Molecular Basis of Cancer Online Program Faculty

  • Karen Berkowitz, MD*

    Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Medical Student Research
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
     Research Interests: Mammalian germ cell development, Molecular mechanisms governing gametogenesis

  • Irwin Chaiken, PhD

    Professor
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Protein interactions in health and disease, structure-based antagonism of HIV-1 Env, recombinant protein/peptidomimetic/small molecule inhibitor design and mechanism of action

  • Jessica Chen, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Graduate student education & on-line programs; previous research focused on beta-adrenergic signaling in cardiovascular disease

  • Patrick Loll, PhD

    Professor
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: X-ray crystallography and protein biophysics; integral membrane protein structure; antibiotic resistance; mechanism of drug action; protein homeostasis

  • Eishi Noguchi, PhD

    Professor; Director, Graduate Program in Molecular & Cellular Biology & Genetics
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Genome maintenance mechanisms relevant to the biology of cancer and aging, including DNA replication, DNA repair, DNA damage response and cell cycle checkpoints; investigating the mechanisms required for preservation of genomic integrity in response to environmental factors and toxins, including alcohol and aldehydes

  • Shae Padrick, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Kinetic mechanism of signal integration; X-ray crystallography and protein biophysics; cell biology; cytoskeleton dynamics; protein complexes

  • Mauricio Reginato, PhD

    Professor and Chair; Director, Graduate Program in Cancer Biology
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms regulating breast cancer growth and metastasis and understanding interplay between signaling and metabolic pathways to identify novel cancer therapies.

  • Christian Sell, PhD

    Professor
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Biology of aging; neuroendocrine networks.

  • Srinivas Somarowthu, PhD

    Associate Professor; Director, Biochemistry of Health and Disease Program
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Long non-coding RNAs; non-coding RNAs in viral genomes; RNA-protein complexes; molecular modeling and bioinformatics

  • Todd Strochlic, PhD, VMD

    Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of Curricular Integration
    Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
     Research Interests: Protein kinases, oncogenic signaling, breast cancer, and Drosophila oogenesis