Cell, Molecular, and Neuro Sciences
Biomedical Science A-209
1960 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6397
Fax: (808) 956-9530
Faculty
*T. D. Humphreys, PhD (Chair)--invertebrate
Cell and Cancer Biology
*G. A. Ahearn, PhD--comparative physiology of membrane transport
*R. D. Allen, PhD--biomembrane traffic and topography
*R. Arakaki, MD--in vitro investigation of insulin receptor biosynthesis
*J. S. Bertram, PhD--neoplastic transformation
*R. V. Cooney, PhD--oxidative damage and carcinogenesis
*K. Csiszar, PhD--cell and cancer biology
*H. G. de Couet, PhD--Drosophila neuromuscular genes, cytoskeleton, cell
motility
*A. K. Fok, PhD--biomembrane dynamics in intracellular digestion
*E. G. Grau, PhD--prolactin; stimulus-secretion coupling;
osmosensitivity
*A. F. Lau, PhD--oncogene-induced cellular transformation
*S. Mooberry, PhD--molecular oncology; antimicro tubule agents; natural
products
V. R. Nerurkar, PhD--pathogenesis and etiology of infectious diseases,
molecular virology and epidemiology
*P. Q. Patek, PhD--cell-mediated immunology; tumor immunology
*C. Womersley, PhD--biochemical adaptations to environmental stress
Marine Cell and Molecular Biology
*M. G. Hadfield, PhD--settlement and metamorphosis of marine
invertebrate larvae
*P.C. Loh, PhD--animal virology and animal cell culture
*R. E. Moore, PhD--chemistry of marine and microalgal natural products
Molecular Evolution
*M. Alam, PhD--neurobiology of archaebacteria-signal
transduction in phototaxis and chemotaxis
*R. L. Cann, PhD--molecular evolution, population biology
*J. A. Hunt, PhD--molecular evolution, erythroid cell differentiation
*T. W. Lyttle, PhD--genetic control; evolution of meiosis
Molecular Genetics
*M. Alam, PhD--neurobiology of archaebacteria-signal transduction in
phototaxis and chemotaxis
*C. D. Boyd, PhD--molecular genetics
*D. S. Haymer, PhD--molecular genetics of Diptera
*Y. E. Hsia, PhD, MD--thalassemia genes in Southeast Asians
*S. Kathariou, PhD--molecular biology of bacterial virulence factors
*J. F. Scott, PhD--molecular genetics; yeast DNA replication
Neurobiology and Behavior
*D. C. Blanchard, PhD--neurobiology of aggression and defense;
ethopharmacology
*R. J. Blanchard, PhD--experimental ethology; ethopharmacology
*I. M. Cooke, PhD--cellular neurobiology; peptidergic neurons in culture
*D. K. Hartline, PhD--small network neurophysiology and modeling
*M. D. Rayner, PhD--sodium channel kinetics
*S. Robinow, PhD--developmental molecular neurogenetics
*J. G. Starkus, PhD--sodium channel kinetics
*J. Stollberg, PhD--developmental neurobiology; biophysics
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
*A. M. Alvarez, PhD--bacterial plant pathogens; epidemiology
*D. Borthakur, PhD--genetics of tropical rhizobia
*H. M. Harrington, PhD--heat shock; calcium regulation
*J. S. Hu, PhD--molecular biology of plant viruses
*S. S. Patil, PhD--molecular genetics of plant-pathogen interactions
*J. I. Stiles, PhD--plant and fungal molecular biology
*H. Y. Yamamoto, PhD--photosynthesis; carotenoid function
Reproductive Biology
*G. D. Bryant-Greenwood, PhD--reproductive endocrinology;
parturition
*F. C. Greenwood, PhD--molecular endocrinology
*R. G. Kleinfeld, PhD--cell biology of pregnancy
*C. N. Lee, PhD--environmental effects on reproduction; gamete
interactions
*D. L. Vincent, PhD--embryo-maternal interactions
*C. W. Weems, PhD--maternal recognition of pregnancy; embryo survival
*R. Yanagimachi, PhD--physiology and manipulation of gametes and zygotes
Tropical Medicine
*S. P. Chang, PhD--immunology/molecular biology of parasitic
infections
*K. Yamaga, PhD--molecular immunology
*Graduate Faculty
Degree Offered: PhD in a biology subdiscipline
with a specialization in cell, molecular, and neuro sciences
The Academic Program
The Cell, Molecular, and Neuro Sciences (CMNS) Program
offers distinct tracks leading to a specialization in the “new
biology” in conjunction with a number of doctoral programs in
traditionally defined biology subdisciplines. These include anatomy and
reproductive biology, biochemistry and biophysics, genetics and
molecular biology, microbiology, physiology, plant molecular physiology,
plant pathology, psychology, tropical medicine, and zoology. CMNS is
operated by a consortium of the cellular biology, molecular biology, and
neurobiology scholars in these departments who come together to provide
cross-disciplinary course offerings, to share the excitement of the
fast-moving research and technical innovations in cellular and molecular
biology, and to develop strategies for applying these concepts and
approaches to research in their traditional subdisciplines.
The program expects to provide teaching or graduate
assistantships from a variety of University and extramural sources for
all students who are admitted to the program and who maintain a
satisfactory record.
Program graduates may undertake careers in academic or
research institutions or in biotechnology or pharmaceutical research and
development.
For complete details on the CMNS specialization,
contact the CMNS Program chair. |