The Department of Biological Chemistry is composed of faculty members that form an intellectually exciting community. The diverse research interests focus on understanding the chemistry and biochemistry of life processes. Faculty members are very active and interactive and work in a culture that encourages the free exchange of ideas while fostering exciting collaborations within and outside the department. Such interactions strongly enhance the ability of each member to make seminal discoveries that cross scientific disciplines.
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- Cellular Organization & Trafficking
- Gene Regulation
- Human Disease
- Metabolism & Energetics
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Neurobiology
- Protein Folding & Enzymology
- Signal Transduction
caterina@jhmi.edu
410-502-5457
TRP channel function in thermosensation, pain, and inflammation
Neurobiology Human Disease Signal Transduction
rcole@jhmi.edu
410-614-6968
Protein modifications (adductomics) in monitoring risks from environmental exposures
Protein Folding & Enzymology Signal Transduction Human Disease
fukunaga@jhmi.edu
410-955-3790
Mechanism and biology of small silencing RNAs
Gene Regulation Human Disease
egoley1@jhmi.edu
410-502-4931
Bacterial cell biology: cytoskeletal function during growth and division
Microbiology & Immunology Cellular Organization & Trafficking Human Disease
sgould@jhmi.edu
410-955-3424
Exosome biogenesis and retrovirus budding
Microbiology & Immunology Cellular Organization & Trafficking Human Disease
jlynch48@jhmi.edu
Molecular determinants of host-microbe symbiosis and impact on host health.
Metabolism & Energetics
smargol7@jhmi.edu
410-502-5362
Regulation and Function of Neuroproteasome from Development to Disease
Signal Transduction Neurobiology Human Disease
mkm@jhmi.edu
410-502-2570
The Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression in Health and Disease
Human Disease Gene Regulation Metabolism & Energetics Signal Transduction Neurobiology
toconno7@jhmi.edu
410-955-7134
Molecular dissection of host-pathogen interactions and the evolution of virulence strategies in natural reservoirs
Microbiology & Immunology Cellular Organization & Trafficking Human Disease
joel.pomerantz@jhmi.edu
443-287-3100
Functional Specificity and Design of Signal Transduction Pathways
Gene Regulation Microbiology & Immunology Signal Transduction Human Disease
draben@jhmi.edu
410-955-1289
Metabolism & Energetics Protein Folding & Enzymology Signal Transduction Neurobiology Human Disease Faculty Emeriti
kreddy4@jhmi.edu
Understanding how the nuclear periphery and other subcompartments contribute to general nuclear architecture and to specific gene regulation
Human Disease Gene Regulation Microbiology & Immunology Cellular Organization & Trafficking