Board of Scientific Counselors
Scientific Directors Preface
Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch Protein Sorting in the Endosomal-Lysosomal System: Juan Bonifacino Regulation of Secretory and Membrane Protein Biogenesis: Ramanujan Hegde Cell Cycle Regulation in Ovarian Cysts: Mary Lilly Regulation of Membrane Dyamics and Protein Transport by the Sec7 Domain Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors: Catherine Jackson Regulatory RNAs and Microbial Response to Oxidative Stress: Gisela Storz Dynamics of Secretory Membrane Trafficking, Sorting and Compartmentalization: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz Regulation of Intracellular Iron Metabolism: Tracey Rouault
Developmental Endocrinology Branch Gender-Specific Brain and Reproductive Development: Carolyn Bondy Molecular Genetics of Adrenocortical Tumors and Related Disorders: Constantine Stratakis Regulation of Skeletal Growth: Jeffrey Baron Neuroendocrinology of Stress: Greti Aguilera Growth and Obesity: Jack Yanovski The Menstrual Cycle and Human Reproduction: Lawrence Nelson Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch Phosphoinositide-Calcium Signaling in Cell Regulation: Tamás Balla Peptide Hormone Receptors and Signal Transduction: Kevin Catt Gonadal Receptors and Mechanism of Action of Peptide Hormones in Steroidogenic Cells: Maria Dufau Calcium Signalling and Calcium-Controlled Cellular Functions: Stanko Stojilkovic Structure and Function of Peptide and Protein Hormones: Hao-Chia Chen Signal Transduction In Synaptic Transmission: Kuo-Ping Huang The Biotransformation of Endobiotics bv Sulfonation: Charles Strott
Heritable Disorders Branch Connective Tissue Disorders: Joan Marini Molecular Biology, Regulation, and Biochemistry of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Isozymes: Ida Owens Inborn Errors of Metabolism: William Gahl Heritable Neurodegenerative and Inflammatory/Autoimmune Disorders: Anil Mukherjee Molecular Biology of Dysmorphology: Forbes Porter Molecular Genetics of Heritable Human Disorders: Janice Chou
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Membrane Remodeling During Pathogenesis and the Mechanism of Exocytosis: Joshua Zimmerberg Lateral Interactions between Adjacent Fusion Proteins: the Case of Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin: Leonid Chernomordik Advances in the Methodology of Electrophoretic Separations: Andreas Chrambach Applications of Mass Spectrometry to Biophysics, Biochemistry and Medicine: Alfred Yergey Interactions of Human Pathogens in Human Lymphoid Tissue: Leonid Margolis
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology Structure and Function of Glutamate Receptors: Mark Mayer
Laboratory of Cellular and Synaptic Neurophysiology Hippocampal Interneurons and Their Role in Controlling Excitability: Chris Mcbain Potassium Channels and Dendritic function in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons: Dax Hoffman Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression by Action Potentials: Douglas Fields Neurotrophic Regulation of Synapse Development and Plasticity: Bai Lu Second Messenger Systems in Glia and Pineal Cells: James Russell Olfactory Coding by Ensembles of Neurons: Mark Stopfer Laboratory of Clinical Genomics Bridging the Gap between Monogenic Traits and Complex Inherited Disorders of Childhood: Stephen Kaler Developmental Genomics: Owen Rennert Laboratory of Comparative Ethology Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Primate Biobehavioral Development: Stephen Suomi Child and Family Development in the First Two Decades of Life: Marc Bornstein Child Development in Context: Michael Lamb Mechanisms Regulating Auditory Communication and Social Behavior in Primates and other Mammals: John Newman Laboratory of Developmental and Molecular Immunity Vaccines Against Human Pathogenic Bacteria: John Robbins Human Immune Response to Polysaccharide-Protein Conjugate Vaccines: Rachel Schneerson
Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology Developmental Regulation of Neuronal and Muscle Plasticity: Andres Buonanno Tetanus and Botulinum Neurotoxins and Neuronal Cell Biology: Elaine Neale Mechanisms of Neurodevelopment in Health and Disease: Phillip Nelson Neuropeptide-Mediated Regulation of Development: Douglas Brenneman Biological Rhythms: The Pineal Gland: David Klein Protein Trafficking and Secretory Granule Biogenesis in Neuroendocrine Cells: Peng Loh
Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development Transcriptional and Translational Control Mechanisms in Nutrient Regulation of Gene Expression: Alan Hinnebusch Epigenetic Gene Silencing: Rohinton Kamakaka Molecular Mechanism of Neuronal Connectivity: Chi-Hon Lee Mitotic Regulation in Higher Eukaryotes by Ran and SUMO-1: Mary Dasso Molecular Genetics of Retrotransposons: Henry Levin Mechanism and Regulation of Eukaryotic Protein Synthesis: Thomas Dever Molecular Mechanism of Frog Metamorphosis: Yun-Bo Shi Control of Chromosome Transmission Fidelity by the SMC-Based Protein Complexes: Alexander Strunnikov
Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics Cell Biophysics: Ralph Nossal Medical Biophysics: Robert Bonner Applications of Photon Migration to Tissue Tomography and Spectroscopy: Amir Gandjbakhche Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics: Peter Basser
Laboratory of Mammalian Genes and Development Genes that Fashion the Mouse Embryo: Heiner Westphal Signals Regulating T Cell Development: Paul Love Molecular Genetics of an Imprinted Gene Cluster on Mouse Distal Chromosome 7: Karl Pfeifer
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics Molecular Genetics of Embryogenesis in Xenopus and Zebrafish: Igor Dawid Patterning Neurogenesis in the Zebrafish Embryo: Ajay Chitnis Control of Gene Expression During Development: Judith Kassis Regulation of Homeotic Genes in Drosophila: James Kennison Integrative Control of Macromolecular Synthesis: Michael Cashel Molecular Genetics of Mammlian Retrovirus Replication: Judith Levin Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Genetic Events of Recognition and Resolution of RNA-DNA Hybrids: Robert Crouch Control of Ectodermal Development in Xenopus: Thomas Sargent Organogenesis of the Zebrafish Vasculature: Brant Weinstein Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes: Robert Weisberg
Laboratory of Molecular Growth Regulation Chromatin-Based Epigenetic Structures in the Control of Cell Differentiation and Proliferation: Bruce Howard Developmental Gene Regulation of the Immune System: Keiko Ozato Regulation of DNA Replication and Gene Expression During Animal Development: Melvin DePamphilis Mechanisms of Eukaryotic RNA Expression and Functions of the Human La Antigen: Richard Maraia
The Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology Physical Forces Organizing Biomolecules: Adrian Parsegian Intermolecular Forces, Recognition, and Dynamics: Donald Rau Biophysics of Large Membrane Channels: Sergey Bezrukov
Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: Its Endocrine Disorders and Its Interactions with the Immune System: George Chrousos Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Biology of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Karel Pacak The Physiology of Hypercortisolism and the Endometrium: Lynnette Nieman Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: James Segars
Perinatology Research Branch Pathophysiology of Premature Labor and Complications of Prematurity and Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies: Roberto Romero
Physical Disabilities Branch Advanced Technologies for Rehabilitation Research: Steven Stanhope
Section on DNA Replication, Repair and Mutagenesis Studies on DNA Replication, Repair and Mutagenesis in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells: Roger Woodgate
Unit on Molecular Forces and Structure Physical Principles of Biomolecular Recognition, Self-Assembly, and Regulation: Sergey Leikin