Graduate Education in Medical Sciences at University of Chicago





GEMS Faculty

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Nakajima, Yasuko

M.D., Ph.D., University of Tokyo
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
yasukon@uic.edu  312-996-0717

Research Interests
Neuroscience

Research Description

Signal transduction of ion channel modulation

 

Nakajima, Shigehiro

M.D., Ph.D., University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor of Pharmacology
shign@uic.edu  312-996-0003

Research Interests
Neuroscience , Molecular Pharmacology

Research Description

Electrophysiological and molecular biological investigations on ion channels in brain neurons with emphasis on signal transduction mechanisms.

 

Nakamura, Toru

Ph.D, University of Colorado, Boulder
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
nakamut@uic.edu  312-996-1988

Research Interests
Genetics , Cell cycle & Apoptosis, Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling

Research Description

Roles of Checkpoint Proteins and Chromatin Modifications in Genome Stability, DNA repair and Telomere Maintenance

 

Nonn, Larisa

PhD, University of Arizona
Assistant Professor of Pathology
lnonn@uic.edu  312-996-0194

Research Interests
Cancer Biology , Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling

Research Description

Prostate cancer prevention by dietary agents (vitamin D, soy, lycopene)

Primary human prostatic cell cultures as a model system

The role of microRNAs and prostate cancer prevention. mRNA and microRNA expression profiling from archival tissue specimens