Research Strengths

Cell Biology

Cell biologists are studying the inner workings of the cell from protein structure to dynamics and trafficking to how organs are formed. We use molecular genetics to manipulate proteins in cells and microscopy, mass spectrometry, mathematical modeling and other analytical platforms to understand cellular function.

Faculty Member	Contact Info	Research Description
Kerry S. Bloom Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor	623 Fordham Hall (919) 962-1182 kerry_bloom@unc.edu	Molecular Biology; Chromosome and Spindle Dynamics
Robert J. Duronio Professor; Director of the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences	3350 Genome Sciences Building (919) 962-4568 duronio@med.unc.edu	Epigenetic Control of the Cell Cycle During Development
Amy Gladfelter Associate Professor	516 Fordham Hall (919) 962-7289 amyglad@email.unc.edu	Cytoskeleton dynamics, biophysical cell biology, cytoplasm organization
Bob Goldstein James L. Peacock III Distinguished Professor	616 Fordham Hall (919) 843-8575 bobg@unc.edu	Cell Polarity, Morphogenesis, and Evolution of Development
Alan M. Jones Kenan Distinguished Professor	312 Coker Hall (919) 962-6932 alan_jones@unc.edu	Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development
Amy Shaub Maddox Assistant Professor	408 Fordham Hall 919-843-3228 asm@unc.edu	Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Cell Division
Gregory Matera Professor & Associate Chair of Biology	3352 Genome Sciences Building (919) 962-4567 matera@unc.edu	RNA Processing: Biogenesis of Small Ribonucleoproteins in Health and Disease
Daniel J. McKay Assistant Professor, Biology Department and Genetics Department; Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Studies (iBGS)	3358 Genome Sciences Building (919) 843-2064 dmckay1@email.unc.edu	Developmental Genomics
Mark Peifer Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor	521 Fordham Hall (919) 962-2271 peifer@unc.edu	Cell adhesion, signal transduction, and cytoskeletal regulation in development and disease
Patricia J. Pukkila Professor (Emerita)	201 Fordham Hall 919-967-4476 pukkila@unc.edu	Controlling Events in Meiosis
Steve Rogers Associate Professor	422 Fordham Hall (919) 843-7342 srogers@bio.unc.edu	Cell Biology of the Cytoskeleton, Cell Migration, and Morphogenesis
Edward D. Salmon Research Professor (Retired James Larkin and Iona Mae Ballou Distinguished Professor)	608 Fordham Hall (919) 962-2265 tsalmon@email.unc.edu	Microscopy, Microtubule Assembly, Microtubule Motors, and The Mechanism of Chromosome Movement
Celia E. Shiau Assistant Professor	4352 Genome Sciences Building (919) 962-7010 shiauce@unc.edu	Crosstalk between immune and nervous systems; macrophages and microglia; immune activation and inflammation; vertebrate development
Kevin Slep Associate Professor	402 Fordham Hall (919) 962-4858 KSlep@bio.unc.edu	Cytoskeletal Structure and Dynamics
Elaine Yeh Research Associate Professor	603 Fordham Hall (919) 962-2331 elaine_yeh@unc.edu	Nuclear division in yeast: cell cycle control; microtubule motor proteins and the cytoskeleton.

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