Department of Biological Sciences

Mechanisms of regulated secretion from endocrine cells. Our primary focus has been on basic...

Cellular Mechanisms of Neuroendocrine Secretion The ability to regulate the secretion of...

New evidence suggests that mRNA localization prior to translation is a major mechanism for...

Cell polarization is a general process by which cells can specialize specific surfaces for...

Research interests center on molecular and forensic genetics. A major focus of the Danielson...

Host-cell factors involved in promoting virus assembly and release: Our laboratory is focused on...

My current interests involve the relevance of cytochrome P450 polymorphism in forensic medicine...

During the last two decades much has been learned about the functioning of taste cells through...

Our lab explores how blood vessels function in development and disease. A single person's blood...

Apoptosis is a type of cell death that contributes to several devastating neurodegenerative...

Director, Pre-Professional/Allied Health Advising Director, Undergraduate Research...

Herbivorous insects account for just over one quarter of all living plant and animal species. ...

The focus of my research is on the comparative genomics, cell and developmental biology of...

The Patterson laboratory works on three interrelated projects. We are interested in the...

Zinc is an essential nutrient for biological function and human health.  A pool of free zinc is...

One major research pursuit of my lab is to investigate the patterns and rates of change of DNA...

Steroid hormones (progestins and androgens) and peptide hormones (insulin and insulin-like...