Genetically Engineered Animal Models of Disease

David Bedwell, Ph.D. Microbiology
Translation termination; mRNA turnover

Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D. Genetics
Regulation of inflammatory responses; pathogenesis of lupus and vasculitic disorders

Kai Jiao, M.D., Ph.D. Genetics
TGF-beta/Bmp signaling during cardiogenesis

Bob Kesterson, Ph.D. Genetics
Hypothalamic control of feeding behavior

Joseph Messina, Ph.D. Pathology
Insulin and growth hormone (GH) action; insulin and GH resistance following trauma and infection

John Parant, Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology
Animal models of genomic instability; p53 regulation; cancer and mitotic dysfunction

Steven Pittler, Ph.D. Vision Sciences
Characterization of photoreceptor metabolism and retinal degeneration 

Steven Rowe, M.D. Medicine-Pulmonary/Allergy/Critical Care
Cystic Fibrosis Clinical and Translational Research

Eric Sorscher, M.D. Medicine-Hematology and Oncology
Cystic fibrosis and molecular genetics; patient-oriented research

David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D. Neurology
Translational research in neurodegenerative diseases

David Sweatt, Ph.D. Neurobiology
Signal transduction mechanisms in learning and memory

Jianbo Wang, Ph.D. Cell Biology
Cellular polarity and morphogenesis during mammalian development and disease

Scott Wilson, Ph.D. Neurobiology
Mouse models of neurodegeneration

J.M. Wyss, Ph.D. Cell Biology
Genetic and biochemical mechanisms in neurological disorders

Brad Yoder, Ph.D. Cell Biology
Cilia signaling and dysfunction in development and disease

Jianhua Zhang, Ph.D. Pathology
Cell and molecular mechanisms and mouse models of autophagy in development, neurological and psychiatric diseases