinery that Drives Protein Folding:  Catalysts Responsible for Disulfide Bond Formation and Heat Shock Proteins that Act as "Chaperones" in the Folding Process.**

Daniel Bochar, Assistant Professor. 3301 MSRB III, (734-647-3734), dbochar@umich.edu. DNA of eukaryotes . 

Heather H. Carlson, Assistant Professor.  Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry.  2555 CCL, (734-615-6841),  Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Biophysics

Minor J. Coon, Professor. 5440A Med Sci I 0606, (734-764-9132), mjcoon@umich.eduBiological Oxidations; Regulation and Role of Cytochrom P-450 in Fatty Acid and Steroid Metabolism and Transformation of Foreign Compounds Including Drugs and Carcinogens.

David E. Engelke, Professor. 3220 MSRB III 0600-0699, (734-763-0641),   engelke@umich.eduRegulation of Eukaryotic Gene Expression at the Levels of Transcription and RNA Processing; Structure and Function of Catalytic RNA.**

Carol A. Fierke, Professor. 4525 Chem 1055, (734-936-2678), fierke@umich.edu.  Biological Catalysis; Molecular Recognition, Enzyme Engineering.

Robert S. Fuller, Professor.  3220A MSRB III 0636, (734-936-9764), bfuller@umich.edu Proteolytic Processing, Protein Localization and Macromolecular Transport in the Secretory Pathway; Yeast Cell Biology; Structure, Mechanism and Specificity of Proteases.**

Ari Gafni, Professor.3204 Chem 1055, (734-615-1964), arigafni@umich.edu.  Aging Phenomena at Molecular Level; Structure-Function Relationships in Biological Molecules.

Gary D. Glick, Professor.  2819 Chem 1055, (734-764-4548), gglick@umich.eduBioorganic Chemistry, Molecular Recognition.

Daniel J. Goldman, Professor. 1066 MHRI 0720, (734-936-2057), neuroman@umich.edu.  Acetylcholine Receptor Gene Expression at the Neuromuscular Junction; Synaptogenesis; Sensory Transduction Processes; Neuroreceptors.

KunLiang Guan, Professor. 5450 Med Sci I 0606, (734-763-3030), kunliang@umich.edu.  Regulation and Function of Protein Kinases and Phosphatases in Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Control.

Kristina Hakansson, Assistant Professor. 2533 Chem 1055, (734-615-0570), kicki@umich.edu. Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry for
Biomolecular Identification and Structural Characterization.

Randal J. Kaufman,Professor. 4554 MSRB II 0650, (734-763-9037), kaufmanr@umich.eduRegulation of Protein Synthesis and Secretion.  Molecular Biology of Factor VIII and Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A.

Robert Kennedy,  Professor. 4815 Chem 1055, (734-615-4363), rtkenn@umich.eduAnalytical and bioanalytical.

Tom Kerppola, Associate Professor. 4570 MSRB II 0650, (734-615-1703), kerppola@umich.edu.  Regulation of Gene Expression by Proto-Oncogene Transcription Factors; Transcription Factor Interactions and Protein Induced Changes in DNA Structure.**

Daniel J. Klionsky, Professor. 2095A Nat Sci 1048 (734-615-6556), klionsky@umich.edu.  Protein Targeting, Organelle Biogenesis and Cellular Homeostasis in Yeast.

Masato Koreeda, Professor.  3732 Chem 1055, (734-764-7371), koreeda@umich.eduOrganic Synthesis, Bioorganic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry.  Synthesis of Biological Important Natural Products; Small Organic Molecule-DNA Interaction; Biological Oxidation Mechanism; Chemical Carcinogenesis; Glycobiology.

Raoul Kopelman, Professor. 4744 Chem 1055 (734-764-7541), kopelman@umich.eduEnzyme-Based Intracellular Fiber-Optic Nanosensors and their In-Vivo Applications; Near-Field Optical Microscopy; Enzyme Kinetics; Energy Transfer in Antenna Supermolecules..

David M. Lubman, Professor.  4545 Chem 1055, (734-764-1669), dmlubman@umich.eduBiological Mass Spectrometry, Spectroscopy and Instrumentation.

Martha L. Ludwig, Professor. 3038 Chem 1055, (734-647-2736), mlludwig@umich.edu.  X-ray Crystal Structure Analysis of Proteins.

Anna Mapp, Assistant Professor.  3809 Chem 1055, (734-615-6862, amapp@umich.edu. Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology.  Development of New Synthetic Methods.  Chemical Approaches to the Regulation of Gene Expression.  Polymers as Functional Mimics of Transcription Factors.

E. Neil G. Marsh, Associate Professor.  3547 Chem 1055, (734-763-6096), nmarsh@umich.eduEnzymes: Structure, Mechanism and Specificity; Protein Engineering and Molecular Recognition.**

Rowena G. Matthews, Professor. 4024 Chem 1055, (734-764-9459), rmatthew@umich.eduMechanisms of Folate-Dependent Enzymes; Regulation of Folate Metabolism.**

Jairam K. Menon, Professor. 5416 Med Sci I 0606, (734-764-8142), kmjmenon@umich.eduSignal Transduction Through "G" Protein Coupled Receptors; Molecular Aspects of Hormone Action.

Mark E. Meyerhoff, Professor. 3306 Chem 1055, (734-763-5916) mmeyerho@umich.eduMembrane Electrodes, Gas Sensors, Analytical Applications of Immobilized Bio-Reagents, Enzyme-Linked Competitive Binding Assays, New Stationary Phases for Liquid Chromatography.

Michael D. Morris, Professor. 4811 Chem 1055, (734-764-7360), mdmorris@umich.eduAnalytical Laser Spectroscopy and Imaging; Electrophoretic Separations.

Ruthann Nichols, Associate Professor.  4008 Nat Sci 1048, (734-764-4467), nicholsr@umich.eduNeuropeptide Structure and Function; a Multidisciplinary Study Utilizing Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Neurobiology.**

Alexander J. Ninfa,Professor. 4310 Med Sci I 0606, (734-763-8065) aninfa@umich.eduSignal Transduction and Transcriptional Regulation Mechanisms in Prokaryotes; Nitrogen Regulation.

Geneva Omann, Associate Professor. 151 Research VAMC 2399, (734-769-7100) gmomann@umich.eduMechanism of Activation of Human Neutrophils by Chemoattractants; in Particular, Cytoskeletal Reorganization in Biochemical Pathways Responsible for Initiating and Integrating the Responses.

Bruce Palfey, Professor. 4433 Med Sci I 0606, (734-615-2451), brupalf@umich.edu. Mechanisms of redox enzymes from pyrimidine metabolism, studied by biophysical methods; inhibitor design.

Vincent L. Pecoraro, Professor. 3823 Chem 1055, (734-763-1519), vlpec@umich.eduSynthetic Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry.

James Penner-Hahn, Professor. 4823 Chem 1055, (734-764-7324), jeph@umich.edu.  Use of Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Electrophoretic Separations to Characterize the Role(s) that Mn and Zn Plays in Biology. Investigations of the Role of Zn in Embryonic Development;Characterization of a Novel Mn Containing Catalase.**

Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Associate Professor.  4533 Chem 1055, (734-747-6572), ramamoor@umich.eduStructural Studies of Biological Molecules.

Mark A. Saper, Associate Professor. 3040 Chem 1055, (734-764-3353), saper@umich.eduThree-dimensional Structures of Protein Phosphatases and Anti-DNA Autoantibodies Using X-Ray Crystallography**

Jochen H. Schacht, Professor. 6018 Kresge Hearing 0506, (734-763-3572), schacht@umich.eduNeurochemistry; Second Messengers; Biochemical Mechanisms of Hearing Processes and Drug-Induced Hearing Loss.**

Audrey F. Seasholtz, Associate Professor. 5446 Med Sci I 0606, (734-936-2072), aseashol@umich.eduRegulation of Expression of the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene.

Roseanne J. Sension, Associate Professor.  4529 Chem, (734-763-6074), rsension@umich.edu.  Physical Chemistry, Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Chemical Reaction Dynamics.

Robert R. Sharp, Professor. 1547 Chem 1055, (734-764-7331), rrsharp@umich.eduMultidimensional and Multiquantum NMR of Paramagnetic Systems.

Ronald Taussig, Assistant Professor. 3315 MSRB III 0636, (734-647-3634), taussig@umich.eduSignal Transduction by Heterotrimeric G Proteins; G Protein Regulation of Adenylylcyclase Isoforms.**

Dennis J. Thiele, Professor. 4311 Med Sci I 0606, (734-763-5717), dthiele@umich.eduTranscriptional Responses to Environmental Stresses Such as Metals, Heat Oxidative Damage Through Gene-Specific Transcription Factors.  Metal Homeostasis.

Debra A. Thompson,Associate Professor. 533 Kellogg Eye Center 0714, (734-936-9504), dathom@umich.eduMolecular studies of signal transduction and gene expression in the retinal pigment epithelium.

Leroy B. Townsend, Professor.  4569 CC Little 1065, (734-764-7547), ltownsen@umich.eduDesign Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Heterocycles and Nucleosides as Potential Anti-viral, Anti-cancer, and Anti-parasitic Agents.

Raymond Trievel, Assistant Professor.  4412 Med Sci I, (734-647-0889), rtrievel@umich.edu. Elucidating the structure and function of enzymes that catalyze post-translational modifications of proteins, especially those involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, using biochemistry and X-ray crystallography.

Michael D. Uhler, Associate Professor. MHRI, C560D MSRBII 0669, (734-647-3172), muhler@umich.eduRegulation and Specificity of Serine-Throenine Protein Kinases, Regulation of Calcium Channels and NeurotransmitterSecretion. **

Edwin Vedejs, Professor. 3817 Chemistry 1055, (734-615-1627), edved@umich.eduOrganic chemistry and bio-organic chemistry.

Anne B. Vojtek, Assistant Professor. 3323 MSRB III 0606, (734-647-6794), avojtek@umich.eduRegulation and function of small GTPases, including the Ras oncogene. Identification and characterization of protein/protein interactions in growth factor mediated signal transduction pathways.

Nils G. Walter, Assistant Professor.  4821 Chem, (734-615-2060), nwalter@umich.edu, Chemical Biology;Folding and Function of Catalytic RNA; Biophysical Chemistry of Nucleic Acids..

Paul A. Weinhold, Professor. VA Med Ctr 2399, (734-769-7100), pwein@umich.eduPhospholipid Metabolism During Lung Development; Biochemical Mechanisms of Function Development in Mammalian Systems.

Charles H. Williams,Professor. VA Med Ctr 2399, (734-769-7100), chaswill@umich.eduRelationships of Structure and Mechanism in Flavoproteins; Identification of Amino Acid Residues Involved in Catalysis.**

Charles F. Yocum, Professor. 4103 A Nat Sci 1048, (734-647-0897), cyocum@umich.eduBiological Chemistry of Photosynthetic Water Oxidation.

 

 

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