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Minority Access to Research
Careers-Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research
(MARC-U*STAR) Program
Research Training Faculty
Radi
Al-Jishi,
Professor, (Ph.D., 1982, Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Physics. Theoretical condensed matter physics. Theoretical studies
of tubular structure of molecular dimensions.
Ba, Yong Assistant Professor of Chemistry
(Ph.D. 1997
Roger Bowers, Professor,
(Ph.D., 1971, University of Nebraska). Cell Biology. Developmental
aspects and electron microscopy of pigmentation in selected vertebrates.
Sonsoles
de Lacalle, Assistant Professor,
(M.D./Ph.D., 1990, University of Navarra, Spain). Neurobiology.
Estrogen and cholinergic system interaction in aging.
Krishna Foster, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D., 1998,
University of Colorado, Boulder). Physical Chemistry. Studies
on the effects of freezing on aqueous phase reaction kinetics
and photochemistry relevant to atmospheric chemistry.
Anthony
Fratiello, Professor, (Ph.D., 1962,
Brown University). Physical Chemistry. Nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy. Multinuclear magnetic resonance studies of coordination
properties of metal-ions, with an emphasis on the trivalent lanthanides.
Raymond
E. Garcia, Professor, (Ph.D., 1976,
University of California, Riverside). Biochemistry. Regulation
of apolipoprotein and plasma lipoprotein metabolism by dietary
cholesterol. Elucidation of the biochemical mechanisms involved
in the development of atherosclerosis.
Scott
D. Grover, Professor, (Ph.D., 1980,
University of California, Los Angeles). Biochemistry. Enzymes
as control elements in metabolic regulation. Molecular characterization
of binding sites for enzyme activators and inhibitors.
Carlos
G. Gutierrez, Professor, (Ph.D.,
1975, University of California, Davis). Organic Chemistry. Synthesis
of natural and designed molecules for high affinity complexation
of ferric ion as probes in the study of iron acquisition, transport,
and utilization in bacteria. Development of compounds potentially
useful as therapeutic agents for the management of human disease
resulting from toxic iron or actinide overload.
Beverly
L. Krilowicz, Associate Professor,
(Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Riverside). Neurophysiology.
Neural mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness using both pharmacological
and neurophysiological approaches.
Philip
S. LaPolt, Assistant Professor,
(Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles). Anatomy.
Endocrine, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms regulating ovarian
and neuroendocrine functions.
Nancy
L. McQueen, Associate Professor,
(Ph.D., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles). Microbiology.
Studies on the pathogenesis of Sendai virus. Intracellular and
surface transport of envelope proteins in relation to viral assembly
and budding. Recombinant DNA techniques, tissue culture, and
protein analysis are among the techniques used.
Jamil
Momand, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D.,
1989, University of California, Los Angeles). Biochemistry. Redox
regulation of signal transduction pathways with an emphasis on
the p53 tumor suppressor protein. Effect of redox changes on
DNA binding proteins. Development of new assays for quantitative
and qualitative analysis of oxidation reactions of protein amino
acid residues.
Alan
E. Muchlinski, Professor, (Ph.D.,
1979, Michigan State University). Physiological Ecology. Aspects
of temperature regulation in mammals and reptiles with an emphasis
on temperature regulation during the fever and during stress
responses.
Scott
Nickolaisen, Associate Professor,
(Ph.D., 1991, University of Southern California). Physical Chemistry.
Studies of reaction kinetics and photochemistry for species that
participate in tropospheric ozone production and stratospheric
ozone depletion.
Donald
R. Paulson, Professor, (Ph.D.,
1968, Indiana University). Bioinorganic Chemistry. Use of ruthenium
porphyrins and ruthenium-replaced heme proteins as models for
the binding of carbon monoxide and dioxygen to hemoglobin.
David
R. Perrott, Professor, (Ph.D.,
1968, Kent State University). General Experimental Psychology.
His research interests have focused upon sensory mechanisms which
underlie spatial orientation. While most of his research has
been concerned with human auditory spatial perception, substantial
work has been directed at the study of other species (sharks,
flies, rodents and various reptiles) and other sensory modalities
(vision and olfaction).
Jean
Phinney, Professor, (Ph.D., University
of California, Los Angeles). Developmental Psychology. Her research
focuses on ethnic and cultural influences on adolescence development,
with a particular interest in ethnic identity and adaptation
of immigrant youth.
Carlos Robles, Professor, (Ph.D., 1979, University of California,
Berkeley). Biology. Marine predatation relating to the distribution
and abundance of their prey.
Amelia
Russo-Neustadt, Assistant Professor,
(M.D., 1990, Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Irvine).
Neurobiology. Physical activity, antidepressants and BDNF induction.
Matthias
Selke, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D.,
1994, University of California, Los Angeles). Organic Chemistry.
Chemistry of singlet oxygen as a tool to model oxygen activation
by transition metals in enzymatic processes.
Sandra
Sharp, Associate Professor, (Ph.D.,
1981, University of California, Los Angeles). Molecular Biology.
Regulation of differentiation in mouse muscle cell culture. Use
of protein and nucleic acid based cell and molecular techniques
to investigate partial vs. terminal differentiation and interactions
of transcription factors.
Wayne
Tikkanen, Professor, (Ph.D., 1982,
University of California, Santa Barbara). Organometallic Chemistry.
Characterization and use of asymmetric organo-zirconocene complexes
in organic synthesis.
Linda
M. Gutierrez Tunstad, Associate
Professor, (Ph.D., 1990, University of California, Los Angeles).
Organic Chemistry. Design, synthesis, physical and binding properties
of host molecules with preorganized cavities of molecular dimensions.
Robert
L. Vellanoweth, Assistant Professor,
(Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley). Biochemistry.
Characterization of biochemical and molecular genetic events
in the programmed aging of leaf tissue in Arabidopsis; ROS-mediated
signal transduction in the initiation of the senescence program.
Feimeng
Zhou, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D.,
1993, University of Texas, Austin). Analytical Chemistry. Characterization
of chemically and biologically modified electrode surfaces using
voltammetry, quartz crystal microbalance, and scanning probe
microscopy DNA biosensor development. Electron and metal transfers
in electroactive proteins.ent. Electron and metal transfers
in electroactive proteins.
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