People who work in Cell biology of disease, virus and host-pathogen interaction

Regulation of T cell activation, differentiation and allergic asthma induction by ltk (Tec family kinases).

Vitamin D regulation of autoimmunity, especially inflammatory bowel diseases. Molecular and cellular regulation of host immunity, and regulation by nutrients.

Regulation of protein synthesis and control of translation initiation of mRNAs in higher eukaryotes and the evolution of tissue specific transcriptional regulation.

Molecular mechanism of synaptogenesis and plasticity.

Mechanism of plant growth. Function and evolution of expansins. Biochemistry and rheology of plant cell walls. Growth responses to light, hormones, and water stress and other stimuli.

Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions.

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology; molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite/pathogen interactions.

Interactions between bacterial pathogens (primarily Bordetella spp) and the host immune system, including virulence factors, host immune functions and genomics.

Understanding how paramyxoviruses (SV5) induce and inhibit apoptosis. Using SV5 as a vector for expressing foreign genes and for live vaccine development.

Hepatitis C and related viruses: how their replication interferes with host protein and membrane trafficking.

Signal Transduction, Growth Control, and Cancer Genetics

Biogenesis and function of cilia in mammalian embryonic development.

Development and regulation of GABAergic inhibitory synapses; neural substrates regulating anxiety and cognition.

Growth factors and receptors in brain and heart development and cancer.

Genetic analysis of host factors involved in the progression of Friend erythroleukemia virus.

Gene regulation in cell cycle and DNA damage control; regulation of DNA damage-induced transcription.

Cell migration and metastasis.

Assembly and budding of paramyxovirus particles.

Development of nanofabricated tools for cell biology; spatiotemporal dynamics of cell surface phenomena; signal transduction; membrane structure and dynamics; quantitative fluorescence microscopy.

Epigenetic histone modifications in cell differentiation and cancer.

Development and function of gamma/delta T cells, a class of immune cells with various roles in microbial immunity, inflammation regulation and tumor surveillance.

Targeting and recognition of fungal effectors in host cells.

Peptides and receptors in development, cancer, cell renewal, wound healing, angiogenesis, cornea, neurodegeneration, diabetes and Crohn's Disease.