The Biochemistry Ph.D. Program at the City University of New York Graduate Center

FACULTY

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Jesus Angulo, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Molecular Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Toxicity and Cell Death in the Brain.

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Valeria Balogh-Nair, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, City College—The interaction of small molecules with biopolymers—photoreceptors and HIV-1 viral enzymes.

Probal Banerjee, Associate Professor
Chemistry Department, College of Staten Island—Neurobiology and Neurochemistry.

Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—The Role of p53 in Tumorigenesis.

Robert Bittman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Queens College—Chemical Synthesis of bioactive lipids; synthesis and mechanism of action of antitumor ether lipids; roles of sphingolipids in membranes; lipid-protein interactions.

Derrick Brazill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—The Signal Transduction of Cell Density Sensing.

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David Calhoun, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, City College and Biochemistry Department, CUNY Medical School—Expression of a-Galactosidase A Using a Baculovirus Vector-ilvGMEDA Gene Cluster Transcripts in Escherichia Coli K-12.

Marco Ceruso, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, College of Staten Island-

Haiping Cheng, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Lehman College
Molecular Mechanisms of the Signal Exchange in Bacterium-Plant Interactions.

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Lesley Davenport, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, Brooklyn College
Conformation, Dynamics and Interactions of Complex Biomolecules; Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

Ruel Desamero, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Natural Sciences, York College - Physical Biochemistry/Enzymology

Robert Dottin, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Regulation of Gene Expression by Signal Transduction.

Charles Michael Drain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College—Self-organizing Systems; Organic Phototransistors.

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Laurel Eckhardt, Ph.D., Hesselbach Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Molecular Genetics of Lymphocyte Development and Function.

Robert Engel, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department and Dean of Graduate Studies, Queens College—Design & Synthesis of Ionic Dendrimers.

Dan Eshel, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Brooklyn College
Microtubules and their Motor Proteins.

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Jimmie E. Fata, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, College of Staten Island
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

Karl Fath, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Biology Department, Queens College—Cell Polarity, Golgi Membrane Trafficking, Cytoskeletal Motors.

Maria Figueiredo-Pereira, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—The Ubiquitin Pathway & Neurodegeneration.

Marie Filbin, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Myelin Formation & Inhibitory Molecules In Myelin.

Diana Friedland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Science, John Jay College - Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions; Fluorescence Spectroscopy; Biochemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics; Enzymology; Ribosome Inactivating Proteins.

Charlene Forest, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Brooklyn College
Genes that Control Adhesion and Fusion of Gametes During Fertilization.

David Foster, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Oncogenes and Signal Transduction.

Diana Friedland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Sciences, John Jay College - Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions/Enzymology/Fluorescence Spectroscopy/Biochemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics.

Eitan Friedman, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, CUNY Medical School-

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Ranajeet Ghose, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Chemistry Department, City College -

Dixie Goss, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College—Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions and Biological Regulation.

Paul Gottlieb, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Microbiology Department, CUNY Medical School—Packaging, Replication and Transcription of Cystoviridae.

Marilyn Gunner, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Physics Department, City College—Theoretical and Experimental of Analysis of Intra-Protein Electron and Proton Transfers.

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Ann Henderson, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Molecular Structure of Mammalian Chromosomes.

Karen Hubbard, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, City College—Modulation of Gene Expression to Cause or Maintain Cellular Senescence.  The Investigation of the Role of RNA Metabolism and Apoptosis During Senescence.

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Andrzej Jarzecki, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Brooklyn College
Computational Biochemistry; Heavy Metal Poisoning.

Laura Juszczak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Brooklyn College
Protein Aggregation; Drug Development for Pathological Protein Aggregation Diseases; Protein Aggregation at Metal Surfaces.

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Akira Kawamura, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College -

Edward J. Kennelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Lehman College
Biologically Active Phytochemicals.

Frida Kleiman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College -

Lawrence Kobilinsky, Ph.D., Professor
Forensic Science & Associate Provost, John Jay College of Criminal Justice—Forensic Sciences: DNA Fingerprinting, Short Tandem Repeat Analysis, Forensic Serology.

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William L'Amoreaux, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Biology Department, College of Staten Island -

Themis Lazaridis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, City College—Protein Folding and Molecular Recognition.

Peter Lipke, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Brooklyn College
Cell Adhesion & Cell Surface Architecture in Yeast.

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Richard Magliozzo, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, Brooklyn College
Spectroscopy and Reaction Mechanisms of Catalase-peroxidase; EPR Studies of the Radical Enzyme, Pyruvate Formate-lyase.

Hiroshi Matsui, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College—Bio-Nanotechnology, Protein Nanotubes, Electronics, Sensors.

Corinne Michels, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Queens College—Molecular Genetics, Regulation of Gene Expression, Yeast Genetics.

Carol Wood Moore, Ph.D., Medical Professor
Microbiology & Immunology Department, CUNY Medical School at City College—Genetics, Oxidative Damage, Modes of Action of Anticancer Agents, Radiomimetic Drugs, DNA Damage and Repair; Yeast Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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Fred Naider, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor
Chemistry Department, College of Staten Island—Peptide Transport; Yeast Mating Pheromones; Prenylated Peptides Synthesis; Peptide Hormones and Signal Transduction; Design of Antimicrobial Agents.

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Rafael Ovalle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Brooklyn College
Yeast Genetics, Plant Genetics, Biosynthesis of Bacterial Cell Walls

Benjamin Ortiz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Chromatin, Transcription and Immune System Development.

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Manfred Philipp, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, Lehman College
Boronic Acids as Enzme Inhibitors & Enzyme Analogs; Combinatorial Approaches to Enzyme Inhibition.

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Gary Quigley, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College—Biomolecular Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids.

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Patricia Rockwell, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Molecular Biology.

Susan Rotenberg, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Queens College—Structure-Function of Protein Kinase C and its role in Cancer Cell Metastasis.

Kevin Ryan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, City College -

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Wilma Saffran, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Queens College—DNA Repair, Mutation & Recombination in Yeast.

Cathy Savage-Dunn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Queens College—Developmental Genetics & Molecular Biology of Caenorhabditis Elegans.

Thomas Schmidt-Glenewinkel, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Hunter College—Neurotransmitter Receptors and Ion Channels in Drosophila Melanogaster.

Joni Seeling, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Queens College -

Chang-Hui Shen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, College of Staten Island -

Timothy Short, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, Queens College —Light Signaling, Physiology, and Molecular Biology in Plants.

Simon Simms, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Department Chairperson
Chemistry Department, City College and Associate Professor, Biochemistry Department, CUNY Medical School—Regulation of Chemotaxis in Bacteria

Shaneen M. Singh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biology Department, Brooklyn College
Application of Computational Approaches to Gain Insight into Cellular Signal Transduction Pathways; Normal & Aberrant Functioning of Domains Contained in Protein That Function in a Variety of Biological Processes.

Gillian Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Biology Department, City College and Associate University Dean for Research – Molecular Regulation of Lipid Metabolism.

Linda Spatz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology Department, CUNY Medical School at City College—Lupus; Regulation of Anti-DNA Antibodies.

Ruth Stark, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, College of Staten Island —Molecular Biophysics of Glyceride Digestion and Transport; Structure and Development of Protective Plant Polymers; Solid- and Solution-State NMR Spectroscopy.

Mark Steinberg, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry Department, City College, Biochemistry Department, CUNY Medical School—Mechanisms of Malignant Transformation in Human Cells.

Thomas Strekas, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Queens College—Inorganic Biochemistry; DNA-Binding Tris-Chelates of Ruthenium (II).

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Burton Tropp, Ph.D., Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, Queens College—Bacterial Glycerophospholipid Metabolism.

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Margaret Wallace, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Sciences, John Jay College - Identification of Plant and Insect Species Using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP); Identification and Microbial Forensics.

Eleanore Wurtzel, Ph.D., Professor
Biological Sciences, Lehman College
Plant Molecular Biology; Regulation of Carotenoid and Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Crop Plants; Metabolic Engineering.

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Yujia Xu, PhD., Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department, Hunter College -

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Zahra Zakeri, Ph.D., Professor
Biology Department, Queens College—Regulation of Gene Expression in Aging & Cell Death.

Professor Emeriti
Thomas Haines, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Proton Leakage in Biomembranes, Why We Make Cholesterol, Cardiolipin and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Lipid Design and ATP Synthesis and Consumption.

Irwin Oreskes, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

Protein Denaturation and Aggregation Reactivity of Human Rheumatoid Factors with Altered IgG.

Rivka Rudner, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Expression of Ribosomal and Transfer RNA Genes/Cooperative Colonial Patterning in the Genus Bacillus.

Charlotte Russell, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Tetrapyrroles: Heme & Siroheme Biosynthesis in E. coli; Lipid-mediated Hemagglutination.

Horst Schulz, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Metabolism and Enzymology of Fatty Acid Oxidation.

Maria Tomasz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Interaction of Drugs with DNA.

 

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