Faculty Directory

Dr. Ross Buchan Associate Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
520.626.1881
rbuchan@arizona.edu

The Buchan lab studies diverse topics related to RNA biology and proteostasis, spanning both basic and translational topics of research.


Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
520.626.4099
gburd@arizona.edu

Dr. Gail Burd was appointed the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in August 2008. 

 


Dr. Andrew Capaldi Assoc Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Associate Professor, Genetics - GIDP
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
520.626.9376
capaldi@arizona.edu

I research the signaling pathways and transcription factors in a cell that are organized into circuits. They allow cells to process information and make decisions.


Pascale Charest Assistant Professor, MCB
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
520-626-2916
pcharest@arizona.edu

Our research focuses on the signal transduction pathways and molecular mechanisms controlling directed cell migration, or chemotaxis, in eukaryotic cells.


Dr. Carol Dieckmann Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
520.621.3569
dieckman@email.arizona.edu
The general focus in my lab is understanding the coordination of organelle/host cell interactions.

Solange Duhamel
Associate Professor, MCB
520-621-6057

The Duhamel Lab for marine microbiology & biogeochemistry specializes in the abundance, diversity & activity of aquatic microbes in the ocean, as well as in lakes, rivers, & wetland eco


Ryan Gutenkunst, Department Head
Department Head, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
520.626.0569
rgutenk@email.arizona.edu

Our research group integrates computational systems biology and population genetics to understand the function and evolution of the complex molecular networks that underlie life.


Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor, Genetics - GIDP
(520) 626-3828
nhorton@email.arizona.edu

My laboratory is interested in the structures and mechanisms of proteins that act upon DNA and RNA and their consequences to human health.


Keith Maggert PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Vice-Chair, Genetics GIDP
Associate Professor, Cancer Biology GIDP
kamaggert@arizona.edu

My laboratory studies how gene silencing stabilizes the genome and epigenome. 


(520) 621-7560
clairemcwhite@arizona.edu

Dr. McWhite is interested in the acquisition of novel protein function across evolution. We model protein sequences as a language, viewing amino acids as words and whole proteins as sentences.


Dr. Lisa Nagy Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
520.626.2368
lnagy@email.arizona.edu

I am interested in exploring the genetic basis of morphological diversity.


Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Co-Director, Arizona Cancer Center Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource
Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
520.626.8003
mpadi@email.arizona.edu

We use genomics, bioinformatics, and network science to study cell state transitions in cancer and complex disease.


Dr. Andrew Paek Assistant Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
520.621.2792
apaek@email.arizona.edu

The Paek Lab research focuses on understanding the heterogeneous response of cancer cells to chemotherapy treatment.


Ingmar Riedel-Kruse Associate Professor UA MCB
Associate Professor, MCB
520-621-6097
ingmar@email.arizona.edu

We are interested in understanding and engineering (bacterial) multi-cell systems and their behavior utilizing biophysics, synthetic & systems biology, and modeling.


Dr. Joyce Schroeder Department Head and Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
520.626.1384
joyces@email.arizona.edu

My research interests are in the area of breast cancer progression and invasion.


George Sutphin Assistant Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Assistant Professor, BIO5 Institute
520.621.4174
sutphin@email.arizona.edu

I am interested in understanding the molecular basis of aging.


Dr. Frans Tax Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Distinguished Outreach Professor
520.626.1186
fetax@email.arizona.edu

I analyze the phenotypes of plants mutant for individual or multiple receptors and study signaling networks anchored by these receptors, with a specific focus on the transitions between different d


Dr. Ted Weinert Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
Professor, Genetics - GIDP
520.621.8511
tweinert@email.arizona.edu

I study genome instability in yeast and getting at the mechanisms of genetic change. We have developed methods that allow us to identify chromosome changes and study how they were formed.


Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Associate Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP
Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics - GIDP
520.621.7345
guangyao@email.arizona.edu

What do we do?

We study gene networks that control life and death decisions of cancer cells, and how they differ from normal cells.