Graduate Education in Medical Sciences at University of Chicago





GEMS Faculty

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Kalyanasundaram, Ramaswamy

PhD, University of Calgary
Professor and Head, Microbiology and Immunology, Biomedical Sciences
ramswamy@uic.edu  815-395-5696

Research Interests
Immunology , Host-Pathogen Biology, Proteomics

Research Description

Molecular basis of host evasion by pathogens; identify novel antigens for vaccine or drug development

 

Kaplan, Jack

PhD, London University
Benjamin Goldberg Professor & Head of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
kaplanj@uic.edu  312-355-2732

Research Interests
Biochemistry , Cell and Membrane Biology, Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research Description

Molecular characterization of P-type ATPases (Ion Pumps): structure- function relations, synthesis, assembly and trafficking. Mechanisms and Regulation of Copper transport in Human Cells.

 

Katzen, Alisa

PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
katzen@uic.edu  312-413-9215

Research Interests
Development , Genetics, Cell cycle & Apoptosis

Research Description

Molecular and genetic analysis of the coordination of cell cycle regulation and differentiation during development; functional role of a proto-oncogene.

 

Kennedy, John

PhD, Medical College of Virginia
Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Jkennedy@uic.edu  312-996-7992

Research Interests
Gene Regulation , Cardiovascuar Biology, Metabolism/Biochemistry

Research Description

Molecular Mechanisms controlling expression of metabolic genes during cardiac and skeletal muscle adaptation.

 

Kenney, Linda

PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Microbiology and Immunology
kenneyl@uic.edu  312-413-0576

Research Interests
Gene Regulation , Biochemistry, Microbiology

Research Description

Two-component signal transduction; Regulation of Salmonella pathogenicity Island 2 gene expression; Regulation of outer membrane proteins by EnvZ/OmpR

 

Kenter, Amy

PhD, Yeshiva (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology
star1@uic.edu  312-995-5293

Research Interests
Immunology , Gene regulation

Research Description

Genetic mechanisms of immunoglobulin gene recombination; DNA-binding proteins; B cell specific nucleic enzymes; plasmid recombination assays.

 

Kozasa, Tohru

MD/PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
TKozas@uic.edu  312-413-0111

Research Interests
Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling , Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience

Research Description

G-protein-mediated signal transduction pathways; Function of RGS proteins. Mechanism of regulation of Rho family GTPases (Rho, Rac, Cdc42) by G protein- coupled receptors.