11 faculty and 5 courses in Bioinformatics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Luis Vidali, Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 31
Cell Biology of Plants Cytoskeleton and Molecular Motors Microscopy Interdisciplinary Research Scholarly Work Bibeau, J.P., Galotto, G., Wu, M., Tuzel, E., and Vidali, L. (2021). Quantitative cell biology of tip growth in moss. Plant Mol. B
- Amity Manning, Dr. Helen G. Vassallo Distinguished Presidential Professor, Biology & Biotechnology / Bioinformatics h-index 23
Cancer cell biology Cell cycle progression and cell division Genomic instability Chromatin structure and regulation Tumor Suppressors Scholarly Work Full list of publications from NCBI Full list of publications in Google Scholar News Chev R
- Scarlet Shell, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 16
Bacterial Stress Response Regulation of Gene Expression Genomics and Transcriptomics Tuberculosis RNA Processing and Degradation Antibiotic Tolerance and Resistance Antibiotic Discovery Scholarly Work Full list of publications at PubMed Ful
- Reeta Rao, Professor & Department Head, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 16
Emerging pathogens Super bugs Molecular biology Fungal disease Host-microbe interaction Candida Genomics and single-cell genomics Drug resistance Gene expression Gut dysbiosis Crohn’s, colitis and IBD Microbial interactions Microbiome and p
- Natalie Farny, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 15
Synthetic biology Stress Granules Biosensors mRNA translational control Cellular stress response Biological responses to environmental contaminants Bioremediation Genetic engineering Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Scholarly Work Profe
- Inna Nechipurenko, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 8
Cilia Biology Cell Signaling Developmental Neurobiology Rare Diseases Scholarly Work Full list of publications from NCBI Professional Affiliations American Society for Cell Biology Genetics Society of America News Chev Right Icon of hollow
- Benjamin Nephew, Assistant Research Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
Ed on the development and study of a transgenerational social stress based rodent model of postpartum depression/anxiety, and ongoing related clinical work explores the role of behavioral hormones, discrimination, and epigenetic changes in
- Jagan Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
Neurobiology Genetics Chemical Biology Evolution Scholarly Work A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans 2008 Pristionchus pacificus: an appropriate fondness for beetles 2008 Professional Af
- Jeff Bourgeois, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
- Joseph Duffy, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
. In the lab we use molecular, genetic, and biochemical approaches to characterize the function of these pathways and to gain insight into their role in disease. To date, the lab has focused on the Epidermal Growth Factor Recept
- Shane McInally, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
Es on understanding the molecular and physical mechanisms that cells use to control and scale the size of their internal structures with distinct aspects of their geometry. He received a BS from the University of California, Riverside, an M
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