Cell & Systems Biology

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology

My general research interest lies in the interaction between genome, epigenome, and phenotypic performance in plants with emphasis on persistent effects of past experience and molecular memory systems.

Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior

In the Cheng lab, we seek to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern circadian rhythms in mammals using our animal model of choice, the lab mouse. We are also interested in other aspects of cellular or brain function, including neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, neurogenesis, mood regulation, cellular metabolism, protein trafficking, and transcriptional regulation.

Epigenetics, Genome Biology, Gene regulation, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology

We seek to understand the mechanisms that govern genome organization, epigenetic gene regulation, and genome stability in health and disease. We combine structural biology, biochemistry, and cellular model systems.

Physiology, Plant Biology

Research in the Ensminger lab is focusing on the physiology of plants to understand the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying adaptation and acclimation of plants to their environment.  not simply for scientific interest.

Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Our lab's goal is to understand how complex neural circuits develop from an initial population of stem cells. As a model system, we use the Drosophila optic lobe, which is the visual processing center of the fruit fly brain.

Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology

We are interested in the understanding the structure and function of the cyanobacterial CO2 concentrating mechanism and how it affects photosynthetic activity and photoautotrophic growth under a variety of environmental stresses.

Animal Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology

I am an insect physiologist who studies how the nervous system and visceral tissues communicate and integrate information allowing for coordinated behaviours such as egg-laying, digestion, and circulatory function.

Social Interaction Networks (SINs), Perception and Recognition of Others in the Group, Biological Clocks

We study social networks and how the social environment influences individual behaviour.

Systems Biology, Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology

We are interested in the circuit mechanisms underlying the orchestration of the ocular motor behavior and visual information processing, which is essential for proper vision.

Animal Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Proteomics

We examine the functioning of the nervous system, using insects as experimental models. We establish the mechanisms by which the nervous system communicates; examining hormonal, synaptic, and modulatory mechanism.

Plant biochemistry,
Terpenoids,
Metabolomics,
Plant molecular biology,
Mass spectrometry,
Secondary metabolism.

My research focuses on plant terpenoid metabolism. We use molecular cell biology, isotopic labeling, and mass spectrometry to understand how primary and secondary terpene metabolism is controlled in model plants like Arabidopsis as well as plants which produce specialized, high-value terpenoid natural products.

Neurobiology, Physiology, Systems Biology

The lab’s research is focused on understanding how neural circuits enable perception, memory, and decision-making. Using mice as a model system, Dr. Resulaj’s lab currently uses techniques and approaches such as electrophysiology, behaviour, and optogenetics to study short term memory, and its role in visual cognition.

Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology

We study how a unique neuronal cell type is specified and maintained during mammalian development. To understand these processes, we use cutting-edge stem cell differentiation and genomics approaches in neural development and disease.

Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Functional Genomics, Neurobiology, Physiology, Proteomics

We seek to understand the function and dysfunction of several ion channels that play important roles in the nervous system, and further, how these and other electrogenic genes were adapted during nervous system evolution for complex cellular coordination and animal behavior.

Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology

Our research is aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern the function and development of neurons. We use a variety of genetic, molecular, biochemical, imaging and physiological techniques aimed at determining how neurons communicate with other cells.

Neurobiology, RNA biology, Learning and Memory, Epitranscriptomics, Epigenetics, Obesity, Alzheimers Disease.

The role of epitranscriptomic modifications in learning and memory.

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology

The Westwood lab primarily studies the regulation of gene transcription, using the Drosophila heat shock genes as a model system, as well as post-transcriptional gene regulation during early Drosophila embryogenesis.