Gene Expression RNA Biology Researchers


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Richard M. Amasino

Carlos O. Miller Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Phone: (608) 265-2170
Research Area: Regulation of plant development; mechanisms of floral induction
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Samuel E. Butcher

Steenbock Professor of Biomolecular Structure
Phone: (608) 263-3890
Research Area: Structural biology of RNA interactions that regulate gene expression
Elizabeth A. Craig

Elizabeth A. Craig

Elizabeth Cavert Miller Professor, Steenbock Professor of Microbial Science
Phone: (608) 263-7105
Research Area: The function of molecular chaperones in the cell - Folding and remodeling of proteins
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Paul D. Friesen

Professor (also Institute for Molecular Virology)
Phone: (608) 262-7774
Research Area: Molecular biology of eukaryotic DNA viruses, regulation of gene expression, programmed cell death (apoptosis), and retrotransposons
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Aaron Hoskins

Wasson Professor in Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 890-3101
Research Area: Elucidating biochemical mechanisms in eukaryotic RNA metabolism with chemistry, biology, and single molecule analysis
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Judith Kimble

Vilas Professor, Vannevar Bush Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 262-6188
Research Area: Molecular regulation of animal development
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Robert Landick

Dr. Laurens Anderson Distinguished Professor
Phone: (608) 265-8475
Research Area: RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of transcript elongation in bacteria and humans
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James M. Ntambi

Katherine Berns Von Donk Steenbock Professor (also Nutritional Sciences)
Phone: (608) 265-3700
Research Area: Genetic regulation of metabolism: the stearoyl-CoA desaturase genes
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M. Thomas Record, Jr.

Steenbock Professor in Chemical Sciences & John D. Ferry Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 262-5332
Research Area: Biophysical chemistry of proteins, nucleic acids and their interactions
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Ophelia S. Venturelli

Assistant Professor (also Bacteriology and Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Phone: (608) 263-7017
Research Area: Understanding and engineering microbial communities across space and time