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Model Organisms and Genetic Systems

Our faculty explore questions in genetics, molecular biology, cell biology and developmental biology using the following model organisms and genetic systems.

Viruses/Viroids:

  • David Bisaro

Prokarya:

  • Venkat Gopalan
  • Shuai Huang
  • David Mackey

Fungi:

  • Amanda Bird
  • Paul Herman
  • Anita Hopper
  • Shuai Huang
  • Stephen Osmani
  • Hay-Oak Park
  • Ruben Petreaca
  • Jian-Qiu Wu

Protozoa:

  • Gregory Booton

Round Worm:

  • Helen Chamberlin
  • Adriana Dawes

Fruit Fly:

  • Mark Seeger
  • Amanda Simcox
  • Harald Vaessin
  • Robin Wharton

Emerging Insect Models

  • Mark Seeger

Plants:

  • David Bisaro
  • Anna Dobritsa
  • Patrice Hamel
  • Jay Hollick
  • Shuai Huang
  • Aman Husbands
  • JC Jang
  • David Mackey
  • Iris Meier
  • Shujun Ou
  • David Somers

Mouse:

  • Rachel Belote
  • Christin Burd
  • Craig Burd
  • Arthur Burghes
  • Susan Cole
  • Harold Fisk

Human:

  • Rachel Belote
  • Christin Burd
  • Craig Burd
  • Arthur Burghes
  • Harold Fisk
  • Shuai Huang
  • Wayne Miles
  • Shujun Ou
  • Guramrit Singh

Zebrafish:

  • Sharon Amacher

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