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 & 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 & Cytoskeleton members and other researchers interested in cell biology. These include the weekly Cell Biology Study Group (CBSG) and the Cell Division meeting.
Focus Group Chair Wilmara Salgado-Pabon
Pathobiological Sciences Department
S. aureus enterotoxin targeting of vascular endothelium
wsalgado@wisc.edu
Focus Group Members
Richard Anderson
Credentials: Medical School Dean's Office
Position title: Molecular and cellular signaling and cancer
Email: raanders@wisc.edu
William Bement
Credentials: Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology & Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Signal transduction, cell division, and cytoskeleton
Email: wmbement@facstaff.wisc.edu
Seth Blair
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Development and signaling in Drosophila
Email: ssblair@facstaff.wisc.edu
Mark Burkard
Credentials: Medicine Department
Position title: Mitotic kinase function and cancer
Email: mburkard@wisc.edu
Michael Cahill
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of synapse morphogenesis
Email: michael.cahill@wisc.edu
Scott Coyle
Credentials: Biochemistry Department
Position title: Understanding and engineering cell behavior.
Email: smcoyle@wisc.edu
Erik Dent
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Regulation of the cytoskeleton in neuronal differentiation
Email: ewdent@wisc.edu
Katie Drerup
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Cellular Neuroscience
Email: drerup@wisc.edu
Timothy Gomez
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Regulation of axon guidance
Email: tmgomez@facstaff.wisc.edu
Jeffrey Hardin
Credentials: Integrative Biology Department
Position title: Morphogenesis and pattern formation during early development
Email: jdhardin@wisc.edu
Troy Hornberger
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Mechanotransduction and the regulation of skeletal muscle mass
Email: troy.hornberger@wisc.edu
Anna Huttenlocher
Credentials: Pediatrics Department
Position title: Cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate cell migration and chemotaxis in cancer and inflammation
Email: huttenlocher@wisc.edu
Valentina Lo Sardo
Credentials: Cell and Regenerative Biology Department
Position title: Human genetic variations in cardiovascular and cancer biology
Email: losardo@wisc.edu
Darcie Moore
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Neural stem cells and aging
Email: darcie.moore@wisc.edu
Donna Peters
Credentials: Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department
Position title: Role of extracellular matrix and integrin signaling in human eye
Email: dmpeter2@wisc.edu
Jayshree Samanta
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences
Position title: Remyelination by adult neural stem cells in the mouse brain
Email: jsamanta@wisc.edu
Nader Sheibani
Credentials: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Department
Position title: Cell adhesion and signaling in vascular cells
Email: nsheibanikar@wisc.edu
Aussie Suzuki
Credentials: Oncology Department
Position title: Cell Division, Mitosis, Kinetochore, Tension, Chromosomal Instability
Email: aussie.suzuki@wisc.edu
Owen Tamplin
Credentials: Cell & Regenerative Biology Department
Position title: The hematopoietic stem cell niche
Email: tamplin@wisc.edu
Elizabeth Wright
Credentials: Biochemistry Department
Position title: Cryo-electron microscopy of biological macromolecular machines
Email: erwright2@wisc.edu