Balch, William
is interested in the biochemical and molecular basis for vesicular trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface, particularly in the structures, functions, and mechanisms of control exerted by small GTP-binding proteins.
Janda, Kim D.
Investigates biological catalysts, development of methods for the detection of and protection against chemical/biological warfare agents, combinatorial chemical libraries, synthesis and evaluation of enzyme inhibitors, solid-phase organic synthesis, quorum sensing within bacterial systems, lead discovery and detection strategies for tropical diseases, antibody/peptide phage display libraries, cell-penetrating peptides as therapeutic delivery vehicles, and the application of immunopharmacotherapy in the treatment of drug addiction, cancer and obesity.
Kenny, Paul John
employs a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the underlying neurobiology of psychiatric disorders.
Koob, George F.
Investigates the neurobiological basis of emotional behavior focused on the theoretical constructs of reward and stress. His work explores the neural bases of motivation, reinforcement, behavioral responses to stress, and addiction.
Kralli, Anastasia
focuses on the mechanism of action of nuclear receptor coactivators that modulate transcriptional responses to small lipophilic hormones and confer specificity to hormone signaling.
Roberto, Marisa
uses in vitro electrophysiological techniques to understand the effects of abused drugs and neuropeptides on neuronal function and synaptic transmission.
Roberts, Amanda J.
investigates the neural bases of motivated behaviors such as drug self-administration, exploratory drive, and feeding.
Saez, Enrique
is interested in two broad themes related to the regulation of energy balance in mammals.
Strosberg, Donny D.
by studying protein-protein interactions in HCV, identifies and characterizes peptides and small molecules that affect host-pathogen relations, e.g. inhibit HCV release from cultured hepatoma cells.
