Training Faculty

Training Faculty	Academic Program	Research Area
Appleyard Wayman, Suzanne	Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience	Neuronal Control of food intake and motivated behaviors
Bose, Santanu	Vet. Microbiology and Pathology	Innate immunity and inflammation
Brozik, Jim	Chemistry	Bio- and chemical physics of enzymes, receptors, and molecular machines
Celli, Jean	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Bacterial pathogens mechanisms of intracellular survival
Cleveland, Michael	Human Development	Prevention and intervention of substance use and misuse
Du, Min	Animal Sciences	Development of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue with a focus on epigenetic regulatory mechanisms
Fuchs Lokensgard, Rita A.	Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience	Neural underpinnings of precipitation of drug craving, impulsive decision making, and immunosuppression in substance abusers by drug-associated environmental stimuli
Ghasemzadeh, Hassan	School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Algorithm design, machine learning, and system-level optimization for embedded and pervasive systems, mobile computing, and wireless health
Goodman, Alan G.	School of Molecular Biosciences	Cell signaling events involved in the body's innate immune response to pathogenic infection
Kawula, Thomas Hardin	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Mechanisms by which intracellular bacterial pathogens evade host defenses and survive and thrive in hostile animal host environments
Knodler, Leigh	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Host-pathogen interactions related to bacterial infections of the human gut
Konkel, Michael Edward	School of Molecular Biosciences	Characterization of host-Campylobacter jejuni interactions to understand the unique virulence factors of C. jejuni
Kostyukova, Alla S.	Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering	Regulation of actin dynamics by actin-binding proteins in the cytoskeleton of muscle and non-muscle cells; protein structure, protein-protein interactions, and protein engineering
Lin, David	Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering	Integrated mechanical properties of skeletal muscle and spinal reflexes; rehabilitation medicine targeting disorders of the nervous system, posture, and movement
Lofgren, Eric	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Use of mathematics and computational models to study the spread of infectious diseases and develop new ways to control them
McLaughlin, Ryan	Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience	Neurobiological underpinnings of stress and the mechanisms by which these factors influence the brain and behavior
Nicola, Anthony	Vet. Microbiology and Pathology	Molecular processes that herpesviruses use to gain entry into host cells
Omsland, Anders	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Dependence of interactions between bacterial obligate intracellular parasites and their host cells on parasite metabolic capacity and nutrient requirements
Pru, James K.	Animal Sciences	Molecular events coordinating the physiology of embryo implantation; identification of mechanisms involved in infertility during early gestation
Quock, Ray	Psychology	Pharmacology of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) suppression of chronic pain and opiate withdrawal
Roberts, Steven	School of Molecular Biosciences	Role of genome plasticity in carcinogenesis with an emphasis on the mutagenic nature of lesions in single-stranded DNA
Shaw, Dana	Vet. Microbiology and Pathology	Tick-transmitted diseases with a focus on targeting arthropod immune processes
Skinner, Michael K.	School of Biological Sciences	Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and evolution; molecular and cellular control of testis and ovary development and biology
Vadyvaloo, Viveka	Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health	Molecular processes and genetic determinants for the adaptation of Yersinia pestis to the digestive tract of fleas which contributes to the long-term persistence of bubonic plague
Vasavada, Anita	Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering	Biomechanics and neural control of the musculoskeletal system, and gender differences therein, with a focus on the human head and neck system; ergonomics of mobile devices; mechanisms of whiplash and injury
Wayman, Gary	Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience	Molecular and cellular mechanisms by which synaptic activity and neurotrophic factors influence neuronal development with an emphasis on CREB-dependent gene expression
Wyrick, John Jason	School of Molecular Biosciences	Formation and repair of DNA damage in chromatin on a genome-wide scale and how damage formation and repair influences subsequent mutagenesis
Xian, Ming	Chemistry	Combination of organic synthesis and bioorganic chemistry to examine, understand, and solve problems of biological and medicinal significance