The cell is the fundamental unit of life, making it essential to understand how cells divide, function, and signal. Disruption of these primary cellular processes has been associated with tumor development as well as aberrant cell and tissue function in human disease. Cell Adhesion and Cytoskeleton focus group members investigate topics ranging from cell division to cytoskeletons to signaling to migration. Our members leverage a variety of cutting-edge cross-disciplinary approaches that combine cell biology with innovative biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and microscopy techniques. The integration of these sophisticated approaches enables multiscale insight into how cells work. In their research, members use cells in culture and model organisms, including zebrafish, mice, and fruit flies. Madison has a rich tradition of collaborative research. Reflecting this, there are several campus-wide group meetings that bring together Cell Adhesion and Cytoskeleton members and other researchers interested in cell biology.
Focus Group Chair Jeremy Nance
Cell and Regenerative Biology Department
Mechanisms of morphogenesis and organogenesis
jfnance@wisc.edu
Focus Group Members
Richard Anderson
Credentials: Medical School Dean's Office
Position title: Molecular and cellular signaling and cancer
Email:
raanders
William (Bill) Bement
Credentials: Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology & Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Signal transduction, cell division, and cytoskeleton
Email:
wmbement
Seth Blair
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Development and signaling in Drosophila
Email:
ssblair
Matthew E. Brown
Credentials: Surgery Department
Position title: Pluripotent Stem Cell Immunogenicity
Email:
brownm
Michael Cahill
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of synapse morphogenesis
Email:
michael.cahill
Scott Coyle
Credentials: Biochemistry Department
Position title: Understanding and engineering cell behavior.
Email:
smcoyle
Erik Dent
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Regulation of the cytoskeleton in neuronal differentiation
Email:
ewdent
Katie Drerup
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Cellular Neuroscience
Email:
drerup
Timothy Gomez
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Regulation of axon guidance
Email:
tmgomez
Jeffrey Hardin
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Morphogenesis and pattern formation during early development
Email:
jdhardin
Elizabeth Haynes
Credentials: Cell and Regenerative Biology Department
Position title: Cell Biology of Microglia
Email:
ehaynes2
Troy Hornberger
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Mechanotransduction and the regulation of skeletal muscle mass
Email:
troy.hornberger
Anna Huttenlocher
Credentials: Pediatrics Department
Position title: Cell migration; inflammation; innate immunity
Email:
huttenlocher
Joan Jorgensen
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Molecular and developmental origins of sex differentiation
Email:
joan.jorgensen
Valentina Lo Sardo
Credentials: Cell and Regenerative Biology Department
Position title: Human genetic variations in cardiovascular and cancer biology
Email:
losardo
Darcie Moore
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Neural stem cells and aging
Email:
darcie.moore
Wilmara Salgado Pabón
Credentials: Pathobiological Sciences Department
Position title: Novel mechanisms of superantigen-mediated vascular dysfunction
Email:
wsalgado
Nader Sheibani
Credentials: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Department
Position title: Cell adhesion and signaling in vascular cells
Email:
nsheibanikar
Andrew South
Credentials: Dermatology Department
Position title: Genetic Disease and Cancer Biology
Email:
asouth
Aussie Suzuki
Credentials: Oncology Department
Position title: Cell Division, Mitosis, Kinetochore, Tension, Chromosomal Instability
Email:
aussie.suzuki
Owen Tamplin
Credentials: Cell & Regenerative Biology Department
Position title: The hematopoietic stem cell niche
Email:
tamplin
Justin Wolter
Credentials: Genetics Department
Position title: Molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders
Email:
wolter4
Elizabeth Wright
Credentials: Biochemistry Department
Position title: Cryo-electron microscopy of biological macromolecular machines
Email:
erwright2