Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry is a basic science department within the Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine. Its core areas of scholarship are broad and encompass biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, and genetics. The department supports undergraduate, graduate, and medical education in these fields, offering a large variety of courses from introductory to highly specialized levels.
The department currently houses 28 primary faculty whose research programs cover a wide array of biological questions, model systems, and methodological approaches. The biological phenomena under investigation range from embryonic and neuronal development, reproduction and genetics of behavior to neurodegeneration and aging. The biological mechanisms being addressed include DNA replication, recombination and transcription, RNA processing and transport, protein translation, protein folding and turnover, vesicular transport, and numerous aspects of molecular signaling. Model systems range from prokaryotic, through plant and several metazoan species to mammals including humans. Classical biochemical and genetic approaches are used alongside cutting edge technologies including genomics, proteomics, X-ray crystallography, and mouse transgenics. The department is also the centerpiece of an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental graduate program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry leading to the PhD degree.
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| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Adachi, Mimi | Visiting Scientist of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Mimi_Adachi@brown.edu +1 401 863 1654 |
| Akiyama, Takuya | Investigator | Takuya_Akiyama@brown.edu +1 401 863 7365 |
| Arkhipova, Irina | Assistant Professor (Mbl) in Mole Bio, Cell Bio & Biochem | Irina_Arkhipova@brown.edu |
| Atwood, Walter Read Profile | Professor of Medical Science | Walter_Atwood@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3116 |
| Beale, Samuel I. Read Profile | Professor Emeritus of Biology | Samuel_Beale@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3129 |
| Bender, Judith Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Judith_Bender@brown.edu +1 401 863 6238 |
| Brodsky, Alexander Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Medical Science | Alexander_Brodsky@brown.edu |
| Clarkson, Michael | Structural Biology Core Facility Manager and Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology (Research) | Michael_Clarkson@brown.edu +1 401 863 5366 |
| Coleman, Annette Read Profile | Professor Emerita of Biology | Annette_Coleman@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3917 |
| Coleman, John | Professor Emeritus of Biology | John_Coleman@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1655 |
| Creton, Robbert Read Profile | Associate Professor of Medical Science (Research) | Robbert_Creton@brown.edu 401-863-9646 |
| Dahlberg, Albert Read Profile | Professor of Medical Science | AE_Dahlberg@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2223 |
| DeLong, Alison Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology | Alison_DeLong@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3888 |
| Ellis, Richard | Professor Emeritus of Biology | |
| Fairbrother, William Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology | William_Fairbrother@brown.edu +1 401 863 6215 |
| Fausto-Sterling, Anne Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Anne_Fausto-Sterling@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2109 |
| Fawzi, Nicolas Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Medical Science | Nicolas_Fawzi@brown.edu +1 401 863 5232 |
| Freiman, Richard Read Profile | Associate Professor of Medical Science | Richard_Freiman@brown.edu +1 401 863 9633 |
| Gee, Kevin Read Profile | Lecturer in Public Policy | Kevin_Gee@brown.edu |
| Gerbi, Susan Read Profile | Professor of Biology and George Eggleston Professor of Biochemistry | Susan_Gerbi@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2359 |
| Gil, M. Pilar Read Profile | Investigator in Mole, Cell & Biochem | M_Pilar_Gil@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 6174 |
| Gregory, Steven T. Read Profile | Associate Professor of Medical Science (Research) | Steven_Gregory@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3652 |
| Gruppuso, Philip Read Profile | Professor | Philip_Gruppuso@Brown.EDU 401-863-1618 |
| Haley, Sheila Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Medical Science (Research) | Sheila_Haley@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3420 |
| Hall, Jody | Manager of Undergraduate Laboratories; Teaching Associate in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Jody_Hall@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2967 |
| Helfand, Stephen Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Stephen_Helfand@brown.edu |
| Heywood, Peter Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Peter_Heywood@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3415 |
| Holowinsky, Andrew | Associate Professor Emeritus of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Andrew_Holowinsky@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2026 |
| Jeyapalan, Jessie | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medical Science | Jessie_Jeyapalan@brown.edu |
| Jogl, Gerwald Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology | Gerwald_Jogl@brown.edu 401-863-6123 |
| Johnson, Mark Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology | Mark_Johnson_1@brown.edu +1 401 863 3556 |
| Kreiling, Jill Read Profile | Assistant Professor in Biology (Research) | Jill_Kreiling@brown.edu +1 401 863 7674 |
| Landy, Arthur Read Profile | Professor of Medical Science | Arthur_Landy@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2571 |
| Laney, Jeffrey Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Medical Science | Jeffrey_Laney@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1789 |
| Lange, Thilo Sascha Read Profile | Adjunct Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry (Research) | Thilo_Lange@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2359 |
| Larschan, Erica Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Biology | Erica_Larschan@brown.edu +1 401 863 1070 |
| Lizarraga, Sofia | Investigator in Molecular, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry | sofia_lizarraga@brown.edu +1 401 863 9766 |
| McKeown, Michael Read Profile | Professor of Medical Science | Michael_McKeown@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 9807 |
| Miller, Kenneth Raymond Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Kenneth_Miller@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3410 |
| Morrow, Eric Read Profile | Assistant Professor in Biology and Psychiatry & Human Behavior | eric_morrow@brown.edu 401-863-9778 |
| Mowry, Kimberly Read Profile | Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine | Kimberly_Mowry@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3636 |
| Mumm, Jeffrey | Visiting Scientist in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Jeffrey_Mumm@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1654 |
| Munoz-Najar, Ursula | Investigator in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Ursula_Munoz-Najar@brown.edu +1 401 863 7674 |
| Neretti, Nicola Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Biology | Nicola_Neretti@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 6702 |
| Nillni, Eduardo A. Read Profile | Professor of Medicine | Eduardo_Nillni@Brown.EDU +1 401 444 5733 |
| Ouyang, Qing | Investigator in Mole, Cell and Biochemistry | Qing_Ouyang@brown.edu |
| Page, Rebecca Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology | Rebecca_Page@brown.edu |
| Poland, Jeffrey | Visiting Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Jeffrey_Poland@brown.edu |
| Reenan, Robert Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Robert_Reenan@brown.edu +1 401 863 6353 |
| Rothman, Frank Read Profile | Provost and Professor Emeritus of Biology | Frank_Rothman@Brown.EDU +1 239 430 6565 |
| Rothschild, Lynn Read Profile | Adjunct Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Lynn_Rothschild@brown.edu (650) 604-6525 |
| Rotman, Boris Read Profile | Professor Emeritus of Medical Science | M_Rotman@Brown.EDU |
| Salomon, Arthur Read Profile | Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry | Arthur_Salomon@brown.edu +1 401 863 6091 |
| Schell, Jacquelyn | Assistant Professof of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology (Research) | Jacquelyn_Schell@brown.edu 401 863 5427 |
| Schlissel, Mark | Provost | Mark_Schlissel@brown.edu +1 401 863 2707 |
| Schorl, Christoph | Assistant Professor of Biology (Research) | Christoph_Schorl@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2875 |
| Sedivy, John Read Profile | Hermon C. Bumpus Professor of Biology and Professor of Medical Science | John_Sedivy@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 7631 |
| Serio, Tricia Read Profile | Adjunct Professor of Medical Science | Tricia_Serio@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1308 (office) |
| Sogin, Mitchell | Professor (MBL) of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Mitchell_Sogin@brown.edu +1 508 289 7246 |
| Takayama, Kathy Read Profile | Director of Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning; Adjunct Associate Professor | kathy_takayama@brown.edu +1 401 863 1141 |
| Thompson, Marjorie Read Profile | Associate Dean of Biological Sciences (Undergraduate Ed); Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology | Marjorie_Thompson@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 3814 |
| Vega, Hugo | Investigator in Mole, Cell & Biochemistry | Hugo_Vega@brown.edu +1 401 863 6329 |
| Warren, David Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry (Research) | David_Warren@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1658 |
| Wessel, Gary Read Profile | Professor of Biology | Gary_Wessel@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1051 |
| Wharton, Kristi Read Profile | Associate Professor of Medical Science | Kristi_Wharton@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1951 |
| Yamamoto, Yutaka | Research Associate in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry | Yutaka_Yamamoto@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 1665 |
| Zervas, Mark Read Profile | Assistant Professor of Biology | Mark_Zervas@brown.edu Tel: 401-863-6840 |
| Zimmering, Stanley Read Profile | Professor Emeritus of Biology | Stanley_Zimmering@Brown.EDU +1 401 863 2620 |
