ahmed@umbi.umd.edu
Biological roles of galectins in early embryo development and immune functions; structure-function studies of galectins; biotechnological applications of galectins and other lectins

belas@umbi.umd.edu
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Cell-cell communication and sensory transduction with emphasis on how regulation of gene expression helps microorganisms adapt to a changeable environment; microbial genetics; molecular biology of signal transduction

chenf@umbi.umd.edu
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Ecological interaction among marine viruses, bacteria and phytoplankton; phylogenetic diversity and molecular evolution of marine microbes; whole cell or in situ molecular detection; functional genes and microbial genome

chung@umbi.umd.edu
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Response of crustaceans to the neurotransmitter, neurohormones and pheromones that regulate critical events in the life cycle

dassarma@umbi.umd.edu
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Halophilic archaeal genomics; structure, function and evolution of genomes; global gene regulation and promoter function; biotechnological applications in medicine and industry

dus@umbi.umd.edu
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling differentiation of muscle and nerve cells during embryogenesis

hillr@umbi.umd.edu
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Marine actinomycete molecular biology and ecology; microbiology of marine natural products; bacterial and cyanobacterial symbionts of marine sponges; marine bacteriophages; metal resistance in actinomycetes and application of bioremediation

jagus@umbi.umd.edu
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Translational control of gene expression; regulation of gene activity during early development; host defense against virus infection and viral countermeasures; role of protein synthesis in lactation

pancer@umbi.umd.edu
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Comparative immunology; origin of vertebrate adaptive immunity; rearranging antigen receptors of jawless vertebrates; molecular mechanisms of invertebrate and vertebrate immunity

place@umbi.umd.edu
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Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that permit organisms to adapt to unique diets, environments, and interactions (symbiosis); molecular basis of sex determination

robb@umbi.umd.edu
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Archaeal molecular biology and biochemistry; genome sequence, structure and repair in hyperthermophiles; mechanisms of thermal stabilization of proteins

schreier@umbi.umd.edu
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Microbial molecular genetics and physiology; nitrogen metabolism in Bacillus subtilis; control of glutamine synthease operon expression; regulation of gene expression

sowers@umbi.umd.edu
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Biology of methanogenesis; anaerobic bioremediation; regulatory pathways in methanogenic Archaea; bioprocess scale-up of microorganisms from extreme environments

trant@umbi.umd.edu
Fish molecular endocrinology; steroid endocrinology with emphasis on reproduction in fish; molecular control of steroidogensis at cellular level; identification and determination of biological function of novel piscine steroids

vasta@umbi.umd.edu
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Molecular aspects and evolution of the acute phase response in vertebrates and invertebrates; structure/function relationships in carbohydrate-binding proteins; role of lectins in development and internal defense; host/parasite interactions; disease prevention, control in fisheries<

zohar@umbi.umd.edu
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Fish physiology, aquaculture and endocrinology; environmental and hormonal regulation of fish reproductive cycles, spawning induction technologies, drug delivery in aquaculture, molecular biotechnology