Gene Expression RNA Biology Researchers
Richard M. Amasino
Carlos O. Miller Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Phone: (608) 265-2170
Email: amasino@biochem.wisc.edu
Research Area: Regulation of plant development; mechanisms of floral induction
Samuel E. Butcher
Steenbock Professor of Biomolecular Structure
Phone: (608) 263-3890
Email: butcher@biochem.wisc.edu
Research Area: Structural biology of RNA interactions that regulate gene expression
Elizabeth A. Craig
Elizabeth Cavert Miller Professor, Steenbock Professor of Microbial Science
Phone: (608) 263-7105
Email: ecraig@wisc.edu
Research Area: The function of molecular chaperones in the cell - Folding and remodeling of proteins
Paul D. Friesen
Professor (also Institute for Molecular Virology)
Phone: (608) 262-7774
Email: pfriesen@wisc.edu
Research Area: Molecular biology of eukaryotic DNA viruses, regulation of gene expression, programmed cell death (apoptosis), and retrotransposons
Aaron Hoskins
Wasson Professor in Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 890-3101
Email: ahoskins@wisc.edu
Research Area: Elucidating biochemical mechanisms in eukaryotic RNA metabolism with chemistry, biology, and single molecule analysis
Judith Kimble
Vilas Professor, Vannevar Bush Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 262-6188
Email: jekimble@wisc.edu
Research Area: Molecular regulation of animal development
Robert Landick
Dr. Laurens Anderson Distinguished Professor
Phone: (608) 265-8475
Email: landick@biochem.wisc.edu
Research Area: RNA polymerase structure/function; regulation of transcript elongation in bacteria and humans
James M. Ntambi
Katherine Berns Von Donk Steenbock Professor (also Nutritional Sciences)
Phone: (608) 265-3700
Email: ntambi@biochem.wisc.edu
Research Area: Genetic regulation of metabolism: the stearoyl-CoA desaturase genes
M. Thomas Record, Jr.
Steenbock Professor in Chemical Sciences & John D. Ferry Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Phone: (608) 262-5332
Email: mtrecord@wisc.edu
Research Area: Biophysical chemistry of proteins, nucleic acids and their interactions
Ophelia S. Venturelli
Assistant Professor (also Bacteriology and Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Phone: (608) 263-7017
Email: venturelli@wisc.edu
Research Area: Understanding and engineering microbial communities across space and time