Participating Faculty Members

The participating faculty members of the Genetics Training Grant are a well-balanced, interactive, and highly productive group. Several new faculty members have been recently added to the program. They have brought novel genetic systems and expertise to the genetics research and training program at Brandeis.

Name

Rank

Department

Research Interest

James Haber, Ph.D.
Program Director

Professor

Biology

Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology

Susan Lovett, Ph.D.
Associate Director

Professor

Biology

Genetics & Biochemical Analysis of Recombination in E.coli and Yeast

Susan Birren, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Developmental Neurobiology

Paul Garrity, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Neurogenetics in Drosophilia

Bruce Goode, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biology

Cytoskeletal Assembly & Dynamics

Leslie Griffith, M.D. Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Neurogenetics Biochemical Basis of Synaptic Plasticity

Jeff Hall, Ph.D. Professor Biology Drosophilia Neurogenetics

Sacha Nelson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Neocortical Circuits & Sensory Plasticity

Gregory Petsko, Ph.D.

Professor

Biochemistry & Chemistry

Protein Crystallography Yeast Growth Control

Joan Press, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Immunogenetics of B Cell Differentiation

Ruibao Ren, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Signal Transduction Cancer Biology

Michael Rosbash, Ph.D.

Professor

Biology

RNA Processing; Neurobiology

Piali Sengupta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Development of Genetics & Function of Chemosensory Neurons in C. Elegans

Neil Simister, D. Phil.

Associate Professor

Biology

Immunoglobulin Transport

Lawrence Wangh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Biology

Reproduction Biology and Molecular Cytology

Michael Welte, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biology

Genetic Regulation of Motor-Driven Transport

Kalpana White, Ph.D.

Professor

Biology

Neurogenetics RNA Processing