Faculty

Name Research Interests
Adair, Gerald M. Ph.D. DNA repair and mutagenesis, homologous recombination, gene targeting
Aldaz, C. Marcelo M.D. Breast cancer genetics, carcinogenesis, mammary tumor models, breast cancer biomarkers, tamoxifen resistance
Angel, Joe M. Ph.D. Disease modifier genes, complex trait genetics, tumor genetics, carcinogenesis
Bedford, Mark T. Ph.D. Proteomics, arginine methylation, gene targeting, protein arrays
Benavides, Fernando D.V.M., Ph.D., DACLAM Mouse genetics, cancer susceptibility genes, mouse models with epidermal and hair follicle defects
Butler, Andrew P. Ph.D. Transcriptional regulation, signal transduction, cell cycle, skin cancer
Coghlan, Lezlee G. D.V.M., M.S. Mouse models of cancer, optical imaging, facility management, rodent diseases, parasitology
Conti, Claudio J. D.V.M., Ph.D. Genes, keratinocytes, prostate
DiGiovanni, John Ph.D. Epithelial carcinogenesis, oncogenes, growth factors, transgenic models, cancer prevention
Fischer, Susan M. Ph.D. Skin carcinogenesis, pancreatic cancer, inflammation, arachidonic acid metabolism, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
Fuchs-Young, Robin Ph.D. Breast cancer, hormone action, crosstalk, growth hormones, p53, hormonal carcinogenesis, obesity
Gimenez-Conti, Irma B. D.D.S., Ph.D. Modulation of tumor progression, chemopreventive agents, intermediate biomarkers
Hursting, Stephen D. Ph.D., M.P.H. Diet-gene interactions relevant to cancer prevention, particularly the molecular and hormonal mechanisms underlying energy balance-cancer associations
Johanning, Gary L. Ph.D. Vitamins and chemotherapy, cisplatin resistance genes, vitamins and cancer prevention, obesity and cancer, acyl coenzyme A binding protein, folic acid and cell-mediated immunity
Johnson, David G. Ph.D. Cancer genetics; DNA damage response; apoptosis; cell cycle
Kiguchi, Kaoru M.D., Ph.D. EGF receptor, ErbB family, tumor promotion, multistage skin carcinogenesis, biliary tract cancers
Kusewitt, Donna, D.V.M, Ph.D. Skin carcinogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation, genetically engineered mice, comparative pathology
Li, Donghui Ph.D. DNA damage, genetic susceptibility, carcinogenesis, molecular epidemiology
MacLeod, Michael C. Ph.D. Chemical carcinogenesis, breast cancer, DNA damage response, mustard gas
McArthur, Mark D.V.M., D.A.C.V.P. Pathology of transgenic and gene targeted mice, pathology of rodent models of carcinogenesis, and the role of acyl-CoA binding protein in carcinogenesis
Mitchell, David L. Ph.D. UV photochemistry, photobiology and photocarcinogenesis, DNA repair, UV environmental photobiology
Nairn, Rodney S. Ph.D. DNA repair, genetic recombination, sunlight carcinogenesis
Richie, Ellen R. Ph.D. Thymus organogenesis, T cell development, thymic lymphoma
Rundhaug, Joyce Ph.D. Mouse skin carcinogenesis, cyclooxygenases, prostaglandins, malignant progression, matrix metalloproteinases
Shen, Jianjun Ph.D. Proteomics, 2-D gel electrophoresis, biological markers, pancreatic cancer
Shen, Xuetong Ph.D. Chromatin responses to DNA damage, nuclear actin and related proteins
Tang, Dean G. Ph.D. Cancer stem cells, apoptosis, prostate cancer
Vasquez, Karen M. Ph.D. DNA damage and repair, genomic instability, gene targeting, DNA structure, cancer therapeutics
Walker, Cheryl L. Ph.D. Cell signaling pathways, endocrine disruptors, cellular responses to oxidative stress and DNA damage, genitourinary and female reproductive tract cancers, polycystic kidney disease (PKD), Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 (TSC2) tumor suppressor gene
Wong, Paul K.Y. Ph.D. Retrovirus and ATM-mediated neuroimmunodegeneration, oxidative stress, signal transduction, therapeutic intervention
Wood, Richard D. Ph.D. DNA repair mechanisms and damage responses, DNA polymerases, DNA damage tolerance, genetic dependence of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis
Yan, Mingshan M.D., Ph.D. Retrovirus-induced neurodegeneration and its prevention with antioxidants, Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) in thymocyte development and lymphoid tumorigenesis