Faculty Appointments

Minneapolis Department- Physiological Chemistry/Medical Biochemistry

NameTenureResearch AreasPapers & Photos

Bell, Charles John

1888-1902
 
Beard, Richard Olding
1888-1914
 
Carel, Hubert1895-1908  
Wilcox, M.
1895-1908
  
Sedqwick, Julius Parker
1906-1915
Gastric aciditis, blood sugar and oric acid levels in newborns; dietary management of diabetes.Photo
Scott, Fredrick
1908-1913
 Photo
Schultz, Fredrick
19-11-1915
Gastric/pancreatic digestion in infacts; pyrogenic action of lactose. 
Gibson, Robert
1911-1914
Articial globulin 
Kingsbury, Francis Bullark
1913-1923
Hippucurate could be used to test for renel function.Photo
Pettibone, Chauncy Vallette
1913-1929
Amino acids in blood; vitaminsPhoto
McClendon, Jesse Francis
1914-1939
Low iodine-goiter relationship; micromanipulation - Frog egg developmentPhoto
Greisheimer, Ester
1919-1935
Major blood constituents; effect of diet on formation of liver glycogenPhoto
Medes, Grace
1924-1928
Effects of anesthesia on living cells; metabolic studies of tyrosinosis 
Pascoe, Truman
1925-1930
  
Hemingway, Allan
1930-1942
Electrical conductivity of biological materialsPhoto
Cavett, Jesse
1930-1937
Clinical biochemistry; thyroid hormone 
Armstrong, Wallace
1934-1974

Metabolism and biological effects of floride

Univ. MN Archive

Classic Papers

Photo

Arnow, L. Earle
1935-1942
Accurance of glutamic acid in protein 
Samuels, Leo
1937-1944
Steroid biochemistryPhoto
Freundlich, Herbert
1938-1940
Colloid chemistry 
Sollner, Karl
1939-1963
Membranes - heterologous pore size, microelectric circulation, electroosmosisPhoto
Burr, George
1940-1946
Discovery of essential fatty acids and Vitamin E 
Barnes, Richard
1940-1944
Mon-caloric functional dietary fat 
Mickelson, Olaf
1940-1945
  
Lundberg, Walter (Hormel Inst.)
1944-1949
  
Barnum, Jr, Cyrus
1942-1965
Polarity of cystine-systine system

Photo

Univ. Min. Archives

Wood, Harland
1943-1946
Metabolic reactions, heavy isotopes, fixation of CO2 into pyruvate and tissuePhoto
Utter, Merton
1943-1946
Metabolic reactions, heavy isotopes, fixation of CO2 into pyruvate and tissue 
Holman, Ralph (Hormel Inst.)
1944-1948
Endocrinology; steroid biochemistry; essential fatty acidsPhoto
Glick, David
1945-1962
Vitamins; enzymes; quantitative histochemistry, mucolytic enzymes 
Cohen, David
1946-1956
  
Frame, Elizabeth
1946-1953
Amino acid metabolism 
Carr, Charles
1946-1984
Membranes and electrical behavior

Classic Papers

1979 Photo

Singer, Leon
1949-1988
 1979 Photo
Dunshee, Bryant
1949-1952
  
Caster, William
1951-1964
  
Gutmann, Helmut (VA Hospital)
1952-1979
Cancer 
Van Pilsum, John
1954-1992
 1979 Photo
Boyer, Paul
1955-1963
Enzyme mechanisms; oxidative phosphorylation 
Von Korff, Richard
1955-1966
Cellular respiration 
Ungar, Frank
1958-1990
Regulation of enzymes in steroid biosynthesis1979 Photo
Carlson, Curtis
1959-1964
  
Bensen, Ellis
1959-1973
  
Smith, Quention
1959
Oral secretions and human pathology 
Koerner, James
1961-2002
DNA hydrolysis, neurotransmitters and receptors1979 Photo
Dempsey, Mary
1962-2003
Regulation of lipid metabolism; regulation of cholesterol synthesis, lipid transport proteins and their receptors.1979 Photo
Wetlaufer, Donald
1962-1975
Biopolymers, protein structure and stability 
Gray, Ernest
1962-1965
 1979 Photo
Bernlohr, Robert
1965-1974
Microbial biochemistry 
Edstrom, Ronald
1964-
  
Pollara, Bernard
1964-1969
  
Larner, Joseph
1965-1969
  
Wold, Finn
1966-1974
Chemistry of proteins and enzymes

Classic Papers

1974 Photo
1979 Photo

Bodley, James
1967-1998
Protein biosynthesis and RNA structure and function.

Classic Papers

1979 Photo
2003 Photo

Pothapragada, Venketaswarlu
19868-1974
  
Short, Everett
1969-1974
  
Notation, Albert
1968-1976
  
Roon, Robert
1970-
Amino acid transport and amino acid neurotransmission
in the mammalian brain.
1979 Photo
2009 Photo
Howard, James
1970-2002
Protein Structure; Metalloproteins1979 Photo
Rosenberg, Andreas
1970-1998
  
Vatessary, Govid
(VA Hospital)
1970-1978
  
Blomquist, Charles
1970-
  
Kelley, William
1972-1976
  
Tan, Agnes
(VA Hospital)
1972-1988
  
Gilboe, Daniel
(VA Hospital)
1972-1998
  
Oegema, Theodore
1975-2005
Proteoglycan and extracellular matrix function.1979 Photo
Hogenkamp, Harry
1976-2002
Vitamin B12-dependent enzyme mechanisms

Classic Papers

1979 Photo

Martin, Nancy
1977-1990
 1979 Photo
Lipscomb, John
1977-2022
Oxygenase mechanisms, metalloproteins, magnetic resonance techniques, kinetics.1979 Photo
Livingston, Dennis
1977-
Genome stability, mutation; DNA replication, repair and genetic recombination.1979 Photo
2009 Photo
Adolph, Kenneth
1979-
Gene structure and regulation.1979 Photo
2009 Photo
Thomas, David
1980-
Molecular dynamics in muscle.2009 Photo
Towle, Howard
1980-
Nutritional and hormonal regulation of mammalian gene expression.1979 Photo
2009 Photo
LaPorte, David
1983-
Gene expression; protein phosphorylation cascades.2009 Photo
Sanders, Michel
1986-
Eukaryotic molecular biology; hormone action; gene expression.2009 Photo
Goldberg, Nelson
1987-1999
Analysis of cyclic nucleotides and their biological functions as second messengersClassic Papers
VanNess, Brian
1987-1997
Molecular immunology; gene expression; lymphoid cancers. 
Banaszak, Leonard
1989-2007
Protein design, structure and function, X-Ray crystallography2007 Photo
2007 Group Photo
Egelman, Edward
1989-1999
Homologous recombination; RecA protein; F-actin macromolecular assembiles 
Siliciano, Paul
1990-2023
Nucleic acid biochemistry; molecular genetics.2009 Photo
Ohlendorf, Douglas
1991-
Protein engineering; structural biology; x-ray crystallography; molecular biology.2009 Photo
Mayo, Kevin
1993-
Cell adhesion; protein-protein/carbohydrate interactions.2009 Photo
Lange, Alex
1994-
Diabetes, metabolite sensing and signaling, metabolic enzyme regulation.2009 Photo
Armitage, Ian
1995-2019
Multinuclear magnetic resonance techniques; metalloproteins/metal homeostasis; Alzheimer's Disease.2009 Photo
1996-
Carcinogen metabolism and exposure.2009 Photo

St. Paul Department- Agricultural Biochemistry

NameTenureResearch AreasPapers & Photos
Harper, David N.
1888-1891
  
Snyder, Harry
1891-1909
  
Hoagland, Ralph
?-1913
  
Thatcher, Roscoe W.
?-1917
  
Kennedy, Cornellia
1908-1948
  
Gortner, Ross A.
1916-1942
  
Bailey, Clyde H.
1921-1938
  
Palmer, Leroy S.
1919-1944
  
Willaman, John J.   
Sherwood, Reginald C.   
Sandstrom, W. Martin   
Greenwoord, Fred   
Briggs, David R.
1936-1968
  
Geddes, W.F.
1938-1960
  
Jenness, Robert
1943-1984
  
Boyer, Paul D.
1946-1955
  
Schultze, Max O.
1946-1974
Nucleic acid biochemistry 
Smith, Fred
1947-1965
  
Lundberg, Walter O. (Hormel)
1949-1974
  
Liener, Irvin E.
1949-1989
Nutritional/agricultural biochemistry1979 Photo
Cuendet, Louis S.
1950-1955
  
Kirkwood, Sam
1955-1987
Barbohydrate biochemistry1979 Photo
Glass, Robert L.
1956-1987
Lipid biochemistry1979 Photo
Henderson, LaVell M.
1963-1984
Nutrional biochemistry: Metabolism of niacin, vitamin B-6, tryptophan, lysine, hydroxylysine, and camitine in mammalian cells

Classic Papers

1979 Photo

Gander, John E.
1964-1984
 

1974 Photo

1979 Photo

Lovrien, Rex E.
1965-2003
Bioseparations: biorecognition; energetics; proteins and enzymology1979 Photo
Warner, Huber R.
1965-1984
Nucleic acid biochemistry1974 Photo
Dagley, Stanley
1966-1986
Microbial biochemistry1979 Photo
Chapman, Peter J.
1967-1987
Microbial biochemistry1979 Photo
Anderson, John S.
1967-2007
Carbohydrate biochemistry 
Klein, Dolph
1967-1972
  
Bloomfield, Victor
1970- 2011
Computational biochemistry and biology teaching; career tools for grad students and postdocs; biological consequences of poverty.

1979 Photo

2010 Photo

Mann, Kenneth G.
1970-1972
  
Fuchs, James A.
1972- 2011
Deoxynucleotide metabolism; DNA synthesis; regulation of metabolic pathways.

1974 Photo

2009 Photo

Nelsestuen, Gary L.
1972-2015
Membrane binding proteins; blood coagulation; proteomics; biomarker discovery.

1979 Photo

2009 Photo

Woodward, Clare K.
1972-2002
Protein folding and stability; protein dynamic structure.1979 Photo
Wold, Finn
1974-1982
Chemistry of proteins and enzymes.

Classic Papers

1974 Photo
1979 Photo

Wood, John M. (GFWBI)
1974-
 1979 Photo
Muench, Eckard (GFWBI)
1974-1990
 1979 Photo
Lakowicz, Joseph R. (GFWBI)
1974-1980
 1979 Photo
Messing, Joachim
1980-1985
Molecular biology 
Schottel, Janet L.
1981-
Nucleic acid biochemistry; molecular biology.2009 Photo
Ugurbil, Kamil (GFWBI)
1982-1990
NMR studies of intact cells and tissues; metabolism. 
Flickinger, Michael (BTI)
1984-2007
Biocatalysis; bioseparations 
Sharrock, William J.
1984-1991
Molecular biology 
Bernlohr, David A.
1985-
Mechanism of insulin action; regulation of gene expression by lipids; lipid transporters and lipid binding proteins; obesity and metabolic regulation.2009 Photo
Conti-Fine, Bianca M.
1985-2012
Structure and function of nicotinic receptors in brain and muscle; immunology of myasthenia gravis. 
Das, Anath
1985-
Molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions and plant gene expression.2009 Photo
Wackett, Lawrence (GFWBI)
1987-
Biofuels, enzyme sensors, biodegradation, metalloenzymes2009 Photo
Raftery, Michael A.
1988-2001
Neuronal receptor; synaptic transmission 
Barry, Brigette A.
1988-2003
Photosynthetic membrane proteins 
Tsong, Tian Y.
1988-2004
Protein folding; electroconformational couplingClassic Papers
Allewell, Norma M.
1991-1997
Protein structure, function, design; macromolecular interactions; biological regulation1995 Photo
Rougvie, Ann
1992-1997
Temporal control of developemt; gene expression; protein-DNA interactions. 
Simon, Jeffery
1992-1997
Molecular biology of animal development; gene expression; protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions. 
Hooper, Alan B.
1998-
Microbial biochemistry; redox proteins; N-oxidation; microbial detoxification2009 Photo

Merged Department- BMBB

NameTenureResearch AreasPapers & Photos
Louis, Charles F.
1998-2000
Intracellular calcium regulation; cell-to-cell communication; swine genome mapping. 
Potter, Lincoln
1999-
Signal Transduction, Natriuretic Peptides, Guanylyl Cyclase Receptors and cGMP.2009 Photo
Schmidt-Dannert, Claudia
2000-
Natural product biosynthesis, evolutionary and rational protein design.2009 Photo
Herrera, Julio
2000-2007
Chromatin structure and dynamics.2006 Photo
Bielinsky, Anja-Katrin
2001-
Regulation of DNA replication, cell cycle, cancer.2010 Photo
Hendrickson, Eric
2001-
Mechanisms of mammalian DNA double-strand break repair.2009 Photo
Khodursky, Arkady
2001-
Functional genomics, analysis of gene expression patterns, whole genome microarrays.2009 Photo
Matsuo, Hiroshi
2001-2016
Protein structure; RNA structure; Protein-RNA, DNA interaction; Enzyme kinetics.2009 Photo
Wilmot, Carrie M.
2001-
Structural enzymology: Metal ions & organic co-factors; Human disease: cardiovascular, Alzheimers.2009 Photo
Walters, Kylie J.
2002-2013
Targeted protein degradation; Protein quality control; NMR spectroscopy.2010 Photo
Griffin, Timothy J.
2003-
The development and application of mass spectrometry-based tools to study proteins and proteomes.2009 Photo
Harris, Reuben S.
2003-
Mechanisms of purposeful mutation relating to innate and adaptive immunity.2009 Photo
Kazlauskas, Romas J.
2003-
Organic synthesis with enzymes, molecular biology, molecular modeling.2009 Photo
Kim, Do-Hyung
2004-
Biological networks that coordinate metabolism and growth.2009 Photo
Ervasti, James M.
2006-
Molecular basis of Muscular Dystrophy; Role of actin in cell polarity.2009 Photo
Veglia, Gianluigi
2006-
Structure and dynamics of membrane embedded enzymes.2009 Photo
Aihara, Hideki
2008-
Molecular mechanisms of DNA rearrangement/recombination reactions.2009 Photo
Seelig, Burckhard
2008-
Biocatalysis, Directed Evolution, Protein Engineering, Artificial Enzymes2009 Photo
Sobeck, Alexandra
2009-2023
Cellular mechanisms of maintaining genomic stability; DNA damage response during chromosomal replication.2009 Photo
Dong, Zigang2009-Molecular mechanisms of cancer development and the actions of chemopreventive agents in cancer prevention.Photo
Yong, Jeongsik2011-Function of RNA-binding proteins and non-coding RNAs in post-transcriptional gene regulation mechanisms2011 Photo
Chen, Yue2013-Functional proteomics, Protein posttranslational modificationPhoto
Gordon, Wendy2014-Mechanotransduction; X-ray crystallography; Single molecule force spectroscopy; Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis; Cell signaling assays; Protein labelingPhoto
Smanski, Mike2014-Natural product discovery, metabolic pathway engineering, genetic designPhoto
Parker, Laurie2014-Post-translational modificationsPhoto
Elias, Mikael2014-Molecular promiscuity and recognition, extremophiles, molecular evolutionPhoto
Kalodimos, Charalampos Babis2015-Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy; Protein dynamics; Molecular machineries; Cell signaling; Molecular chaperones; Membrane transportersPhoto
Freeman, Michael2016-Secondary metabolism, uncultivated microorganisms, niche microbial expression platformsPhoto
Goldstrohm, Aaron2016-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, ObesityPhoto
Mashek, Douglas2016-Lipid metabolism and metabolic diseases.Photo

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