Biochemistry

Biochemistry Faculty

Anthony, Tracy

Anthony, Tracy

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Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
tracy.anthony@rutgers.edu
Nutrient sensing and signaling in metabolism, proteostasis control during environmental stress
Arnold, Edward

Arnold, Edward

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
arnold@cabm.rutgers.edu
HIV, AIDS, drugs, vaccines, crystallography, structural biology
Barber, Annika

Barber, Annika

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Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
annika.barber@waksman.rutgers.edu
Circadian rhythms, sleep, traumatic brain injury, aging, metabolism, Drosophila, neuromodulation, neural circuits
Barr, Maureen

Barr, Maureen

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Genetics
mmbarr@hginj.rutgers.edu
Cilia cell biology, sensory behaviors, and modeling human genetic diseases in C. elegans
Baum, Jean

Baum, Jean

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
baum@chem.rutgers.edu
NMR, protein folding, molecular recognition
Boison, Detlev

Boison, Detlev

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Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
detlev.boison@rutgers.edu
adenosine; metabolic reprogramming; epigenomic reprogramming; epilepsy
Boyd, Jeff

Boyd, Jeff

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Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
jeffboyd@sebs.rutgers.edu
Staphylococcus aureus, metals, oxidative stress, pathogenesis, transcriptional regulation, molecular microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, environmental sensing
Breslauer, Kenneth J

Breslauer, Kenneth J

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
kjbdna@dls.rutgers.edu
biophysical chemistry; DNA polymorphism, DNA based diagnostics and therapeutics, Energy Based Drug design, antiviral drugs
Brewer, Gary

Brewer, Gary

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
brewerga@rutgers.edu
Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in cancer, immune responses, and congestive heart failure
Bunting, Samuel

Bunting, Samuel

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Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
bunting@cabm.rutgers.edu
Cell survival and DNA repair in mammals
Carman, George M.

Carman, George M.

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Food Science
gcarman@rutgers.edu
Regulation of Phospholipid Metabolism/Signaling in Yeast
Chada, Kiran

Chada, Kiran

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
chada@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Mammalian genetics. human diseases, developmental biology, obesity cancer
Chen, Suzie

Chen, Suzie

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical Biology
suziec@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Mouse model of melanoma, regulation of cell signaling by G-protein-coupled receptor
Cluntun, Ahmad A.

Cluntun, Ahmad A.

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Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ahmad.cluntun@rutgers.edu
Metabolism, Mitochondria, Histone modifications, Heart, Cancer, Metabolomics, Stable Isotope Tracing
Dai, Wei

Dai, Wei

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Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
wd157@dls.rutgers.edu
Structural Biology, Neuroscience, Cryo-electron Microscopy, Protein Aggregation and Transmission, Membrane Protein, Protein-drug Interactions
Demokritou, Philip

Demokritou, Philip

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Professor
Division of Environmental & Population Health Biosciences
philip.demokritou@rutgers.edu
nanobiology, nanotoxicology; environmental pollutants
Dismukes, G. Charles

Dismukes, G. Charles

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
dismukes@chem.rutgers.edu
metabolism, bioenergy, energy conversion, biophysics, natural and artificial photosynthesis
Driscoll, Monica

Driscoll, Monica

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
driscoll@dls.rutgers.edu
aging, neurodegeneration, large vesicle extrusion, exercise
Ebright, Richard

Ebright, Richard

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
ebright@waksman.rutgers.edu
transcription, transcription initiation, transcription elongation, transcription termination, transcriptional regulation, antituberculosis drug discovery, antibacterial drug discovery
Edery, Isaac

Edery, Isaac

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Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
edery@cabm.rutgers.edu
Light-stimulated arousal; brain health and neurodegeneration; drug discovery; Drosophila models
Fei, Jia

Fei, Jia

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Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
jia.fei@rutgers.edu
Chromatin dynamics, Gene regulation, Transcription elongation, Epigenetic mechanisms
Firestein, Bonnie

Firestein, Bonnie

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Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
firestein@dls.rutgers.edu
Dendrite Branching, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Synaptic Plasticity, Learning and Memory, Autism
Fondell, Joseph

Fondell, Joseph

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Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
fondeljd@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Regulation of gene expression by nuclear hormone receptors. Pathological role of nuclear receptors in hormone dependent cancers
Gartenberg, Marc

Gartenberg, Marc

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
gartenbe@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Sister chromatid cohesion; gene expression; chromatin and epigenetics
Gelinas, Celine

Gelinas, Celine

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
gelinas@cabm.rutgers.edu
Cancer, oncogenes, transcription factor, cell proliferation, apoptosis
Gordon, Marion K

Gordon, Marion K

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Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
magordon@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Cell-matrix interactions; cel,. developmental and molecular biology of extracellular matrix molecules
Grant, Barth

Grant, Barth

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Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
grant@dls.rutgers.edu
Receptor trafficking and signaling, genetics, cell biology, membranes, endocytosis, C. elegans, functional genomics
Gu, Sam

Gu, Sam

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Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
ggu@dls.rutgers.edu
RNA-directed chromatin modification and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
Gunderson, Samuel I.

Gunderson, Samuel I.

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Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
gunderson@dls.rutgers.edu
Regulation of polyadenylation and splicing of mRN, RNA-protein interactions, bioinformatics of gene expression
Guo, Jessie Yanxiang

Guo, Jessie Yanxiang

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Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
yanxiang@cinj.rutgers.edu
Cancer metabolism, autophagy, oncogenes, cancer metastasis, metabolomics, lung cancer therapy
Hinrichs, Christian S.

Hinrichs, Christian S.

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Professor
Department of Medical Immunology
ch977@cinj.rutgers.edu
Immunotherapy, cell therapy, human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, anal cancer
Hsu, Shu-Chan

Hsu, Shu-Chan

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Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
hsu@dls.rutgers.edu
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic development and function
Hu, Wenwei

Hu, Wenwei

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Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
wh221@cinj.rutgers.edu
tumor suppressor and oncogene, tumorigenesis, p53, cytokine, cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment
Irvine, Kenneth

Irvine, Kenneth

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
irvine@waksman.rutgers.edu
Cell-signaling, growth control, cancer, morphogenesis, mechanotransduction
Jin, Shengkan (Victor)

Jin, Shengkan (Victor)

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Professor
Department of Pharmacology
jinsh@rwjms.rutgers.edu
CRISPR Genome Editing, CRISPR Base Editing, Cancer, Gene and Cell Therapy, Drug Development, CAR-T, Genetic Diseases
Kaelber, Jason

Kaelber, Jason

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Associate Research Professor
Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine
jason.kaelber@rutgers.edu
cryo-EM, virology, gene therapy, electron microscopy, nanoimaging
Khare, Sagar

Khare, Sagar

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Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
khare@chem.rutgers.edu
computational protein design, biomolecular machine learning, enzyme design, synthetic biology, biocatalysis
Kiledjian, Megerditch (Mike)

Kiledjian, Megerditch (Mike)

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
kiledjian@dls.rutgers.edu
RNA Biology in the Regulation of Gene Expression and Neurological Disorders
Kong, Tony Ah-Ng

Kong, Tony Ah-Ng

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmaceutics
kongt@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Mitochondrial metabolism, epigenetics/epigenomics; NRF2-mediated redox signaling; Cancer preventive dietary phytochemicals; pharmacokinetics (PK)/pharmacodynamics (PD)
Kulczyk, Arek

Kulczyk, Arek

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Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
arek.kulczyk@rutgers.edu
Structural Biology, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cancer, Neurological Disorders, DNA replication, DNA repair, Basement Membranes, Cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM), Cryo-Electron Tomography (cryo-ET), Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM), Single-Molecule Methods, Fluorescent Microscopy, Structure Determination, Drug Development
Kwan, Kelvin

Kwan, Kelvin

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Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
kelvin.kwan@rutgers.edu
Molecular basis of inner ear regeneration
Lam, Eric

Lam, Eric

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
lam@sebs.rutgers.edu
Gene expression, chromatin structure, signal transduction, programmed cell death, gene targeting, leaf morphogenesis
Laskin, Debra L.

Laskin, Debra L.

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
laskin@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Immunology, macrophages, inflammation, acute lung injury, chronic pulmonary disease
Laskin, Jeffrey D.

Laskin, Jeffrey D.

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
jlaskin@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Cancer research, oncogene expression and growth factor mediated signal transduction, tyrosine kinases, immunobiology of inflammation, nitric oxide
Lattime, Edmund C

Lattime, Edmund C

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Professor
Department of Surgery
lattimec@cinj.rutgers.edu
Tumor immunology, immune mechanisms, genetically-based vaccine strategies

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