Graduate Education in Medical Sciences at University of Chicago





GEMS Research Topics : Development

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Ackerman, Steven

Ph.D., McGill University
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
sackerma@uic.edu   312-996-6149

Research Interests
Gene Regulation, Lung Biology, Development

Research Description

Transcriptional mechanisms that regulate blood cell (granulocyte/eosinophil) lineage-specific development and gene expression during hematopoiesis. Cellular, molecular and immunobiology of the eosinophil granulocyte, focusing on pro-inflammatory effector functions in the pathogenesis of asthma and other allergic diseases such as eosinophilic esophagitis - mechanisms of eosinophil-mediated tissue damage, repair-remodeling and fibrosis are being investigated.

 

Diekwisch, Thomas

DDS, Ph.D. (sci), Ph.D. (phil), Philipps-University of Marburg, West Germany
Professor of Oral Biology and Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
tomdkw@uic.edu   312-413-9683

Research Interests
Gene Regulation, Development,

Research Description

Developmental, molecular, and evolutionary biology of tooth enamel and periodontium

 

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.

 

Lazarov, Orly

Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
olazarov@uic.edu   312-355-0548

Research Interests
Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Development

Research Description

Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease; Misregulation of neurogenic processes in the AD brain; Neurogenesis and stem cell-based therapeutic approaches.

 

Merrill, Brad

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
merrillb@uic.edu   312-996-0346

Research Interests
Cancer Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology

Research Description

We examine how transcription factors determine cell fates, with a particular focus on effects on stem cells and during carcinogenesis.