| Cory Abate–Shen |
Understanding the relationship between the processes that control normal development and those that lead to cancer |
| Asa Abeliovich |
The molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and the function and survival of dopamine receptors |
| Rando Allikmets |
Stargardt macular dystrophy and other retinal diseases |
| Richard Ambron |
Signals that mediate changes in transcription following nerve injury |
| Ottavio Arrancio |
Mechanisms underlying changes of synaptic function associated with cognitive impairment |
| Richard Axel |
Defining the logic of olfactory perception |
| Richard Baer |
The mechanisms of cancer development by characterizing genetic defects |
| Jonathan Barasch |
Developmental and cell biology of kidney organogenesis |
| J. Chloe Bulinski |
Function of the cytoskeleton during the cell cycle and during differentiation |
| Robert Burke |
Programmed cell death in models of Parkinsonism |
| Lorraine N. Clark |
Genetics of neurodegenerative disease |
| Carlos Cordon–Cardo |
Understand what causes variation in cancers as a means to provide better diagnoses, prognoses, and treatment for patients |
| Riccardo Dalla-Favera |
Molecular genetics of cancer; molecular pathogenesis of lymphoma and leukemia |
| Thomas Diacovo |
Adhesive interactions between circulating blood cells and endothelium |
| Gilbert Di Paolo |
Role of phosphoinositides in organelle trafficking, cytoskeletal dynamics and disease-related processes |
| Fiona Doetsch |
The nature and function of stem cells for adult neurogenesis |
| Karen Duff |
Mouse models of Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Qing R. Fan |
Structural biology; cell surface receptor-ligand recognition |
| Adolfo Ferrando |
Understand the molecular mechanisms that sustain the proliferation and survival of leukemic cells, and to identify novel therapeutic targets for the design of highly effective, molecularly-tailored antileukemic drugs |
| Michael D. Gershon |
Structure, function and development of the enteric nervous system |
| James E. Goldman |
Glial differentiation in mammalian CNS development; progenitors in the adult CNS |
| Lloyd A. Greene |
Molecular mechanisms governing neuronal differentiation and survival |
| Wei Gu |
P53 in tumor suppression and aging |
| Gregg G. Gundersen |
The regulation and function of the microtubule cytoskeleton |
| Christopher Henderson |
Motor neuron development and pathology |
| Ulrich Hengst |
The physiological role of intra-axonal protein synthesis |
| Antonio Iavarone |
Molecular genetics of tumors derived from the nervous system |
| Richard H. Kessin |
Genetic capacity of Dictyostelium discoideum to study proteolytic mechanisms and regulation |
| Tae-Wan Kim |
Presenilin biology and molecular mechanism of Alzheimer's disease |
| Jan Kitajewski |
Wnt and Notch genes in tumorigenesis and vascular development |
| Ulf Klein |
Germinal center B-cell differentiation: Physiology and disruption in malignancy |
| Anna Lasorella |
Molecular biology of pediatric tumors |
| Ronald Liem |
The neuronal cytoskeleton and its involvement in neurodegenerative diseases |
| W. Ian Lipkin |
Immunopathogenesis and infectious diseases |
| Thomas Ludwig |
Molecular functions of breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 |
| Yinghui Mao |
Kinetochore microtubule attachment, chromosome movement, and mitotic checkpoint during mitosis |
| Carol A. Mason |
Molecular mechanisms of axon guidance and synaptogenesis |
| Cathy Mendelsohn |
Molecular pathways controlling development of urogenital tract |
| Umrao Monani |
Motor neuron disease - spinal muscular atrophy as a paradigm |
| David M. Owens |
The contributions of stem cells and differentiated cells to epidermal cancer |
| Ramon Parsons |
The genetics of breast cancer tumorigenesis |
| Livio Pellizzoni |
RNA Biology and Motor Neuron Pathology |
| Liza A. Pon |
Cytosketetal control of organelle movements and segregation during cell division |
| Serge Przedbrodski |
Toxin-induced damage to neurotransmitter systems pertinent to movement disorders |
| Steven Rosenfeld |
Understanding at a molecular level how the physiologic requirements placed on an enzyme shape its function |
| Michael L. Shelanski |
Role of cytoskeleton, cell cycle machinery, and proteases in neuronal degeneration |
| Jose Silva |
Studying the Biology of Breast Cancer |
| Janet Sparrow |
Cell biology of retinal disorders |
| Steven Spitalnik |
The biochemistry, cell biology, and immunology of glycoproteins and glycolipids |
| Gloria Su |
Molecular genetics of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| Ira Tabas |
Cellular and molecular processes related to arterial wall biology and atherogenesis |
| C. Dominique Toran- Allerand |
The role of the steroid hormone estrogen in the developing CNS |
| Carol Troy |
The study of the molecular mechanisms of neuronal death with an emphasis on the regulation of caspase activity |
| Stephen Tsang |
Stem Cells and Reprogramming in Neuronal Degenerations |
| Benjamin Tycko |
Molecular biological studies on genomic imprinting; molecular genetics of pediatric tumors |
| Richard Vallee |
Microtubule motor proteins in axonal transport, brain developmental disease, and synaptic function |
| David J. Volsky |
HIV, neuropathogenesis, and mouse models of HIV infection and disease |
| Hynek Wichterle |
The use of stem cells to study the development and function of the nervous system |
| Robert Winchester |
Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease |
| Howard J. Worman |
The studies of the inner nuclear membrane and its proteins |
| Ai Yamamoto |
Protein trafficking in Huntington’s disease and other neurological disorders |
| Darrell Yamashiro |
The role of angiogenesis in promoting the growth and metastasis of pediatric solid tumors |
