Faculty

MGM areas of research

Bloom David

David C Bloom, Ph.D. 

Chair & Hazel Kitzman Professor of Genetics

Viral and neuron-specific factors that allow herpes simplex virus (HSV) to establish and maintain latency in neurons.

Boulant Steeve

Steeve Boulant, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor

How enteric viral pathogens (rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus) infect and replicate in the human gastro-intestinal tract.

Cohn Marty

Martin J Cohn, Ph.D. 

Professor

Molecular mechanisms of external genitalia and limb development in two contexts, structural birth defects and morphological evolution.

Fujii Kotaro

Kotaro Fujii, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

Gene regulation focusing on mRNA translation in development and diseases, particularly those caused by protein aggregation such as neurodegenerative disorders.

Ganaie Safder

Safder Ganaie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The Ganaie lab studies host-pathogen interactions that play a role in infection and pathogenesis of emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses.

Gulig Paul

Paul A Gulig, Ph.D. 

Professor; Associate Chair for Education

Molecular pathogenesis of bacterial-host interactions – mechanisms of disease and antibiotic resistance.

Karst Stephanie

Stephanie Karst, Ph.D. 

Professor; Associate Chair for Research

Factors driving infant vulnerability to norovirus infections, particularly regarding the role of intestinal microbiota and their metabolites.

Ma Zhe

Zhe Ma, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

Interactions between innate immune responses and viral tumor development in order to identify potential targets and strategies for viral cancer treatment.

McIntyre Lauren

Lauren M McIntyre, Ph.D. 

Professor

Development of statistical and computational methods that elucidate links between gene expression and chromatin, and gene expression and organismal phenotype. 

Nguyen Lein

Lien Nguyen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

My research group is interested in understanding the roles of repetitive elements or “genomic dark matter” in disease and health.

Ranum Laura

Laura P W Ranum, Ph.D. 

Kitzman Family Professor Of Molecular Genetics And Microbiology; Director Center For NeuroGenetics

Fundamental mechanisms and developing therapies for repeat expansion disorders and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Rolf Renne, Ph.D. 

Henry E. Innes Professor of Cancer Research; Associate Director for Basic Science, UF Health Cancer Center

How latent gamma-herpesvirus (particularly KSHV) gene products, including microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs, contribute to viral tumorigenesis of AIDS malignancies. 

Resnick Jim

James L Resnick, Ph.D. 

Professor

How parent-of-origin genetic identity contributes to disorders (Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Angelman syndrome (AS) and Dup15q syndrome) associated with a cluster of imprinted genes on chromosome 15.

Scott Ed

Edward W Scott, Ph.D. 

Professor & Director

We are attempting to elucidate factors required for lineage commitment during hematopoietic (blood cell) development. Of particular interest are transcription factors thought to influence lymphoid and myeloid differentiation. 

Stanifer Megan

Megan L Stanifer, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

Virus evasion of sensing by the host and mechanism used by the host to stop virus infection, using microscopy, single cell sequencing and human mini-gut organoids.

Maurice Swanson

Maurice S Swanson, Ph.D. 

Professor; BMS PhD Program Concentration Director (Genetics)

Regulation of RNA processing, including roles of genomic repetitive elements in embryonic and postnatal development and expansion of short tandem repeats in neurological diseases.

Scott Tibbetts

Scott Tibbetts, Ph.D. 

Professor; BMS PhD Program Concentration Director (Immunology / Microbiology)

Tumor virus interactions with the host immune system in an in vivo setting, with a particular emphasis on noncoding RNA biology.

Wallace Peggy

Margaret Wallace, Ph.D. 

Professor

Genetic and cell biology approaches to study neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common dominant tumor syndrome caused by mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene.

Wang Eric

Eric Wang, Ph.D. 

Professor

Pathogenesis of microsatellite repeat diseases (eg, myotonic dystrophy), how RNA is processed and localized in cells in tissues, development of treatments for people with muscular dystrophy (DM) and other diseases.

Wu Lizi

Lizi Wu, Ph.D. 

Professor; Program Leader, Mechanisms of Oncogenesis, UF Health Cancer Center

Deregulation of cell signaling in cancer, with the goal of gaining molecular insights into cancer pathogenesis and identifying novel cancer diagnostic and therapeutic targets.

Zhou Lei

Lei Zhou, Ph.D. 

Professor; BMS PhD Program Concentration Director (Genetics)

Use of the fruit fly to unravel the complexity of innate immunity, including the innate immune response against arbovirus infections. 

Emeritus Faculty

Henry Baker

Henry V Baker, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

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Rich Condit, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus

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Donna Duckworth

Professor Emeritus

Alfred Lewin

Alfred Lewin

Professor Emeritus

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Richard Moyer

Professor Emeritus

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Sue Moyer

Professor Emeritus