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
• David Mackey

Fungi:

• Amanda Bird
• Paul Herman
• Anita Hopper
• 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
• Aman Husbands
• JC Jang
• David Mackey
• Iris Meier
• R. Keith Slotkin
• David Somers
• Desh Verma

Mouse:

• Christin Burd
• Craig Burd
• Arthur Burghes
• Susan Cole
• Harold Fisk
• Michael Weinstein

Human:

• Christin Burd
• Craig Burd
• Arthur Burghes
• Albert de la Chapelle
• Harold Fisk
• Wayne Miles
• Guramrit Singh

Zebrafish:

• Sharon Amacher