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Paul de Figueiredo
Paul de Figueiredo is a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine as well as in the Department of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Science in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also a principal investigator at the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center. Paul holds degrees from Rice University (BA, Mathematics and Political Science), Stanford (MA, Religious Studies), and Cornell (PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology), and completed postdoctoral training at MIT and the University of Washington. He has broad experience and training in molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, and biochemistry, with…
Olga Juliana Baker
Olga Juliana Baker is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Biochemistry.
Henry Wan
Henry Wan is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and professor of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Missouri.
Wes Warren
Wesley Warren is a professor of comparative genomics in Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Surgery, Institute for Data Science and Informatics. Dr. Warren is a recognized leader in the field of comparative genomics with a theme of looking at biology with a molecular lens. His scientific journey started with basic animal physiology and has progressed to single cell transcriptome analysis of a broad spectrum of species. Dr. Warren’s research involves the use of whole genome comparative methods to examine genetic adaptation events within existing or newly discovered model organisms as a means to better understand human…
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology (MMI). The Johnson lab studies viral metagenomics through air and water sampling. A primary focus of the lab is to work with public health to develop tools for monitoring the presence of new and emerging pathogens through wastewater surveillance. Through their wastewater surveillance work, the lab also studies ‘cryptic lineages’, which are evolutionarily advanced viral lineages from individual with very long persistent infections that are detected from wastewater. In addition to wastewater, the lab collects air and wastewater samples from diverse sources to establish a more complete picture of…
D Cornelison
D Cornelison is a professor in the departments of Biological Sciences and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Work in Cornelison’s lab is aimed at understanding satellite cells, the stem cells responsible for growth, repair, and regeneration of skeletal muscle. In particular, the lab studies how satellite cells get information from the local environment, then use that information to decide whether to divide, move to another area in the muscle, or differentiate into functional muscle cells. This research is important not only for the insight it will provide into how the body maintains and repairs itself over a lifetime’s worth of wear…
Michael J. Petris
The Petris lab investigates how minerals are accumulated within the body at the right locations and in the right concentrations. Certain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and microbial infection disrupt the cellular balance of minerals that may exacerbate the pathology or improve outcome. The Petris lab is focused on copper. This essential mineral is critical for many metabolic processes, including consumption of oxygen to generate of ATP, the energy source of the cell. However, it is potentially toxic if pathways that regulate its handling are dysfunctional. Using cells and animal models, the Petris lab is interested in how…