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Hand-manipulated, Fluorescent Embryonic Cells from the Model Organism C. elegans (Bob Goldstein Lab)

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Research Strengths

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Genetics is both a discipline (the study of heredity) and an experimental approach (manipulation of genes or the genetic material). Today, most geneticists include work at the molecular level by manipulating RNA or DNA…or entire genomes. Our department is strong in both model organism genetics and genomics.

Faculty MemberContact InfoResearch Description
Shawn Ahmed
Associate Professor		216 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-4780
shawn@med.unc.edu		Telomere replication and germ cell immortality
Kerry S. Bloom
Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor		623 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-1182
kerry_bloom@unc.edu		Molecular Biology; Chromosome and Spindle Dynamics
Christina Burch
Associate Professor		3157 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4445
cburch@bio.unc.edu		Experimental Evolution of Viruses
Frank Conlon
Associate Professor		220 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-5500
frank_conlon@med.unc.edu		Developmental Genetics
Gregory P. Copenhaver
Associate Professor		4161 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4457
gcopenhaver at bio.unc.edu		Genetics
Stephen Crews
Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Adjunct Professor of Biology		321 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-4380
steve_crews@unc.edu		Drosophila Nervous System Development; Gene Regulation
Jeff Dangl
John N. Couch Professor		4260 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4469
dangl@email.unc.edu		Plant Genetics and Cellular Biology; Plant Disease Resistance and Plant Metagenomics
Mara C. Duncan
Assistant Professor		304 Coker Hall
(919) 843-8435
mduncan@bio.unc.edu		The role of membrane traffic in global physiological changes
Robert J. Duronio
Professor		3350 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4568
duronio@med.unc.edu		Developmental control of the cell cycle
Terry Furey
Assistant Professor		5022 Genetic Medicine Building
(919) 966-7033
tsfurey@unc.edu		Chromatin accessibility and gene regulation; Integrative analysis of complex traits
Bob Goldstein
Professor		616 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-8575
bobg@unc.edu		Cell Polarity, Morphogenesis, and Evolution of Development
Sarah R. Grant
Research Associate Professor		4258 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4470
sgrant@email.unc.edu		The suite of pathogenicity factors in Pseudomonas syringae
Alan M. Jones
Professor		312 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6932
alan_jones@unc.edu		Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development
Corbin Jones
Associate Professor		3159 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4443
cdjones@email.unc.edu		Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
Joseph Kieber
Professor & Associate Chair of Biology		4163 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4455
jkieber@bio.unc.edu		Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ethylene and Cytokinin Action in Arabidopsis
Alain Laederach
Assistant Professor		3354 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4565
alain@unc.edu		Disease-associated mutations and their effect on RNA Structure
Jason Lieb
Professor		3163 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4439
jlieb@bio.unc.edu		Specificity and Function in Protein-Genome Interactions
William F. Marzluff
William Rand Kenan Professor		208 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-8920
marzluff@med.unc.edu		Regulation of RNA Metabolism in Animal Cells
Gregory Matera
Professor		3352 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4567
matera@unc.edu		RNA Processing: Biogenesis of Small Ribonucleoproteins in Health and Disease
Steven W. Matson
Professor		315 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-0005
smatson@bio.unc.edu		DNA Helicases in Nucleic Acid Metabolism
Mark Peifer
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		202 Fordham Hall
(919) 966-5576
pukkila@unc.edu		Controlling Events in Meiosis
Jason W. Reed
Associate Professor		104 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5699
jreed@email.unc.edu		Plant Signal Transduction and Development
Steve Rogers
Associate Professor		422 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-7342
srogers@bio.unc.edu		Cell Biology of the Cytoskeleton, Cell Migration, and Morphogenesis
Jeff Sekelsky
Professor		303 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-9400
sekelsky@unc.edu		DNA Repair and Recombination
Elizabeth Shank
Assistant Professor		Genome Sciences Building 4157
919-962-4459
eshank@unc.edu		Chemically mediated interactions between microbes
Kevin Slep
Assistant Professor		402 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-4858
KSlep@bio.unc.edu		Cytoskeletal Structure and Dynamics
Darrel W. Stafford
Professor		442 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-0597
dws@email.unc.edu		Molecular Biology
Christopher S. Willett
Research Assistant Professor		235 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-8663
willett4@email.unc.edu		Molecular population and evolutionary genetics
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.