Graduate Education in Medical Sciences at University of Chicago





GEMS Research Topics : Cell Biology and Signaling

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Brodie, Mark

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
mbrodie@uic.edu   312-996-2373

Research Interests
Cell Biology and Signaling, ,

Research Description

Electrophysiology of dopamine neurons of the reward system of the central nervous system

 

Hay, Nissim

PhD, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
nhay@uic.edu   312-355-1684

Research Interests
Cell and Membrane Biology, Cell Biology and Signaling, Cell cycle & Apoptosis

Research Description

Analyses of apoptosis, cell cycle control, metabolism, and life span mediated by growth factors, at the cellular and organismal levels.

 

Snapp, Karen

D.D.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
krs@uic.edu   312-355-3803

Research Interests
Vascular Biology, Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling, Cell Biology and Signaling

Research Description

Leukocyte adhesion and migration; interactions mediated by the selectin family of adhesion molecules.

 

Ucker, David

Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
duck@uic.edu   312 413 1102

Research Interests
Immunology, Cell Biology and Signaling, Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling

Research Description

Mechanism and regulation of the processes of physiological cell death and the innate immune recognition and non-inflammatory clearance of cell corpses.

 

Ushio-Fukai, Masuko

PhD, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
mfukai@uic.edu   312-996-7665

Research Interests
Cell Biology and Signaling, Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling, Vascular Biology

Research Description

To determine the role of reactive oxygen species in angiogenesis and cardiovascular diseases using cell culture, live cell imaging, cell fractionation, molecular and cell biological analysis as well as in vivo models with knockout and transgenic mice.

 

Ye, Richard

M.D., Ph.D., Washington University
Professor of Pharmacology
yer@uic.edu   312-996-5087

Research Interests
Cell Biology and Signaling, Immunology, Molecular Pharmacology

Research Description

Signaling through G-protein-coupled receptors; molecular mechanisms of leukocyte activation.

 

Zhao, You-Yang

PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
yyzhao@uic.edu   312-355-0238

Research Interests
Cell Cycle and Apoptosis, Cell Biology and Signaling, Signal Transduction and Cell Signaling

Research Description