Faculty Listings

 

Diane Blake, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Effects of extracellular matrix on cell growth and wound healing; isolation and characterization of anti-metal antibodies

 

Appointments:

Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Melanie Ehrlich, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Aberrant DNA methylation and chromatin structure in cancer and inherited syndromes; effects on chromosome stability and gene expression

 

Appointments:

Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

Human Genetics

 

 

 

 

 

David Franklin, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

The role of MEN1 and RET gene products in cell cycle regulation

 

Appointments:

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Tulane Cancer Center Member

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Jim D. Karam, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Phage genomics; RNA-binding proteins; DNA replication

 

Appointments:

Professor and Chairman

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel J. Landry, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Protein folding and protein-protein interactions; molecular chaperone proteins; antigen processing

 

Appointments:

Associate Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Yu-Teh Li, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Glycobiology ? Biochemical basis of inborn lysosomal diseases and biomedically useful glycosidases

 

Appointments:

Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Su-Chen Li Ph.D.,

 

 

Research Interests:

Glycobiology ? Biochemical basis of inborn lysosomal diseases and biomedically useful glycosidases

 

Appointments:

Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur J Lustig, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Role of telomere dynamics in chromosome stability and transcriptional regulation

 

Appointments:

Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

Darwin J. Prockop, M.D., Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Gene therapy using stem cells

 

Appointments:

Professor

Director, Center for Gene Therapy

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

Neuroscience

Center for Gene Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

William C. Wimley, Ph.D.

 

 

Research Interests:

Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes

 

Appointments:

Associate Professor

 

Affiliated Departments:

Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mentoring Faculty:

 

Samir El-Dahr, M.D.

Prescott Deininger Ph.D.

Charles S. Hemenway M.D., Ph.D.

Gary Hoyle, Ph.D.

Gilbert F. Morris., Ph.D.