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Polyploid Cell Cycles in the Fruit Fly Larval Salivary Gland (photo credit: Lisa Antoszewski, Bob Duronio Lab)

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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 MemberContact InfoResearch Description
Kerry S. Bloom
Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology		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
Associate 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 Biology
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.