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Mentor Research

Eric Arts, Ph.D. - Research on the fitness of HIV-1 subtypes and disease progression.

Anthony Berdis, Ph.D. - Mechanistic studies of the enzymes and protein complexes involved in DNA replication and DNA methylation.

Ronald Blanton, M.D., M.Sc. - Research in the synthesis, testing, and validation of chemotherapeutic agents.

Robert Bonomo, M.D. - Understanding the structure function relationships of the class A beta-lactamase, SHV-1.

W. Henry Boom, M.D. - The study of CD4+, CD8+, and gamma delta T cell responses to M. tuberculosis.

Susann Brady-Kalnay, Ph.D. - Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases, cell adhesion, and signal transduction; PTPs in adherens junctions and desmosomes.

Henri Brunengraber, M.D., Ph.D. - Research on regulation of metabolism, directed toward prevention of injury after myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes and organ transplantation.

Brian Cobb, Ph.D. - Structure, function, and immune responses against bacterial carbohydrates.

Mitchell Drumm, Ph.D. - Studies on cystic fibrosis.

George Dubyak, Ph.D. - Research focused on analysis of receptor signaling systems in inflammatory responses and cell death.

Dominique Durand, Ph.D. - Neural Engineering research combining computational neuroscience, engineering and electrophysiology to solve problems in the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Agata Exner, Ph.D. - Minimally invasive methods of cancer treatment including: ultrasound-modulated, image-guided drug delivery, thermosensitizers for focused hyperthermia, and vasomodulation for improved local ablation and treatment follow-up.

Alison Hall, Ph.D. - Research on sensory neuron differentiation in development and adult skin wound healing.

Richard Hanson, Ph.D. - Research on the role of glyceroneogenesis in synthesis of adipose tissue in the liver and metabolic role of fat synthesis enzymes in diabetes.

Maria Hatzoglou, Ph.D. - Research on translational control in catabolic stress conditions.

adjusts the level of sodium reabsorption.

Ruth Keri, Ph.D. - Research on epidermal growth factor receptors and breast cancer.

these changes contribute to respiratory control.

Lynn Landmesser, Ph.D. - Research on the mechanisms responsible for development and repair of specific neural circuits.

Gary Landreth, Ph.D. - Nerve growth factor, protein kinases, MAP 2 kinase, Alzheimer's disease.

Michael Maguire, Ph.D. - Studies on mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, magnesium transport and homeostasis.

William Merrick, Ph.D. - Mechanism and control of eukaryotic protein synthesis.

Jonathan Mieyal, Ph.D. - Research on sulfhydryl homeostasis and signal transduction in health and diseases.

Robert Miller, Ph.D. - Studies on CNS neural development with a focus on understanding the biology of neural diseases including Multiple Sclerosis.

Monica Montano, Ph.D. - The characterization of factors involved in ER-dependent growth of breast cancer cells and the molecular mechanism of action.

Jerry Silver, Ph.D. - Role of glial cells in development and regeneration of neural circuits, nerve regeneration, glia, axon guidance.

Michael Weiss, M.D., Ph.D. - Studies on principles of receptor recognition, insulin and diabetes mellitus, structure-activity relationships and protein design.

Peter Zimmerman, Ph.D. - Mechanisms of drug resistance to Plasmodium falciparum.