The following is an alphabetical list of MCB faculty members and brief descriptions of their research. A list of faculty by division affiliation is available here. Bowes fellows are at the bottom.
Sharon Amacher
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Cell fate determination in vertebrate embryonic development
Georjana Barnes
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Microtubule cytoskeleton and cell cycle controls
Steven Beckendorf
Professor Emeritus of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Molecular biology of development; Global warming: solutions and biological effects; Concentrating solar power.
Rachel Brem
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Genetics of Regulatory Variation
Steven E. Brenner
Professor (Affiliated) of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Computational Genomics
Thomas Cline
Professor Emeritus of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Sex determination in Drosophila
Andrew Dillin
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
My laboratory works on the genetic and molecular mechanisms that regulate aging and aging-related disease.
Michael B. Eisen
Associate Professor
Genomics/Bioinformatics
James Fristrom
Professor Emeritus of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Role of transmembrane proteins in cell-cell adhesion and the actin cytoskeleton
Gian Garriga
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Developmental neurobiology; molecular genetics
Richard Harland
Department Co-Chair and C.H. Li Distinguished Professor Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Molecular biology of development
Nicole King
Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Choanoflagellates, animal origins, and the evolution of host-microbe interactions
Doug Koshland
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Mechanisms and principles that mediate desiccation tolerance and the structure, integrity, and evolution of chromosomes
Michael Levine
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Regulation of enhancer-promoter interactions
Barbara Meyer
Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Sex determination in C. elegans
Craig T. Miller
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Developmental and evolutionary genetics
Lior Pachter
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Chair and Professor (Affiliated) of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Nipam Patel
William V. Power Endowed Chair in Biology Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Genetic and evolutionary studies of embryonic pattern formation
Jasper Rine
Howard Hughes Professor and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Gene regulation; cell biology
Donald Rio
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Molecular genetics; transposable elements; RNA splicing
Henk Roelink
Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Induction in vertebrate development and ES cell differentiation
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Collective phenomena and ordering in condensed matter and biological systems
Kristin Scott
Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Establishment of nerve cell connectivity in developing nervous systems
Fyodor Urnov
Associate Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Engineered zinc finger DNA binding proteins
The following faculty have a secondary affiliation with the Genetics, Genomics & Development division.
David Bilder
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Genetics of cell and tissue architecture
Michael Botchan
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professorship in Biological Sciences Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Eukaryote DNA replication and control of S phase
Abby Dernburg
Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Chromosome organization and dynamics during meiosis
David G. Drubin
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Actin and microtubule cytoskeletons in yeast and mammalian cells
Robert Tjian
Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry