Potential Mentors & Research

Genetics, Genomics, GBCB and related disciplines

• Bassaganya-Riera, Josep: Nutrition and Immunology
• Heath, Lenwood: Computer Science
• Mukhopadhyay, Biswarup: Proteomics, Functional Genomics
• Murali, T M: Computational Systems Biology
• Tyson, John: Computational Cell Biology
• Yue, Pengtao: Mathematics
• Zhang, Liqing: Cancer Bioinformatics; Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics

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Behavioral Science

• Bell, Martha Ann: Developmental & Biological Psychology
• Cate, Anthony: Biological Psycholgy
• Chiu, Pearl: Biological Psychology
• Diaz, Vanessa: Infant Language-emotion Attention Perception
• Dunsmore, Julie: Developmental Psychology
• Jones, Russell: Behavioral Psychology
• King-Casas, Brooks: Clinical Psychology
• Ollendick, Thomas: Behavioral Child Psychology
• Panneton, Robin: Developmental Psychology
• Ramey, Craig: Developmental Psycholgy
• Scarpa, Angela: Emotion regulation
• Stephens, Robert: Behavioral Psychology
• Winett, Richard: Behavioral and Health Psychology

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Molecular and Cell Biology, Biotechnology Biochemistry, Molecular & Biochemical Nutrition, Physiology, TBMH

The Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology program is one of the oldest interdisciplinary programs on the VirginiaTech campus. The MCB program is for students interested in the bridge between cell biology and physiology and functional genomics.

• Achenie, Luke: Chemical Engineering
• Ahmed, Ansar: Biomedical Sciences Pathobiology
• Bassaganya-Riera, Josep: Biocomplexity Institute
• Capelluto, Daniel: Cell Biology
• Cimini, Daniela: Cell Biology
• Dalloul, Rami: Poultry Immunology
• Finkielstein, Carla: Cancer Research
• Helm, Rich: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Jelesko, John: Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
• Jiang, Honglin: Molecular Biology and Endocrinology
• Kennelly, Peter: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Li, Liwu: Innate Immunity and Inflammation
• McDowell, John: Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
• Moore, Ignacio: Biochemistry and Biology
• Sobrado, Pablo: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Tu, Zhijian: Genomics
• Winkel, Brenda: Cell and Molecular Biology
• Wong, Eric: Molecular Biology
• Zhao, Bingyu: Biofuel, Biotechnology, Bio Energy

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Microbial Sciences

The faculty in the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Science, and Agriculture and Life Sciences have internationally recognized microbial research programs in the areas of molecular genetics, vector biology, pathogenesis, replication, vaccine, diagnostic and drug developments involving bacteria, viruses and parasites.

• Falkinham, Joe: Epidemiology
• Jones, Caroline: Immunology and Infectious Diseases
• LeRoith, Tanya: Anatomic Pathobiology
• Meng, X.J.: Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
• Melville, Stephen: Microbiology
• Popham, David: Microbiology
• Schubot, Florian: Virulence mechanisms
• Sriranganathan, Nammalwar: Bacteriology
• Stevens, Ann: Molecular Microbiology
• Scharf, Birgit: Biological Sciences
• Yang, Zhaomin: Bacterial locomotion
  
• Yuan, Lijuan: Virology and Immunology

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Biomedical Engineering

• Abaid, Nicole: Biomechanics
• Aning, Alex: Material Science and Engineering
• Arena, Christopher: Nanobioengineering
• Chappell; John: Cardiovascular Engineering
• Davalos, Rafael: Translational Cancer Research
• Davalos, Rafael: Biomedical Engineering
• Domann, John: Biomaterials
• Munson, Jennifer: Tissue Engineering
• LaConte, Stephen: Biomedical Imaging
• Perez, Miguel: Biomechanics
• Poelzing, Steven: Cardiovascular Engineering
• Rajagopalan, Padma: Macromolecular Science and Engineering
• Scott Verbridge: Biomaterials

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Neuroscience

• Buczynski, Matthew: Mass Spectrometry and Behavioral Pharmacology
• Bowers, Mike: Neurobiology of Language and Cognition
• Campbell, Susan: Molecular Mechanisms of Altered Synaptic Communication
• Clinton, Sarah M.: Brain Development and Risk for Emotional Dysfunction
• Cline, Mark: Neuroscience of Appetite
• DeLuca, Stephanie: Neurorehabilitation Treatment
• Gilbert, Elizabeth: Obsesity and Eating Disorders
• Hodes, Georgia: Neurosciences

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Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise 

• Good, Deborah: Molecular & Cellular Sciences
• Angela Anderson: Exercise & Health

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