Animal Models of Human Disease

Allada, Ravi
Professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Pathology

Andersen, Erik
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Description of Interests
Classical, quantitative, and molecular genetics of complex traits

Bartles, James R
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

Bass, Joseph T
Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Baumann, Gerhard
Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Beitel, Gregory J
Professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)

Berdnikovs, Sergejs
Associate Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology)

Brannigan, Robert E
Professor of Urology

Choi, Jaehyuk
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Datta, Syamal K
Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Rheumatology)

DiDonato, Christine J
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Human Molecular Genetics)

Doglio, Lynn T
Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Garcia-Anoveros, Jaime
Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Physiology

George, Jr., Alfred L.
Professor of Pharmacology

Gong, Shunyou
Assistant Professor of Pathology (Pediatric Pathology)

Green, Richard
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Holmgren, Robert A
Professor Molecular Biosciences PhD, Harvard University
Description of Interests
Our work on signal transduction and gene expression is focused on the Hedgehog Hh signal transduction cascade and the Ci/Gli family of transcription factors.

Kearney, Jennifer A
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Kohtz, Jhumku D
Research Professor of Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department

Kopp, Peter A
Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Kume, Tsutomu
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Ophthalmology and Pharmacology

LaBonne, Carole
Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Description of Interests
Our lab uses molecular genetic and genomic approaches to study the development of a group of embryonic cells called the neural crest. Neural crest cells are migratory, tissue-invasive stem cells that originate in the ectoderm of vertebrate embryos and play a central role in the development of the vertebrate body plan.

Langman, Craig B
Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)

Lin, Jennie J
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)

Lomasney, Jon W
Associate Professor of Pathology (Autopsy), Pathology (Cardiac Pathology) and Pharmacology

Longnecker, Richard M
Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

Ma, Yongchao C
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Physiology

Mandel, Mark J
Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology-Immunology

Mayo, Kelly
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Professor of Molecular Biosciences Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Description of Interests
Stochastic and discrete optimization algorithms; decision under uncertainty; healthcare systems; portfolio optimization
Meeks, Joshua J
Assistant Professor of Urology and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Miller, Stephen D
Professor of Microbiology-Immunology and Dermatology
Opal, Puneet
Professor of Neurology (Movement Disorders) and Cell and Developmental Biology

Pachman, Lauren M
Professor of Pediatrics (Rheumatology)

Paller, Amy S
Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics (Dermatology)

Pinto, Lawrence
Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurobiology Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Description of Interests
Dr. Pinto is the associate director of the Center for Functional Genomics, and he is interested in discovering the genes that are involved in biological processes. His main efforts employ chemical mutagenesis and screening for phenotypes of interest. The two phenotypes that he studies are vision and asthma.

Redei, Eva
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Physiology

Saratsis, Amanda Muhs
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Sarthy, Vijay
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology

Turek, Fred
Professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Vasilopoulos, Athanasios
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Vassar, Robert J
Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology) and Cell and Developmental Biology

Winter, Deborah
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Woloschak, Gayle E
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Radiology

Woodruff, Teresa K
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Science in Medicine)

Wu, Jane Y
Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease)

Xu, Eugene Y
Research Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease)

Yang, Guang-Yu
Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Pathology (Gastrointestinal Pathology)

Yi, Rui
Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) and Dermatology

Zhang, Ming
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Zheng, Jing
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery