Training Faculty

Training FacultyAcademic ProgramResearch Area
Laura Bartley. Bartley, Laura E.Institute of Biological ChemistryGrass cell wall synthesis & regulation; Root composition & development
Philip Bates. Bates, Philip D.Institute of Biological ChemistryPlant storage lipids as renewable carbon sources, bio-fuels, and in cellular function
Arden Baylink. Baylink, ArdenCollege of Veterinary MedicineStructure-based drug discovery, bacterial chemotaxis, and redox chemistry and reactive oxygen species
Haluk Beyenal. Beyenal, HalukVoiland College of Engineering and ArchitectureElectrochemistry for human health and environment, electrochemical bandage, electrochemical signals in soil and envirochemical engineering
Travis Brown. Brown, Travis E.Integrative Physiology and NeuroscienceNeurobiological mechanisms of drug addiction and obesity
Jesse Brunner. Brunner, Jesse L.School of Biological SciencesEcology of infectious disease
Erica Crespi. Crespi, Erica J.School of Biological SciencesEffects of environmental stressors and nutrition on early developmental processes in vertebrates
Kristen Delevich. Delevich, KristenIntegrative Physiology and NeuroscienceChanges in neural circuits and cell types during adolescence
Ryan Driskell. Driskell, Ryan R.School of Molecular BiosciencesSkin regeneration and fibroblast heterogeneity
Wenji Dong. Dong, WenjiVoiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringCardiac myofilament regulation and development of microfluidic disease sensors
Sascha Duttke. Duttke, Sascha H.School of Molecular BiosciencesTranscription regulation in health and disease
Rita Fuchs Lokensgard. Fuchs Lokensgard, Rita A.Integrative Physiology and NeuroscienceNeurobiology of drug addiction
Assefaw Gebremedhin. Gebremedhin, Assefaw H.School of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceSynergetic application of novel combinatorial and numerical algorithms to develop scalable and robust methods for analysis and management of complex datasets
Alan Goodman. Goodman, Alan G.School of Molecular BiosciencesUsing orthogonal animal models along with experimental and computational techniques to identify, characterize, and describe molecular mechanisms of pathogenic infection
Bronwyn Gunn. Gunn, Bronwyn M.Paul G. Allen School for Global HealthImmunological responses to and therapies for infectious disease
Thomas Kawula. Kawula, Thomas H.Paul G. Allen School for Global HealthDeveloping non-antibiotic treatments targeting intracellular bacterial pathogen survival
Alla Kostyukova. Kostyukova, Alla S.Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringRegulation of actin dynamics by actin-binding proteins; protein structure and protein-protein interactions; protein engineering, circular dichroism
Bernd Lange. Lange, Bernd “Mark” M.College of Agricultural Human, and Natural Resource SciencesUsing metabolic engineering and modeling to optimize plant natural product biosynthesis
Michael Letko. Letko, Michael C.Paul G. Allen School for Global HealthCross-species transmission, coronavirus, viral entry, viral-host interactions, co-evolution
David Lin. Lin, David C.Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringIntegrated mechanical properties of skeletal muscle and spinak reflexes; advancing morphological computing
Eric Lofgren. Lofgren, Eric T.Paul G. Allen School for Global HealthMathematical and computational models of disease transmission to generate reproducible, quatitative guidance for designing and evaluating public health interventions
Ryan McLaughlin. McLaughlin, Ryan J.Integrative Physiology and NeuroscienceCannabis and the endocannabinoid system; stress and stress coping; behavioral neuroscience; cognitive flexibility; neurodevelopment
Anders Omsland . Omsland, AndersPaul G. Allen School for Global HealthRole of pathogen metabolic capacity, nutrient requirements, and general physiology in the host-pathogen interaction
Jason Park. Park, Jason M.College of Veterinary MedicineIntracellular pathogens; host-pathogen interactions; host range adaptations
Cecilia Rodriguez Furlan. Rodriguez Furlan, CeciliaSchool of Biological SciencesRegulation of endocytic and autophagic degradative pathways and their functional significance during stress adaptation in plants
Dominic Scalise . Scalise, DominicVoiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringMolecular programming; biochemical computers
Wheaton Schroeder. Schroeder, Wheaton L.Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringMultiscale metabolic modeling
Elissa Schwartz. Schwartz, Elissa J.Department of Mathematics and Statistics, School of Biological SciencesInfectious disease dynamics
Anjali Sharma. Sharma, AnjaliChemistryTranslational nanomedicine
Dana Shaw. Shaw, Dana K.College of Veterinary MedicineInnate immunity of disease vectors; Pathogen-vector interactions
Eric Shelden. Shelden, Eric A.College of Veterinary MedicineBioinformatics, microscopy, image analysis, and cancer cell biology
Michael Skinner. Skinner, Michael K.School of Biological SciencesEnvironmental epigenetics and reproduction
Andrei Smertenko. Smertenko, AndreiInstitute of Biological ChemistryPhragmoplast's role in cell division, influences of pit morphology on vascular cell differentiation, and novel high-throughput phenotyping method to assess plant tolerance to abiotic stresses
Bertrand Tanner. Tanner, Bertrand C.W.Integrative Physiology and NeuroscienceComputational biology; cardiac and skeletal muscle physiology; neuro-muscular and heart disease
Massaro Ueti. Ueti, Massaro W.College of Veterinary Medicine; USDAVeterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Viveka Vadyvaloo. Vadyvaloo, VivekaPaul G. Allen School for Global HealthPostranslational regulation of Y. pestis adaptation to flea colonization; bacterial biofilms; fleas; molecular mechanisms of flea blood digestion and immunity; development of tools for genetic manipulation of fleas
Bernard Van Wie. Van Wie, Bernard J.Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringBiotechnology, including biosensors and bioanalytical devices, cell and tissue culture, engineering education and research
Anita Vasavada. Vasavada, AnitaVoiland School of Chemical Engineering and BioengineeringBiomechanics and neural control of the musculoskeletal system, focusing of the human head and neck system
Jennifer Watts. Watts, Jennifer L.School of Molecular BiosciencesFat metabolism, ferropoptosis, and oxidative stress
Gary Wayman. Wayman, Gary A.Integrative Physiology and NeuroscienceNeuorbiological effects of leptin; synaptogenesis; microscopy
John Wyrick. Wyrick, John J.School of Molecular BiosciencesGene expression regulation using genomics in yeast and plants