The main focus of the Molecular Biology Division is to understand the regulation of basic and disease-related cellular processes such as gene expression, hormonal signaling, RNA processing, DNA replication, recombination and repair.
Faculty and research interests
Primary members
| Faculty photo | Faculty research interests |
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Gene structure and regulation |
| Molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions and plant gene expression |
| Aaron Goldstrohm (Division Director) Gene regulation, Post-transcriptional control of messenger RNA stability, Translation and localization by RNA-binding proteins, mRNA untranslated regions and nucleases, Genetic mechanisms of development, Cancer, Obesity |
| Control of genome organization and function during development & disease. |
Secondary members
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| Mechanism of insulin action; regulation of gene expression by lipids; lipid transporters and lipid binding proteins; obesity and metabolic regulation. |
| Biological networks that coordinate metabolism and growth |
| Cancer Stem Cells, Therapy Resistance, Steroid Receptors, and Cancer Metabolism |
Molecular Biology Facilities
Genome Engineering Shared Resource
Co-Director: Eric Hendrickson
Manager: Brian Ruis