Faculty & Research

Program Faculty

Snyder, Elizabeth (Beth)

Snyder, Elizabeth (Beth)

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Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
elizabeth.snyder@rutgers.edu
Structural and nucleotide-level RNA variants, proteome composition, cellular development
Soto, Martha C.

Soto, Martha C.

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Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
sotomc@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Cell Polarity, Embryonic Morphogenesis, Developmental Genetics, C. elegans
Stavropoulos, Nicholas

Stavropoulos, Nicholas

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Associate Professor
stavropoulos@waksman.rutgers.edu
Sleep regulation, developmental neurobiology, neurogenesis, ubiquitin, autism
Stock, Ann

Stock, Ann

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
stock@cabm.rutgers.edu
regulation of polysaccharide utilization by gut bacteria
Storch, Judith

Storch, Judith

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Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
storch@sebs.rutgers.edu
Cellular lipid transport, structure and function of lipid transport proteins, intestinal lipid transport and systemic energy metabolism
Su, Xiaoyang

Su, Xiaoyang

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Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
xs137@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Metabolomics, stable-isotope tracing, SLC transporters
Suh, Nanjoo

Suh, Nanjoo

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Professor
Department of Chemical Biology
nsuh@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Drug development in cancer research
Thakker-Varia, Smita

Thakker-Varia, Smita

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Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
varia@rutgers.edu
Neurotrophins, Neuropeptides, TBI, Mood Disorders. Direct Master's Program
Thamatrakoln, Kim

Thamatrakoln, Kim

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Associate Research Professor
Marine Sciences
thamat@marine.rutgers.edu
Marine microbiology, molecular ecology, biogeochemistry
Tischfield, Max

Tischfield, Max

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Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
max.tischfield@rutgers.edu
Cerebrospinal fluid, brain waste clearance, Meningeal Lymphatics, Neurodegenerative disease, Tourette Syndrome, Mouse genetics, systems neuroscience and behavior
Tumer, Nilgun

Tumer, Nilgun

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Plant Biology
tumer@sebs.rutgers.edu
toxin, ribosome inactivating protein, ricin, Shiga toxin, small molecule inhibitor, peptide inhibitor
Tutwiler, Valerie

Tutwiler, Valerie

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Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemical Engineering
valerie.tutwiler@rutgers.edu
Blood, clotting, mechanics
Valvezan, Alexander

Valvezan, Alexander

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Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
valvezan@cabm.rutgers.edu
Signaling, metabolism, cell cycle control of cellular metabolism, targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer, mTOR
Verzi, Michael

Verzi, Michael

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Professor
Department of Genetics
mv347@hginj.rutgers.edu
intestinal regeneration, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, transcriptional mechanisms, epigenetics, omics
Vetriani, Costantino

Vetriani, Costantino

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
vetriani@marine.rutgers.edu
Deep-sea microbiology, extremophiles, molecular ecology, adaptations to extreme environments
Wadsworth, William

Wadsworth, William

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Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
wadswort@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Extracellular matrix and the guidance of cell migrations in C. elegans
Walworth, Nancy C.

Walworth, Nancy C.

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Professor
Department of Pharmacology
walworna@rwjms.rutgers.edu
cell cycle checkpoint; DNA damage; chromosome stability
Watford, Malcolm

Watford, Malcolm

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Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
watford@sebs.rutgers.edu
The role of amino acids as substrates for gluconeogenesis and urea synthesis
Welsh, William J

Welsh, William J

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmacology
welshwj@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Computer-aided drug discovery, protein modeling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drugs for treatment of pain, addiction and weight management
White, Eileen

White, Eileen

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
epwhite@cinj.rutgers.edu
cancer metabolism, cachexia, autophagy, immunology
White, James

White, James

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Professor
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
white@rci.rutgers.edu
Plant pathology, plant diversity, natural products: endophytic fungi, fungi and grass interrelationships
White, Lori A.

White, Lori A.

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Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
lori.white@rutgers.edu
Developmental toxicology
Winkelmann, Donald A.

Winkelmann, Donald A.

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Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
winkelma@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Protein structure, molecular motors, protein engineering, macromolecular assembly, muscle contraction
Wondisford, Fredric E.

Wondisford, Fredric E.

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Professor
Department of Medicine
few11@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Pituitary and pancreatic hormonal growth and regulation
Woychik, Nancy

Woychik, Nancy

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
nancy.woychik@rutgers.edu
Bacterial pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic development, non-coding RNAs, bacterial infectious diseases
Xia, Bing

Xia, Bing

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Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
xiabi@cinj.rutgers.edu
DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, oxidative stress, breast cancer, Fanconi anemia
Xiao, Shuo

Xiao, Shuo

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Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
sx106@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Women's reproductive health, organ-on-chip, toxicology, fertility preservation
Xie, Ping

Xie, Ping

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Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
xie@dls.rutgers.edu
Molecular mechanisms of immune regulation and cancer pathogenesis
Xing, Jinchuan

Xing, Jinchuan

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Professor
Department of Genetics
xing@dls.rutgers.edu
Human genomics, mobile element biology, evolutionary and population genetics
Yadavalli, Srujana Samhita

Yadavalli, Srujana Samhita

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Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics
sam.yadavalli@rutgers.edu
Bacterial stress response, antimicrobial resistance, biology of small proteins
Yakoby, Nir

Yakoby, Nir

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Professor
Department of Biology
yakoby@camden.rutgers.edu
Developmental biology, Drosophila oogenesis, cell signaling, evolution of morphologies, evolution of cell signaling
Yang, Jiekun (Jackie)

Yang, Jiekun (Jackie)

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Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics
jackie.yang@rutgers.edu
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Cancer Biology, Obesity Biology
Yang, Qi

Yang, Qi

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Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
qy117@rwjms.rutgers.edu
neuroimmunology, immune cell-neuron interaction
You, Guofeng

You, Guofeng

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmaceutics
gyou@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Drug/Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution and Elimination, Membrane Transporters
Young, Lily

Young, Lily

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Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences
young@oq.rutgers.edu
Anaerobic microbial metabolism of environmental contaminants, microbial ecology
Young, Wise

Young, Wise

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
young@dls.rutgers.edu
Spinal cord injury, stem cells, clinical trials
Yu, Lei

Yu, Lei

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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
lei.yu@rutgers.edu
Molecular genetics of alcoholism, compulsive behavior, drug abuse, pain, stress
Yurchenco, Peter

Yurchenco, Peter

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Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
yurchenc@rwjms.rutgers.edu
basement membrane assembly, structure and functions
Zaratiegui Biurrun, Miguel (Mikel)

Zaratiegui Biurrun, Miguel (Mikel)

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Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
zaratiegui@dls.rutgers.edu
Transposons, RNAi, Heterochromatin, Mitochondria
Zarbl, Helmut

Zarbl, Helmut

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Professor
Department of Environmental & Occupational Medicine
zarbl@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Mammary carcinogenesis, Lung Carcinogenesis, Mechanisms of toxicity, Genetic susceptibility, Toxicogenomics, Tumor suppressor genes, Functional genomics, Signal transduction, Transcriptional regulation, Mutagenesis
Zhang, Huaye

Zhang, Huaye

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Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
zhang29@rwjms.rutgers.edu
cell polarity, dendritic spines, synaptic plasticity, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, autism, Alzheimer's disease, learning and memory
Zheng, Steven X.F.

Zheng, Steven X.F.

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Professor
Department of Pharmacology
zhengst@cinj.rutgers.edu
Cancer Biology, Metabolic Stress, Nutrient Signaling, Targeted Therapy
Zhou, Renping

Zhou, Renping

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Professor
Department of Chemical Biology
rzhou@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Gene therapy, AAV, neurodegenerative diseases, ALS
Zong, Wei-Xing

Zong, Wei-Xing

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Professor
Department of Chemical Biology
zongwx@rutgers.edu
Cancer metabolism, growth signaling, tumor suppressors, cell death, autophagy, ROS
Zylstra, Gerben J.

Zylstra, Gerben J.

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Distinguished Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
zylstra@sebs.rutgers.edu
Microbial genomics, catabolic pathways, aromatic hydrocarbon degradation

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