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Section of an embryonic mouse testis showing germ cells and blood vessels (blue), laminin (green), and cell death (red).


Capel



Detail of the peripheral nervous system of a mouse embryo (neurofilament antibody).

Klingensmith



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Expression of genes for surfactant protein c (SftpC; green) andsecretoglobin (CC10; red) in the E18.5 mouse lung.

Hogan





Section of an adult mouse small intestine showing microtubules (green) and nuclei (blue).

Lechler




Peripheral nervous system of a noggin mutant embryo (neurofilament antibody).

Klingensmith





Section of a mouse ovary showing eggs (green), blood vessels (red) and somatic cells (blue).

Capel








Cell Biology Faculty
 
Brigid L.M. Hogan, Professor and Chair
   Mammalian development and organogenesis; primordial germ cells and stem cells
Michel Bagnat, Assistant Professor
   Cellular mechanisms of tube formation and fluid secretion in zebrafish
Blanche Capel, Professor
   Sex determination and mammalian development
Marc G. Caron, James B. Duke Professor
   Hormone/neurotransmitter action; regulation of responsiveness; models of drug addiction
Joseph M. Corless, Associate Professor
Sharyn Endow, Professor
   Molecular motor structure/function
Harold P. Erickson, James B. Duke Professor
   Cytoskeleton of eukaryotes and bacteria, cell adhesion and extracellular matrix
Cagla Eroglu, Assistant Professor
   
Synapse formation in the CNS: Role of astrocytes in synapse formation
Nicholas Katsanis, Professor
   
Genetic and cellular basis of pleiotropic disease
John Klingensmith, Associate Professor
   Molecular genetics of mammalian development and birth defects
Chay T. Kuo, Assistant Professor
   Postnatal neural stem cell plasticity: neural circuit remodeling, repair, and cancer
Terry Lechler, Assistant Professor
   Morphogenesis of epithelial tissues
Thomas J. McIntosh, Professor
   Membrane structure, membrane rafts
Christopher V. Nicchitta, Professor
   mRNA localization, protein synthesis, and translational regulation
Kenneth D. Poss, Professor
   Mechanisms of heart and fin regeneration in zebrafish; tissue regeneration and morphogenesis
Michael K. Reedy, Professor
   Molecular basis of muscle contraction; fidelity of EM fixation, microscopic mass measurement
Scott Soderling, Associate Professor
   Signaling to the actin cytoskeleton and regulation of neuronal function
Steven R. Vigna, Associate Professor
   Gastrointestinal hormones and neuropeptides

Fan Wang, Associate Professor
   Neural Circuits of the Trigeminal Sensory Motor System

   
Research Faculty
 
Lawrence S. Barak, Associate Research Professor
Jennifer Carbrey, Assistant Research Professor
Mimi Jakoi, Associate Research Professor
E. Ann LeFurgey, Associate Research Professor
Tomoo Ohashi, Assistant Research Professor
Masaki Osawa, Assistant Research Professor
Amy Ramsey, Assistant Research Professor

 

Affiliated Faculty
 
Vann Bennett, James B. Duke Professor
Jonathan A. Cohn, Associate Professor
Thomas Coffman, Associate Professor
Donald Fox, Assistant Professor
Neil Freedman, Assistant Professor
Raul Gainetdinov, Adjunct Associate Research Professor
Brenton Hoffman, Assistant Professor
Daniel P. Kiehart, Professor
Bruce Klitzman, Associate Research Professor
Daniel Lew, Professor
Elizabeth Murphy, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Amy Pastva, Assistant Research Professor
Catherine Bowes Rickman, Associate Professor
Howard Rockman, Associate Professor
David W. Schomberg, Associate Professor
Sudha Shenoy, Assistant Professor
Debra Silver, Assistant Professor
Bryant Stolp, Medical Instructor
Barry Stripp, Professor
Mary Sunday, Professor
Daniel Tracey, Associate Professor
Matthew Velkey, Assistant Professor
William Wetsel, Assistant Research Professor
 
Professors Emeriti
 
Nels C. Anderson, Jr. George M. Padilla
Jacob J. Blum Fred Schachat
Sheila J. Counce George G. Somjen
Thomas J. McManus  
 

In Memoriam
 

Frans F. Jobsis Lazaro J. Mandel
Edward A. Johnson Tim Oliver
Melvyn Lieberman Jo Rae Wright