People who work in Control of cell division, differentiation and growth

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.

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.

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.

Plant cell and developmental biology. Biochemical, genetic, molecular genetic and cell biology of the cytoskeleton. Mitosis, with emphasis on spindle assembly.

Developmental genetics of organogenesis and morphogenesis in C. elegans.

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

Signal Transduction, Growth Control, and Cancer Genetics

Genetics and genomics of flower development, anther cell division and differentiation, and meiosis.

Regulation of gene expression during mouse and Drosophila embryogenesis.

Genetic and molecular analysis of hematopoietic differentiation.

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

Epithelial cell junction formation and turnover. Intracellular trafficking of adhesion molecules.

Epigenetic histone modifications in cell differentiation and cancer.

Development and function of gamma/delta T cells.