People who work in Functional genomics

Molecular genetic elucidation of role of G-proteins in plant growth and development.

Understanding enzyme catalysis.

Genome mapping, including genetic linkage mapping, molecular cytogenetics; studies of genetic diversity in forests.

Genetics, epigenetics, and genomics of X chromosome inactivation in human and mouse.

Translational control of gene expression.

The fundamental genetic and molecular mechanisms that cause cancer.

Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis during plant development and plant-pathogen interaction. Epigenetic regulation and allele specific patterns.

Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Gene network inference. microRNA regulation in gene expression.

Enzymology and molecular genetics of anaerobic microbes from the Archaea domain.

Genetic characterization of resistance/tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in crop plants. Investigation of genes for directed crop improvement and germplasm enhancement.

Plant molecular and developmental biology. Starch biosynthesis. Tropical plant biotechnology. Plant-pathogen interactions. Biofuel feedstock production.

Functional genomics of non-coding DNA.

Bacterial genomics and the evolution of bacterial mechanisms to manipulate host immune functions.

Pharmacogenetics, i.e., the genetic basis for individual differences in response to drugs which affect the central nervous system.

Investigation of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes.

Molecular genetics and evolution of flower development. Comparative, genomic and bioinformatic analyses of eukaryotic gene functions.

Development and use of bioinformatical algorithms.

Biochemistry and genomics of eukaryotic transcription regulation.

Developmental and evolutionary aspects of regulation of patterning genes.

How man-made chemicals (e.g. peroxisome proliferators) regulate gene expression.

Complex genetics of drug addiction.

Functional genomics and proteomics of the nervous system.