University of Virginia Health System

Robert  A.  Bloodgood,  Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology Cell-Surface Glycoprotein Dynamics and Cell Locomotion James  E.  Casanova,  Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology Membrane Trafficking and Salmonella Pathogenesis J.  David  Castle,  Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology Regulation of Membrane Recycling and Protein Secretion William  H.  Guilford,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction in Cardiovascular Disease Susanna  R.  Keller,  M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Insulin-regulated Membrane Trafficking and Modification of Cell Surface Function Keith  G.  Kozminski,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Regulation of Polarized Morphogenesis by Small G Proteins Ian  G.  Macara,  Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology Mammary Gland Morphogenesis, Stem Cells, and Breast Cancer; Mechanisms of Cell Polarity; Polarity Proteins as Tumor Suppressors; Protein Methylation. Bryce  M.  Paschal,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Nuclear Transport, Signaling, and Cancer Lucy  F.  Pemberton,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Microbiology Nuclear Transport in Chromatin Assembly and Transcriptional Regulation K.  Kevin  Pfister,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cell Biology Structure, Function, and Regulation of Cytoplasmic Dynein: Its Role in Intracellular Microtubule-based Transport, Membrane Bounded Organelle Trafficking, Axonal Transport and Mitosis Dorothy  A.  Schafer,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Mechanisms of actin assembly during cell migration and membrane traffic Bettina  Winckler,  Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neuroscience Role of adhesion receptors in regulating axon outgrowth in health and disease, axonal trafficking of adhesion receptors, role of endocytosis and endosomal trafficking in axon outgrowth.