T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences

Leadership

Name: Diane Merry, PhD
Positions:
  • Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences
  • Professor
Name: Jeffrey Benovic, PhD
Positions:
  • Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical, & Molecular Sciences
  • Thomas Eakins Endowed Professor

Contact

Name: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

233 S. 10th Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Contact Number(s):
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Faculty Mentors

Mentor SKMC Department  Research Interest
Alnemri, Emad Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Basic mechanisms of cell death and inflammasome activation
Aplin, Andrew E. Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Kinase Signaling and the tumor immune microenvironment in melanoma
Benovic, Jeffrey L.  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Regulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling
Bussard, Karen Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Osteoblasts in the tumor niche of bone metastatic cancer
Covarrubias, Manuel Neuroscience Molecular physiology and pharmacology of ion channels
Debler, Erik Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Structure and mechanism of macromolecular machines
Eischen, Christine Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Molecular mechanisms of tumor initiation
Grabocka, Elda Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology KRAS-driven pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Guo, Lin Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Protein function. aggregation, and phase transition
Haeusler, Aaron Neuroscience Role of nucleotide repeat expansions in neurodegeneration
Hickok, Noreen Orthopaedic Surgery Bacterial adhesion, aggregation and host interface
Hou, Ya-Ming Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Changes of RNA epigenetic modifications in neuron health and disease
Iacovitti, Lorraine Neuroscience Stem cell therapy. regenerative medicine, neuroregeneration
Ibrahim, Fadia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Molecular mechanisms of RNA decay “Ribothrypsis” & RNA dysregulation in ALS pathogenesis 
Iozzo, Renato V. Pathology & Genomic Medicine Matrix biology, tumor biology, angiogenesis, autophagy
Kirino, Yohei Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Small RNA biology in cancer, asthma, and infectious disease
Languino, Lucia R. Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Integrin signaling in cancer progression
Lepore, Angelo Neuroscience Spin cord injury, ALS, axon regeneration, cell transplants
Ma, Le Neuroscience Neural development
Mahoney, My Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology Molecular and cellular biology of skin cancer
Martinez-Outschoorn, Ubaldo Medical Oncology Cancer metabolism
Mazo, Alexander Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Epigenetics of cell cycle. Differentiation therapy in cancer
McMahon, Steven B.
 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Reprogramming of gene expression pathways in cancer
Menko, A. Sue Pathology & Genomic Medicine Wound healing and fibrosis
Merry, Diane Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Meyer, Sara Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Leukemia, eipigenetics
Mosca, Tim Neuroscience Molecular and cellular neurobiology
Naik, Ulhas Cardeza Center for Vascular Biology Cell-cell communication
Pasinelli, Piera Neuroscience Neuro-Degeneration, ALS-FTD, MN biology
Paumet, Fabienne Microbiology & Immunology Study of chlamydia/host interaction at the molecular level
Philp, Nancy Pathology & Genomic Medicine Retinal and cancer metabolism
Pluciennik, Anna Biochemistry & Molecular Biology DNA repair mechanisms in neurodegeneration
Pomerantz, Richard Biochemistry & Molecular Biology DNA repair, drug development, DNA/RNA biotechnology
Ramage, Holly Microbiology & Immunology Positive-strand RNA virus infection
Schnell, Matthias J. Microbiology & Immunology Vaccines development, viral pathogenesis
Sigal, Luis Microbiology & Immunology Intrinsic and induced mechanisms of resistance to viruses
Smeyne, Richard Neuroscience Cell biology of parkinsonism, effects of isolation on brain
Snook, Adam Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Colorectal cancer biology, cancer immunotherapy
Soniat, Michael Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Molecular Mechanisms of Genome Maintenance
South, Andrew Dermatology Genetic disease and cencer predisposition
Temiakov, Dmitry Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Mitrochondrial replication and gene expression
Trotti, Davide Neuroscience Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in ALS
Vadigepalli, Rajanikath Pathology & Genomic Medicine Systems medicine, computational biology, bioinformatics
Waldman, Scott A.  Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology Novel diagnostics and therapeutics for GI cancers
Wedegaertner, Philip Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Mechanisms of cell signaling by heterotrimeric G proteins
Winter, Ed Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Meiotic development, signaling, yeast molecular genetics
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