People who work in Cell signaling and signal transduction

Signal transduction and antibiotic-induced stress responses in bacteria.

Molecular biology of plant G-proteins and kinases. Phytohormone regulation of signal transduction and RNA processing. Second messenger regulation of ion channels in plant cells.

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

Cell biology and endocrinology related to growth and differentiation of mammary and intestinal tissues. Hormones and growth factors in milk.

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.

Regulation of cell-mediated immunity, hematopoiesis, receptor tyrosine kinases, cellular transformation.

Developmental genetics of organogenesis and morphogenesis in C. elegans.

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

Energy metabolism and mitochondria anomalies. Model and natural biomembranes. Protein dynamics and protein-protein interaction. Theoretical modeling and technique development (biophotonics and biophysics approaches).

Small RNAs and protein localization in bacterial development and antimicrobial drug discovery.

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.

Receptor-like protein kinase and G protein mediated signal transduction during plant development.

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

Signal transduction in prokaryotes; functional domains of Rhizobium dct genes.

Hormonal and growth factor regulation of neuronal calcium; the role of calcium in neuronal development.

Analysis of cytokine and growth factor signaling in hematopoietic differentiation.

Small GTPase cascades in the control of cell motility.

Regulation and function of membrane transbilayer phospholipid dynamics in blood cells.

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

Roles of the cytoskeleton at the cell membrane in epithelial cells, including issues of cell polarity and adhesion, cell signaling, and morphogenesis.

Pprohormone trafficking and the secretory pathway.

Role of MAP kinase cascades, hormonal signaling and their cross-talks in biotic and abiotic stress responses.

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