Site   People About the GCC Mailing List Governance GCC Directory Events Press Releases Resources FAQs GCC Support Members Only Contact GCC Home Directory   Advincula, Rigoberto   Associate Professor Chemistry University of Houston Email (713) 743-1760 Website Polymer and organic ultrathin films. We investigate the design and synthesis of organic macromolecules and oligomers capable of controlled-assembly or self-organization as ultrathin films. This includes functional amphiphile synthesis, polymerization on surfaces, network formation, and preparation of ð-electron conjugated polymers. Aldaz, Claudio M.   Professor Science Park Research Division UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 512-237-2403 Website Breast cancer genetics, carcinogenesis, molecular cytogenetics, mammary tumor models. The main focus of my research program is to identify and elucidate the role of key abnormalities that affect the genome and transcriptome of breast cells that lead to cancer development. Almeida, Jonas   Professor Biostatistics & Applied Math UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713/792-9875 Website Systems biology, Biomarker identification, Drug / target discovery, Statistical mechanics. Professor Almeida's research interests are directed towards the computational and mathematical tools and mathematical formalisms needed to tackle the twin challenges of identifying biomarkers and targets for drug discovery. Altenberg, Guillermo   Assistant Professor Physiology and Biophysics UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-3026 Website The focus of the work in my laboratory is the structure and function of membrane transport proteins. We study the structure, transport function and regulation of proteins of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily such as P-glycoprotein, CFTR and MRP1. We also have a project on the structural bases for the regulation of connexins, the proteins that form the gap junctions. In addition, we are developing new sensors for glucose and calcium based on the use of specific glucose- and calcium-binding proteins fused to autofluorescent proteins (green fluorescent protein family). Amos, Chris   Professor Epidemiology UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-745-2480 Website Statistics, oncogenes, genetics, disease susceptibility. My lab focuses on developing mathematical tools to study genetic etiology of common diseases. I collaborate with Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D., (The University of Texas School of Public Health) in genetic studies of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Annapragada, Ananth   Associate Professor School of Health Information Sciences UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3982 Website Targeted drug delivery; computational methods in biomedicine. My research interests are in the area of novel drug delivery systems and MEMS technology applied to drug delivery. Current projects include the development of engineered porous particles for aerosol drug delivery, the simulation of particle flow in pulmonary airways, and targeted drug delivery. Anvari, Bahman   Associate Professor Bioengineering Rice University Email 713-348-5870 Website Cellular biomechanics and molecular mechanics. My research activities are directed towards the use of optical technologies in biomedical engineering, and they encompass work at cellular and subcellular levels to study cell membrane and molecular mechanics, and at tissue level to develop methodologies for diagnosis and treatment of specific pathological conditions. Aoki, Noriaki   Assistant Professor School of Health Information Sciences UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3930 Website Decision science/clinical decision support; Data mining/ modeling in healthcare; Healthcare technology assessment; Clinical informatics in extreme environments Arap, Wadih   Professor Genitourinary Medical Oncology UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713/792-3871 Website Pathologic neovascularization, angiogenesis inhibitors, biological tumor markers, drug delivery system. Our research is aimed at targeting blood vessels for delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents by using probes that can bind to specific addresses in selective vascular beds. Ashizawa, Tetsuo   Professor and Chair Neurology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email (409) 772-2466 Website Genetics of Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Movement Disorders, Myasthenia Gravis, and other diseases. Athanasiou, Kyriacos A.   Karl F. Hasselmann Professor Bioengineering Rice University Email 713-348-6385 Website The main objective of the laboratory is to understand and enhance the healing processes of cartilage. Of particular interest in our efforts are 1) hyaline articular cartilage, found in diarthrodial joints such as the knee, hip, and shoulder, 2) menisci, in the knee and temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and 3) fibrocartilage in the TMJ. Our approach entails the use of biodegradable scaffolds designed to incorporate suitable bioactive agents and signals to regenerate cartilage. Atmar, Robert L.   Associate Professor of Medicine and of Molecular Virology and Microbiology Infectious Diseases Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6849 Website My research interests are in two main areas. The first is in the study of respiratory viruses, including their epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. My second area of interest is in enteric viruses and environmental virology, with a special emphasis on noroviruses. We use Norwalk virus as a model virus for our studies, both in the laboratory and in an experimental human infection model. I am interested in the development and application of diagnostic approaches to detect enteric viral pathogens in waters, shellfish, and other foods. Azevedo, Ricardo   Assistant Professor Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-2636 Website My aim is to understand how phenotypic variation is generated and how it influences the course of evolution. To answer these questions I am employing a variety of approaches from developmental biology, genetics, comparative analysis, computational biology and mathematical modelling. As an experimental system I use the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans and other closely related species. I am particularly interested in how cell lineage variability evolves in different groups of animals. Baggerly, Keith   Assistant Professor Biostatistics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-745-5994 Website Proteomics (mass spectrometry); microarrays; serial analysis of gene expression; My research focuses on the processing of high-throughput bioinformatics experiments. Baraniuk, Richard   Professor Elec & Comp Engineering Rice University Email 713-348-5132 Website Multiscale, computational signal and image processing Barrett, Alan   Professor Pathology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email (409) 772-6662 Website My research program focuses on two groups of viruses: flaviviruses and bunyaviruses. Both groups contain viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, and are given the general term of Barron, Andrew   Charles W. Duncan-Welch Prof.; Professor of Materials Science Chemistry Rice University Email 713-348=5610 Website Research in the Barron Group focuses on the chemistry and materials science of aluminum and its related elements in the periodic table. Our initiatives encompass problems across the fields of traditional inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, nanoscale science and technology, and materials science. Barry, Michael   Associate Professor Molecular and Human Genetics, Immunology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-5959 Department We are interested in testing the ability of genetic vaccines to combat pathogens that have evolved to escape the immune system. To do this, we are taking advantage of the fact that genetic vaccines are simple plasmids and that these can be easily manipulated by recombinant techniques to improve the immunogenicity of vaccine antigens. Bartel, Bonnie   Associate Professor Biochemistry & Cell Biology Rice University Email 713-348-5602 / Website Genetic analyses of the roles of auxin conjugates and indole-3-butyric acid in auxin homeostasis, auxin response mutants, forward and reverse genetic approaches to understanding peroxisome biogenesis and plant peroxisomal functions, functional genomics in understanding how and why plants synthesize diverse triterpenoids, and the roles and targets of microRNAs in plants Bast, Robert   Professor Experimental Therapeutics; Translational Research UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-792-7743 Website Signal transduction, ovarian neoplasms, breast neoplasms, biological markers, tumor suppressor genes. Our laboratory has focused on the biology, detection, prevention, and treatment of epithelial ovarian and breast cancers. Over the past decade, we have found that ovarian cancer is generally a clonal disease and have focused our attention on molecular changes that occur during malignant transformation. Baxter, Douglas   Associate Professor Neurobiology & Anatomy UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-5565 Website Our laboratory uses two approaches, one computational and the other experimental, to investigate how neural circuits are organized, what principles underlie their function, and the consequences of sensory inputs and of modulatory influences. Bear, John   Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-2618 Website Over the past few years our research has been aimed at understanding structure reactivity relationships of several group VIII-B dinuclear transition metal complexes and to use this information to control the chemical and electrochemical reactivity at the metal centers. Beckingham, Kate   Professor Biochemistry & Cell Biology Rice University Email 713-348-4016 Website Calcium signaling in Drosophila; Gravity sensing in Drosophila; Analysis of developmental processes mediated by the ubiquitous calcium sensor calmodulin and investigation of a new testis-specific calcium sensor protein which we have identified and termed Androcam. To identify the pathways involved in gravitational responses, we are isolating mutants of Drosophila melanogaster that show aberrant gravitaxic behavior. Behar, Victor   Assistant Professor Chemistry Rice University Email 713-348-6159 Website Research interests revolve around the development of synthetic organic chemistry methods in the context of the construction of bioactive natural products; Research in medicinal chemistry to facilitate drug discovery especially as related to treatment of cancer and bacterial and viral infection. Bellamy, Henry   Associate Professor Research/PX Beamline Manager J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) Louisiana State University Email 225-578-9342 Website Bennett, George N.   Professor/ Department Chair Biochemistry and Cell Biology Rice University Email 713-348-4920 Website Molecular biology of prokaryotes. Metabolic engineering: Current work is directed toward compounds derived from central metablism intermediates such as succinate, esters, solvents and other small molecules. Mathematical approaches, bioreactor studies and genetic strategies are used to guide experiments. Gene regulation: As part of efforts to understand the regulation of metabolic and environmental response functions, natural and constructed expression systems are studied. Berget, Susan M.   Associate Dean of Basic Science/Interim Dean Pharmacology/Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-5758 Website Our laboratory investigates the molecular mechanisms operating during polyadenylation and splicing with a long-term goal of understanding how processing is controlled and altered to produce differentially processed mRNAs. Bernstam, Elmer   Clinical Ast Pr Hlth Infomatic School of Health Information Sciences UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3927 Website shareable executable clinical practice guidelines; consumer health informatics; MEDLINE searching (Medline Query-By-Example) Berry, Donald   Chair Biostatistics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-794-4141 Website Clinical trials, statistical data interpretation, genetic predisposition to disease, biological markers Bittner, Eric   Associate Professor Chemistry University of Houston Email (713) 743-2775 Website Theoretical chemical physics. My research in the area of quantum dynamics is primarily focused upon understanding how motions in the condensed phase influence the dynamics of an imbedded quantum mechanical system. Blaney, Susan   Associate Professor Pediatrics-Hema & Oncology Baylor College of Medicine Email 832-822-1482 BlaneyHome Page Neuro-Oncology and Clinical Pharmacology Programs. A primary focus of my research is the development of new drugs for the treatment of central nervous system tumors in children with a particular emphasis on the development of new agents for intrathecal administration. Blinn, Lisa   GCC Administrative Director Gulf Coast Consortia Email 713-348-4752 Lisa manages the following GCC/Keck Center Training Programs: HAMBP, Keck, NLM, Biomedical Discovery Training Program, Undergraduate Research Training Program Boerwinkle, Eric   Professor School of Public Health UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-9800 Website Human genetics; epidemiology; heart disease; lipid metabolism; apolipoprotein genes; DNA variation. The objective of research in this laboratory is to understand the role of individual genes in complex physiological systems characterized by gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. The model system used is lipid metabolism and its contribution to atherosclerosis. This laboratory also has experience in typing and characterizing DNA variation in highly repetitive and polymorphic VNTR loci. Bolen , D. Wayne   Professor Human Biological Chem & Genetics (HBC&G) UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-0754 Website The research in my laboratory involves two closely related areas of protein physical chemistry: (1) the physico-chemical bases of the ability of naturally occurring protecting osmolytes to stabilize proteins, and (2) the thermodynamics of denaturant-induced transitions of proteins. Bond, Richard A.   Associate Professor Pharmacology University of Houston Email 713-743-1210 Website Pharmacology of receptor theory, Characterization and classification of G protein-coupled receptors Borcea, Liliana   Associate Professor Comp & Applied Mathematics Rice University Email 713-348-5723 Website Inverse scattering in random media, Electro-magnetic inverse problems, Study of physical media: effective properties of composite materials, transport in heterogeneous media, Transport in high contrast media, flow in porous media, percolation, Magnetorheological elastomers and fluids Boriek, Aladin   Associate Professor Medicine Pulmonary Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6091 Website Modeling diaphragm mechanics; Modeling force transmission based on fiber architecture of skeletal muscles; Modeling force transmission based on the structural arrangements of cytoskeletal proteins in skeletal muscles. Mechanical signal transduction. We are interested in signal transduction in skeletal and smooth muscles in response to mechanical forces. Bornmann, William   Professor, Synthetic Chemistry Experimental Diagnostic Imaging; UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-563-0081 Website Synthesis, purification and characterization of various novel biologically active molecules that can be developed into new optical, PET and MRI/MRSI imaging probes; Synthesis of precursor molecules for radiolabeling, paramagnetic and fluorescent labeling. Bourne, Nigel   Associate Professor, Pediatrics Microbiology and Immunology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-747-8144 Website Structural biology of viral infection Braam, Janet   Associate Professor Biochemistry & Cell Biology Rice University Email 713-348-5287 Website Regulation and functions of genes encoding calmodulin-related proteins and cell wall modifying enzymes of plants. Control of gene expression in response to environmental stimuli Brandt, Michael   Associate Professor School of Health Information Sciences UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3463 Website Biomedical engineering; computational biomedicine; neuroimaging Braun, Werner   Professor Human Biological Chem & Genetics (HBC&G) UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-747-6810 Website The challenge in the post genomic era is to make full use of the vast genomic data in understanding the molecular mechanism of the function of proteins. Brennan, Richard G.   Professor Biochemistry & Molecular Biology UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email (713) 834-6390 Website Multidrug resistance, protein-nucleic interaction, regulation of gene expression; oxidative stress responses; protein-ligand interaction, toxin-antitoxin structure and function; macromolecular crystallography Briggs, James   Associate Professor Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-8366 Website Computational studies of protein structure and function; Our research is focused on computational studies of protein structure and function, inhibitor design, investigations of possible inhibitor resistance pathways, and development of methods for the above project areas. Targets for these studies include those important in the treatment of AIDS, cancer, bacterial infections, and other disease states. In addition, we work on inhibitors to aid in biowarfare defense (botulinum neurotoxins, anthrax toxin). Brinkley, William (Bill)   VP Dean Of Grad Sch Corporate Officers-Molecular and Celular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-5263 Website We seek to understand the molecular basis of errors and defects in the nucleus and mitotic apparatus (MA) that cause aneuploidy. Our research utilizes molecular biology and genetic approaches combined with digital image analysis at the light and electron microscopy levels to analyze normal and defective features of chromosome condensation, attachment and alignment on the spindle and movements during mitosis in normal and neoplastic cells. Broom, Bradley   Associate Professor Department of Biostatistics and Applied Math UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-348-6220 Website high-performance computing in general and strategies for effectively supporting the efficient implementation of computationally-intensive statistical methodologies in particular. Brownell, William   Professor Otorhinolaryngology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-8540 Website Fundamental mechanisms of hearing and biophysics of electromobility Bryan, Joseph   Professor Cell Biology Bryan Lab Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-4007 Website structure, function, and physiology of ATP-sensitive potassium channels Budde, Ray   Associate Professor Neuro-Oncology Research UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Protein tyrosine kinase, enzyme inhibitors, catalysis, enzyme activation Bujalowski , Wlodzimierz   Professor Human Biological Chem & Genetics (HBC&G) UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-5634 Website We have a long-term interest in quantitative understanding of the structure-function relationships in protein-nucleic acid interactions in solution.Such understanding can be achieved through rigorous thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural (spectroscopic) studies of both macromolecules and their relevant complexes. Burrus, C. Sidney   Maxfield & Oshman Professor Emeritus Brown School of Engineering Rice University Email 713-348-5484 Website digital filter design and implementation, and in efficient signal processing algorithms Butel, Janet   Distinguished Service Professor and Head Molecular Virology & Microbiology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-4443 Website We are interested in small DNA tumor viruses called polyomaviruses, the structure and function of the viral oncogene proteins, and mechanisms of tumor development. Butler, Bruce D.   Ast VP Research & Technology Anesthesiology UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-6231 Website Byrne, John   Professor and Chairman Medical School UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-5602 Website Dr. Byrne's research interests involve elucidating the neuronal and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory Cai, Chengzhi   Assistant Professor Chemistry University of Houston Email (713) 743-2710 Website supramolecular nanostructures Caskey, Tom   Director and Chief Executive Officer Institute of Molecular Medicine UT Health Science Center at Houston Email Website Cates, Mary Susan   Faculty Lecturer and Graduate Laboratory Coordinator Biochemistry & Cell Biology Rice University Email 713-348-5777 Website Cavasotto, Claudio   Assistant Professor School of Health Information Sciences UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3934 Computational Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Drug Discovery: Computer-aided drug discovery; protein modeling; study of protein interaction and function; chemoinformatics; simulation theory, force-field development. Studied biomolecular systems include, but not limited to, hormone nuclear receptors, protein kinases and GPCRs. Chang, Rowen   Professor & Director of the Center for Protein Chemistry Institute of Molecular Medicine UT Health Science Center at Houston Email +1 (713) 500-24 Website Chapman, Walter G.   William W. Akers Chair in Chemical Engineering; Director of Environmental & Energy Systems Institute Chemical Engineering Rice University Email 713-348-4900 Website Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Simulation Chen, Xiaomin   Assistant Professor Biochemistry & Molecular Biology UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-834-6279 Website X-ray crystallography, macromolecular interactions, signal transduction, transcription regulation, apoptosis Cheng, Xiaodong   Associate Professor Pharmacology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-9656 Website Mitogen-activated protein kinases Cheung, Margaret S.   Assistant Professor Department of Physics University of Houston Email 713-743-8358 Website Theoretical Biological Physics, Nanobiophysics, and Soft Condensed Matter Chiu, Wah   Professor Biochemistry Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6985 Website Structural and Computational Biology of Biological Machines; Biological applications include viruses, ion channels, membranes, oligomeric proteins and cyotskeletal protein complexes. Dr. Chiu has been a leading investigator in the development of electron cryomicroscopy to solve structures of macromolecular assemblies at increasingly high resolutions. Computationally, his group has developed single particle reconstruction software, which has been widely adopted by other investigators. He directs an NIH supported center (http://ncmi.bcm.edu). Among many structures his group has done, Chiu is pursuing the structural studies of viruses including herpes simplex virus, bacteriophages andVenezuelan equine encephalitis virus. His approach includes single particle and tomographic electron cryomicroscopy. Chow , Dar-chone   Assistant Professor Chemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-1798 Website One research goal in our laboratory is to understand the basis of conformational changes in the function of a protein. Christie, Peter   Associate Professor Medical School UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-5440 Website macromolecular transport processes during pathogenesis Clark, Jr. , John W   Professor Elec & Comp Engineering Rice University Email 713-348-3597 Website Biological Systems Modeling, Medical Electronics Clementi , Cecilia   Assistant Professor Chemistry Rice University Email 713-348-3485 Website Theory of protein Folding; computational molecular biology Cody, Dianna   Associate Professor Imaging Physics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-792-5545 Website 3D imaging methods; finite element modeling; prediction of mechanical bone characteristics; medical image processing; lesion volume determination and measurement precision Colvin, Vicki L.   Associate Professor/Executive Director, CBEN Chemistry Rice University Email 713-348-5741 Website Nanocrystals and photonic band gap materials Conboy, Claire   Dow Chemicals Dow Chemical Email 979 238-4941 Conneely, Orla M.   Ph.D Molecular and Cellular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6233 Website Cook, John   Head of Software Development Biostatistics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email (713) 794-4166 Website Cook, Richard   Professor Immunology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6318 Website Structure and Function of Class I MHC Molecules Coombes, Kevin   Research Associate Professor Biostatistics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-794-4154 Website Analysis of microarray data; Development of programming tools for bioinformatics; Multivariable calculus; Applications of differential equations in computing Cooney, Austin   Assistant Professor Cell Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-790-1275 Website Regulation of gene expression by orphan nuclear receptors Cooper, Cary   Pharmacology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-1902 Website Cox, Alan L   Associate Professor Computer Science Rice University Email 713-348-5730 Website parallel processing, computer architecture, distributed systems, concurrent programming, and performance evaluation Cox, Dennis Dean   Professor Statistics Rice University Email 713-348-6007 Website Computational Statistics, Nonparametric Function Estimation, Spatial Statistics, Time Series Analysis, Data Mining, Computational Statistics, Monte Carlo methods, Environmetrics, Bayesian Methods, Applied Statistics, Theoretical Statistics, Probability Theory Cox, Steven J   Professor Comp & Applied Mathematics Rice University Email 713-348-5192 Website inference of material properties from electrical and optical recordings from single nerve cells Cristini, Vittorio   Associate Professor School of Health Information Sciences, Health Informatics UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3965 Development, integration and application of computational and experimental models in the field of predictive oncology; integrated computational and experimental study of tumor response to chemotherapy, with particular attention to effects of biobarriers Cruz, Miguel   Assistant Professor Medicine Thrombosis Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-3470 Website define the molecular basis of platelet adhesion, particularly the mechanism by which VWF adheres to collagen coated surfaces, is then activated and binds to the platelet GpIb receptor. Our lab is also studying the structure and function of the platelet collagen receptor GPIa/IIa (integrin a2b1). Cunningham, Sonia   Associate Professor Pediatrics Leukocyte Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-0370 Website Czernuszewicz, Roman   Associate Professor Chemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-3235 Website Analytical-Bioinorganic Chemistry Czerwinski, Edmund   Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-3287 Website Davey, Robert   Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-4915 Website Our research focuses on how membrane enveloped viruses enter cells. Understanding this event would aid the development of drugs to prevent the cell to cell spread of viruses such as HIV. Research mixes Virology and Structural Biology to dissect the trigger mechanism and the molecular motor that drive the fusion of the viral and cell membranes. We are working on Murine Leukemia Viruses but will soon look at other enveloped viruses that cause human disease; Use of nanoscale technologies to treat human genetic and infectious disease. Davidson, Amy Louise   Assistant Professor Virol & Micro Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-4552 Website Membrane Transport Systems Davies, Peter   Ex VP Research Administration UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-3082 Website biology and pharmacology of the Retinoid X Receptor (RXR), of the factors controlling the expression of the enzyme tissue transglutaminase Davis, Ronald L.   Professor/R. P. Doherty-Welch Chair in Science Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6641 Website We study genes that have known or suspected roles in learning and memory processes. Daw, E. Warwick   Assistant Professor Epidemiology UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-745-2470 Website Statistical genetics; identification of genetic risk factors for common diseases; oligogenic models for linkage analysis in large families; gene-environment interactions Deem , Michael William   John W. Cox Professor Bioengineering Rice University Email 713-348-5852 Website Computational cancer; dynamical field theories for disordered systems Delcour, Anne   Associate Professor Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-2684 Website molecular mechanisms of ion channel function and modulation Denner, Larry   Internal Medicine UT Medical Branch at Galveston Email 409-772-8703 Website Dessauer, Carmen   Assistant Professor Medical School UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-6308 Website Structural, biochemical, and molecular biology techniques Dickinson, Mary   Assistant Professor Molec.Physiology Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-2104 Website My laboratory uses a multi-disciplinary approach to study the role of fluid-derived mechanical forces in vascular remodeling and heart morphogenesis in early vertebrate embryos. We have recently developed methods for time-lapse, confocal imaging of rapid blood flow and heart mechanics using vital fluorescent protein reporters. With these methods we are studying the response to changes in mechanical stress in mouse and zebrafish models, taking advantage of the wealth of mutant animals. Diehl, Michael   Assistant Professor Bioengineering Rice University Email 713-348-4568 Website Biomotor Cooperativity, Biomaterial, Supramolecular Biophysics, Molecular Bioengineering Do, Kim-Anh   Associate Professor Biostatistics UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Email 713-794-4155 Website Computational Statistics and Biostatistics, Bioinformatics , Statistical Genetics , Non-parametric statistical methods, including the Bootstrap Dowhan, William   Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713-500-6051 Website Structure, function and assembly of cell membranes Dragoi, Valentin   Assistant Professor Neurobiology and Anatomy UT Health Science Center at Houston Email 713.500.5710 Website Drezek, Rebekah Anna   Stanley C. Moore Assistant Professor Bioengineering Rice University Email 713-348-3011 Website Nanotechnology; molecular imaging; biophotonics Dryer, Stuart   John and Rebecca Moores Professor Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston Email 713-743-2697 Website Dubinsky, William   Professor Integrative Biology & Pharm UT Health Science Center at Houston Email +1 (713) 500-63 Website Dudley, Jenny   Sr. Director of Development Vice President for Development Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6138 Dunning, F. Barry   Sam & Helen Worden Professor/Department Chair Physics and Astronomy Rice University Email 713-348-3544 Website Experimental Atomic and Molecular Physics, Surface Physics, Spin Dependent Phenomena, Surface Magnetism, Chemical Physics, Optics and Instumentation Eagleman, David   Assistant Professor Neurobiology & Anatomy Baylor College of Medicine Email 713-798-6699 Website Eatock, Ruth Anne