Cell Biology Faculty

Athena Andreadis

Andreadis, Athena, PhD, Associate Professor
Regulation of Transcription and RNA Splicing in the Central Nervous System; Relation Between Cytoskeletal Elements and Dementia

 
Stephen Baker

Baker, Stephen P., MScPh, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Quantitative Health Sciences
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Statistical Computing

 
John Cooke

Cooke, John, PhD, Associate Professor
Anatomy and histology for medical education

 
Roger Craig

Craig, Roger, PhD, Professor
Molecular structure and dynamics of actin and myosin filaments; cryo-EM and 3D image reconstruction
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Harvey Florman

Florman Harvey M., PhD, Professor
Mechanisms of fertilization, ion channels, polycystic kidney disease proteins, signal transduction, exocytosis

 
Susan Gagliardi

Gagliardi, Susan Billings, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair 
Neuroanatomy and medical education

 
Anne Gilroy

Gilroy, Anne, MA, Associate Professor Cell Biology and Surgery
Anatomy for medical education

 
Deborah-Harmon Hines

Harmon-Hines, Deborah, PhD, Professor
Education outreach and anatomy for medical education

 
Anthony Imbalzano

Imbalzano, Anthony , PhD, Professor and Vice Chair 
Chromatin Structure and Regulation of Gene Expression, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, and Development

 
Krista Johansen

Johansen, Krista, MD, Instructor
Histology, anatomy and medical education

 
Stephen Jones

Jones, Stephen N., PhD, Professor
Genes In Development And Tumorigenesis
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Jeanne Keller

Keller, Jeanne, MD, Professor
Radiology for medical education

 
David LaPointe

Lapointe, David, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology/Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics, Gene Expression, Systems Biology

 

Jeanne Lawrence

Lawrence, Jeanne B., PhD, Professor
Genome Structure and Regulation, non-coding RNAs and chromosome silencing, cancer epigenetics and gene therapy, Human Genetics for medical education
lab website

 
Mary Lee

Lee, Mary, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology
Male Reproductive Development, Reproductive Endocrinology, Gonadal Hormone Signaling

 

Jane Lian

Lian, Jane B., PhD, Professor
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Skeletal Development
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Elizabeth Luna

Luna, Elizabeth J., PhD, Professor
Membranes, Cytoskeleton, and Signaling

 
Maria Morabito, PhD

Morabito, Maria, PhD, Assistant Professor
Regulation of Excitatory Synapses in Development and Disease

 
Jeffrey Nickerson

Nickerson, Jeffrey, PhD, Associate Professor
Nuclear Architecture and Gene Expression

 
Paul Odgren

Odgren, Paul, PhD, Research Associate Professor
Bone and Cartilage Cell Biology
lab website

 
Jaime Rivera5

Rivera, Jaime, PhD, Assistant Professor
Morphogenetic and Molecular Analysis of Mammalian Development
lab website

 
Gerald Schwarting

Schwarting, Gerald , PhD, Professor
Axon Guidance and Cell Signaling in the Developing Olfactory System

 
Kip Sluder

Sluder, Greenfield, PhD, Professor
Mitosis; Centrosome Formation, Function, and Duplication; Checkpoint Controls
lab website

 
Gary Stein 2

Stein, Gary S., PhD, Professor and Chairman
Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Cell Cycle and Tissue-Specific Genes Controlling Proliferation and Differentiation in Stem Cells, Lineage Committed Cells and Cancer
lab website

 
Janet Stein

Stein, Janet L., PhD, Professor 
Gene Regulation During the Cell Cycle and During Proliferation/Differentiation Transitions
lab website

 
Andre van Wijnen

van Wijnen, André J., PhD, Professor
Gene Regulation, Cell Cycle, Skeletal Development and Nuclear Architecture
lab website

 
George Witman

Witman, George B., PhD, Professor
Cilia and Flagella, Molecular Motors, Sensory Transduction, Molecular Basis for Diseases Involving Cilia and Flagella
lab website

 
Hong Zhang

Zhang, Hong, PhD, Assistant Professor 
Genetic Regulation of Senescence in Cancer, Aging and Stem Cell Self-renewal; Molecular Targeting of E3 Ligases in Transcriptional Regulation
lab website

 

Research Faculty

Affiliated Cell Biology Faculty

Worcester Campus

US Affiliates

  • Baran, Daniel, MD, Professor, Merck
  • Becker, Pamela, MD/PhD, Associate Professor, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Bradley, Peter PhD, Instructor (V), Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
  • Crandall, James, PhD, Research Associate Professor (V)
  • Drissi, Hicham, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center
  • Hill, David, PhD, Athena Diagnostics, Worcester
  • Ignotz, Ronald, PhD, Research Associate (V), Surgery, Worcester, MA 
  • Javed, Amjad, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
  • Koevary, Steven, PhD, Professor, New England School of Optometry, Boston, MA
  • Lambert, Stephen, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
  • Penman, Sheldon, PhD, Distinguished Professor/Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (V)
  • Pratap, Jitesh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Takizawa, Norio, Ph.D. (V)

International Affiliates

  • Bar-Shavit, Zvi, PhD, Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
  • Choi, Je-Yong, PhD, Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University, Korea 
  • McCaffery, Peter, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Aberdeen, Australia
  • Montecino, Martin, PhD, Professor, University of Concepcion, Chile
  • Shakoori, A.R., PhD, Professor, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Emeritus

  • Clark, Samuel, PhD, Professor Emeritus
  • Gauthier, Geraldine, PhD, Professor Emeritus
  • Wolf, Merrill K., MD, Professor Emeritus (V)