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Biomedical Genetics

URMC / Biomedical Genetics / Faculty

 

Faculty

Primary Faculty
Secondary Faculty

Primary Faculty

Brian Altman
Brian J. Altman, Ph.D.
Research Interest:

Role of Circadian Rhythm in in gene regulation and cancer cell biology and metabolism. 

John Ashton
John Ashton, Ph.D.

Co-Director of the Rochester Genomics Center
Director, Wilmot Cancer Institute Shared Resources
Director, Functional Genomics Resource
Jeevisha Bajaj
Jeevisha Bajaj, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of cancer stem cell interactions with tumor microenvironment in disease progression
Benoit Biteau
Benoit Biteau, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms that Control Tissue Homeostasis and Somatic Stem Cells
Dirk Bohmann
Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D.

Research Interest:

The biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics of signal-transducing transcription factors and their role in development, aging and disease

Dr. Bohmann works part-time and doesn’t accept new students.

Isaac Harris
Isaac Harris, Ph.D.
Research Interest:

Understanding the roles of antioxidants in disease

Hartmut Land
Hartmut Land, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Signaling and Cancer Cell Metabolism
Margot Mayer-Pröschel
Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Identification of different stem and precursor cell pools in CNS that may be critical for cell replacement therapies or are targets of insults that lead to developmental pathologies.
Stephano Mello
Stephano Mello, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Understanding how nuclear proteins and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) regulate gene transcription in pancreatic preneoplastic lesions, gaining knowledge of the process of cellular transformation and tumor initiation.
Patrick Murphy
Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.
Research Interest:

The genetics, genomics, and chromatin biochemistry of cell state transitions that occur during embryonic development and carcinogenesis.

Mark Noble
Mark Noble, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neuro stem cell biology and medicine, developing pharmacological and cell based approaches to peripheral and spinal cord injury.
Catherine Ovitt
Catherine E. Ovitt, Ph.D.

Research Interest:

Protective and regenerative strategies for salivary gland function and radiation therapies.

Dr. Ovitt works part-time and doesn’t accept new students.

Douglas Portman
Douglas Portman, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neural circuit development and function; Genetic control of behavior; Sex differences in neurobiology
Christoph Pröschel
Christoph Pröschel, Ph.D.
Research Interest:

Using primarily human pluripotent stem cell models, we examine astrocyte development in normal and pathological conditions, the role of astrocytes in modulating response to injury or stress, the role of altered RNA processing and translation in neural development, and the utility of glial precursor cells and their astrocytic progeny for cell transplantation therapy.

Marlies Rossmann
Marlies P. Rossmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest:

Role of metabolism during lineage differentiation processes with focus on hematopoiesis

Andrew Samuelson
Andrew V. Samuelson, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Understanding the genetic, cell biological and molecular basis for age-driven proteostatic deterioration
Gabriella Sterne
Gabriella R. Sterne, PhD
Research Interest:

Understanding the neural circuit mechanisms that generate and shape complex feeding behaviors

Paula Vertino
Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cancer epigenetics: the role of DNA methylation and chromatin in driving cancer phenotypes and as a target for therapeutic intervention
Jiyong Zhao
Jiyong Zhao, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Signal transduction and development of therapeutic agents in B-lymphomas; Cell cycle regulation

Secondary Faculty

Kate Ackerman
Kate G. Ackerman, M.D.

Research Interest: Genetics of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in lung development
Daniel Bergstralh
Daniel Bergstralh, Ph.D.

Research Interest: Investigating cell division and adhesion in epithelial tissues, with a particular interest in how tissue integrity is established and maintained during development.
Aram Hezel
Aram Francis Hezel, M.D.

Research Interest: The molecular biology and genetics of pancreatic and biliary tract cancers
Amy Kiernan
Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Molecular development of the eye and inner ear; anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) and developmental glaucoma; congenital deafness and vestibular dysfunction
Richard Libby
Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neurobiology of glaucoma, molecular processes that lead to retinal ganglion cell death.
Thomas Mariani
Thomas Mariani, Ph.D.
Research Interest:

Genetic mechanisms of susceptibility to congenital and infectious lung diseases, focusing on developmental antecedents and the influence of environmental factors.

Matthew McCall
Matthew McCall, Ph.D.

Research Interest:

Developing methods to estimate gene regulatory networks from gene perturbation experiments

Alexander Paciorkowski
Alexander R. Paciorkowski, M.D.
Research Interest: Pediatric Neurology, Human Genetics
James Palis
James Palis, M.D.
Research Interest: Cellular and Molecular events underlying the ontogeny of the hematopoietic system.
Ruchira Singh
Ruchira Singh, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Using patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to study the molecular mechanism of specific retinal and neurological diseases and applying that knowledge to pharmacologically target certain retinal disorders in patient-derived cells.