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Ormond MacDougald

Ormond MacDougald, Ph.D.

Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, John A Faulkner Professor of Physiology
Accepting new students?
Yes
Trainings and Identities:
MORE Mentor Training, Immigrant-Identified
Research Interests:
Adipocytes, Adipose Tissue, Diabetes, Bone, Obesity

Jordan Machlin

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Ariella Shikanov, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Brandeis University
Research Interests:
Interested in human ovarian folliculogenesis and fertility preservation
David Markovitz

David Markovitz, MD

Internal Medicine
Research Interests:
Interaction between retroviruses and human cellular proteins. Mechanism of action of the DEK oncoprotein. Role of vimentin in immunity and cancer. Kaposi’s Sarcoma.
Collin Marshall

Collin Marshall

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Daniel Beard, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
California State University, Fullerton
Research Interests:
Developing a device to simultaneously measure NADH generation and oxygen consumption in mitochondria in order to investigate the role of metabolic intermediates in bioenergetics.
Donna Martin

Donna Martin, MD, Ph.D.

Human Genetics
Research Interests:
Molecular genetics of transcription factor mediated neuronal development; gene targeting; studies of human and mouse developmental disorders.
Hayley McLoughlin

Hayley McLoughlin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Neurology
Accepting New Students?
Yes
Research Interests:
neurodegeneration; ataxia; oligodendrocyte biology; gene therapy/silencing approaches
Trainings and Identities:
Implicit Bias Training, Anti-Racism Training, Bystander Training, Gender Bias or Discrimination Training
Ariel McShane

Ariel McShane

Joined CMB:
2018
CMB Mentor:
Mats Ljungman, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
College of Charleston
Miriam Meisler

Miriam Meisler, Ph.D.

Human Genetics
Research Interests:
We are studying the molecular basis of neurological disorders using mouse models of epilepsy, movement and behavioral disorders. This work has enabled us to identify several human disease mutations.
Ram Menon

Ram Menon, MD

Pediatrics
Research Interests:
The development of diabetic kidney disease and understanding the mechanisms underlying the role of growth hormone in the causation of certain chronic complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Daniel Michele

Dan Michele, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Accepting new students?
Yes
Trainings and Identities:
MORE Mentor Training, Implicit Bias Training, Anti-Racism Training, Gender Bias or Discrimination Training
Research Interests:
Muscular dystrophy, muscle, cardiomypathy, disease modeling
Harihar Mohan

Harihar Milaganur Mohan

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Henry Paulson, MD, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
SASTRA University, India
Research Interests:
Using cell lines and neuronal models to investigate molecular mechanisms of Ubiquilin-2 (UBQLN2) regulation in normal cellular function and ALS caused by UBQLN2 mutations.
Ann Miller

Ann Miller, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Accepting new students?
Yes
Research Interests:
Cell-cell junctions, cytokinesis, RhoGTPases, mechanobiology, live microscopy
Jason Miller

Jason Miller, MD, Ph.D.

James Grosfeld Professor and Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Research Interests:
Age-related macular degeneration, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), induced pluripotent stem cells and primary culture, metabolism and lipid biology, lysosome and autophagy
Accepting New Students?
Yes
Trainings and Identities:
MORE Mentor Training, Implicit Bias Training, Anti-Racism Training, Gender Bias or Discrimination Training
Richard Miller

Richard Miller, MD, Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology
Accepting new students?
Yes
Research Interests:
Cell biology of aging, anti-aging drugs, stress response, autophagy, cap-independent translation
Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Peter Todd, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Interests:
Understanding translation regulation of G4C2 repeat-containing transcripts in C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD.
Stephanie Moon

Stephanie Moon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Faculty Scholar of the Center for RNA Biomedicine
Accepting new students?
Yes
Research Interests:
Translation, integrated stress response, RNA Biology, stress granules, neurological disease
John Moran

John Moran, Ph.D.

Gilbert S. Omenn Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics
Accepting new students?
Yes
Research Interests:
Mobile Genetic Elements; Human Genome structure, function, and evolution; molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics
Trainings and Identities:
MORE Mentor Training, Implicit Bias Training
Aaron Morris

Aaron Morris, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest
biomaterials; synthetic biology; autoimmunity; inflammation
Accepting New Students?
Yes
Richard Mortensen

Richard Mortensen, MD, Ph.D.

Internal Medicine/Mol. Integ. Physiol
Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance, inflammation, metabolic disorders and associated cardiovascular disease.
Jacob Mueller

Jacob Mueller, Ph.D.

Human Genetics
Assistant Professor
Accepting New Students?
Yes
Research Interests:
Sex chromosomes, spermatogenesis, large palindromes, selfish genes
Martin Myers

Martin Myers, MD, Ph.D.

Professor of Internal Medicine
Director of the Michigan Diabetes Research Center and the Caswell Diabetes Institute
Accepting new students?
Yes
Trainings and Identities:
Implicit Bias Training
Research Interests:
hypothalamus, brainstem, obesity, diabetes, leptin