Genetic, Molecular & Cellular Biology Faculty

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Faculty NameTitleAcademic AffiliationsE-mail Address

A

Woojin An, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
woojinan@usc.edu
David K Ann, PhDProfessorMolecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
School of Pharmacy
ann@usc.edu
Oscar M Aparicio, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
oaparici@usc.edu
Michelle Arbeitman, PhDAssistant ProfessorMolecular & Computational Biology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
arbeitma@usc.edu
Donald B Arnold, PhDAssistant ProfessorMolecular & Computational Biology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
darnold@usc.edu

B

Amy M Barrios, PhDAssistant ProfessorChemistry
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
amy.barrios@usc.edu
Michel Baudry, PhDProfessorNeurobiology; Biomedical Engineering
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
Viterbi School of Engineering
baudry@usc.edu
Saverio Bellusci, PhDAssistant ProfessorSurgery; Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
sbellusci@chla.usc.edu
Zea Borok, MB ChBAssociate ProfessorMedicine
Keck School of Medicine
zborok@usc.edu
Nunzio Bottini, MDAssistant ProfessorOrthopedic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
nunzio@usc.edu
Sarah W Bottjer, PhDProfessorNeurobiology; Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
bottjer@usc.edu

C

Paula Cannon, PhDAssistant ProfessorPediatrics; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
pcannon@chla.usc.edu
Yang Chai, PhDAssociate ProfessorDentistry
School of Dentistry
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
ychai@usc.edu
Jeannie Chen, PhDAssociate ProfessorOphthalmology; Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
jeannie@usc.edu
Xiaojiang Chen, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular & Computational Biology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
xiaojiac@usc.edu
Cheng-Ming Chuong, MD PhDProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
chuong@pathfinder.hsc.usc.edu
Gerhard (Gerry) A Coetzee, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology; Urology; Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
coetzee_g@ccnt.hsc.usc.edu
Lucio Comai, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
comai@usc.edu
Cheryl M Craft, PhDProfessorOphthalmology; Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
ccraft@usc.edu
Gay M Crooks, MDAssociate ProfessorGene Therapy, Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
gcrooks@chla.usc.edu

D

Peter V Danenberg, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
pdanenbe@usc.edu
Kelvin J A Davies, PhDProfessorMolecular Biology; Gerontology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
kelvin@usc.edu
Yves A DeClerck, MDProfessorPediatrics; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
declerck@phad.hsc.usc.edu
Barbara A Driscoll, PhDAssistant ProfessorDevelopmental Biology, Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
bdriscoll@chla.usc.edu
Louis Dubeau, MD PhDProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
ldubeau@usc.edu
Roger F Duncan, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Pharmacology & Toxicology; Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
rduncan@usc.edu

F

Robert A Farley, PhDProfessorPhysiology & Biophysics; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
rfarley@usc.edu
Caleb E Finch, PhDProfessorMolecular and Computational Biology; Gerontology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
cefinch@usc.edu
Steven E Finkel, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
sfinkel@usc.edu
Henry K W Fong, PhDAssociate ProfessorOphthalmology; Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
hfong@phad.hsc.usc.edu
Susan L Forsburg, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular & Computational Biology
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
forsburg@usc.edu
Baruch Frenkel, DMD PhDAssociate ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology; Orthopedic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
frenkel@usc.edu

G

Judy A Garner, PhDAssociate ProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
jgarner@usc.edu
Myron F Goodman, PhDProfessorMolecular and Computational Biology; Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
mgoodman@mizar.usc.edu
Steven D Goodman, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Biology, Division of Diagnostic Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
sgoodman@usc.edu
John H Groffen, PhDProfessorDevelopmental Biology, Pediatrics; Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
jgroffen@chla.usc.edu
Andrew K. Groves, PhDAdjunct Assistant ProfessorCell & Neurobiology; Cell and Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
agroves@hei.org

H

Joseph G Hacia, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
hacia@usc.edu
Sarah F Hamm-Alvarez, PhDAssociate ProfessorPharmaceutical Sciences; Physiology & Biophysics; Ophthalmology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
shalvar@usc.edu
Ian S Haworth, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology; Pharmaceutical Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
ihaworth@usc.edu
Nora C Heisterkamp, PhDProfessorPediatrics, Pathology (Division of Hem-Onc)
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
heisterk@usc.edu
Florence Hofman, PhDProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
hofman@usc.edu
Young Kwon Hong, PhDAssistant ProfessorSurgery
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
young.hong@usc.edu
Chih-Lin Hsieh, PhDProfessorUrology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
hsieh_c@ccnt.hsc.usc.edu

J

Chaim O Jacob, MD PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology; Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
jacob@usc.edu
Deborah L Johnson, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
johnsond@usc.edu
Peter A Jones, PhDProfessorUrology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
jones_p@ccnt.hsc.usc.edu

K

Vesa M Kaartinen, PhDAssistant ProfessorDevelopmental Biology; Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
vkaartinen@chla.usc.edu
W Martin Kast, PhDProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
mkast@usc.edu
Mary Kearns-Jonker, PhDAssistant ProfessorCardiothoracic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
mkearns@chla.usc.edu
Laurence H Kedes, MDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
kedes@usc.edu
Chien-Ping Ko, PhDProfessorNeurobiology, Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
cko@mizar.usc.edu

L

Peter W Laird, PhDAssociate ProfessorSurgery; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
plaird@usc.edu
Ite A Laird-Offringa, PhDAssociate ProfessorSurgery; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
ilaird@usc.edu
Joseph R Landolph, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology; Pathology; Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
landolph@usc.edu
Ralf Langen, PhDAssociate ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
langen@usc.edu
Elizabeth Rachel Lawlor, MD PhDAssistant ProfessorPediatrics (Division of Hematology-Oncology)
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
elawlor@chla.usc.edu
Amy S Lee, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
amylee@usc.edu
Wei Li, PhDAssociate ProfessorMedicine
Keck School of Medicine
wli@usc.edu
Michael R Lieber, MD PhDProfessorPathology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Molecular Microbiology & Immunology; Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
lieber@usc.edu
Emily R Liman, PhDAssistant ProfessorNeurobiology, Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
liman@usc.edu
Valter D Longo, PhDAssistant ProfessorGerontology/Alzheimer's Research, Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
vlongo@usc.edu

M

Le Ma, PhDAssistant ProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
le.ma@usc.edu
Francis S Markland, Jr, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
markland@usc.edu
Robert E Maxson, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
maxson@usc.edu
Joseph D Miller, PhDAssociate ProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
jdm@usc.edu

O

Curtis T Okamoto, PhDAssociate ProfessorPharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy
cokamoto@usc.edu
James J H Ou, PhDProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
jamesou@usc.edu

P

Pragna Patel, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Dentistry
Institute for Genetic Medicine
pragna@usc.edu
Kimberly J Payne, PhDAssistant ProfessorPediatrics
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
kpayne@chla.usc.edu
Michael F Press, MD PhDProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
villalob@usc.edu

R

Sita Reddy, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
sitaredd@usc.edu
C Patrick Reynolds, MD PhDProfessorPediatrics, Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
preynolds@chla.usc.edu
Judd Rice, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
juddrice@usc.edu
Richard Roberts, PhDAssociate ProfessorChemistry; Chemical Engineering
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Viterbi School of Engineering
richard.roberts@usc.edu
Michael Rosol, PhDAssistant ProfessorRadiology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
mrosol@chla.usc.edu
Pradip Roy-Burman, PhDProfessorPathology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
royburma@usc.edu

S

P Elyse Schauwecker, PhDAssociate ProfessorCell & Neurobiology; Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
schauwec@usc.edu
Axel H Schönthal, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology; Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
schontha@usc.edu
Neil Segil, PhDAssociate ProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
nsegil@hei.org
Gregory M Shackleford, PhDAssociate ProfessorPediatrics; Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
shacklef@usc.edu
Wei Shi, PhDAssistant ProfessorDevelopmental Biology, Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
School of Dentistry
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
wshi@chla.usc.edu
Jean C Shih, PhDProfessorMolecular Pharmacology & Toxicology; Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
jcshih@usc.edu
Charles F Shuler, PhDProfessorSchool of Dentistry
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
shuler@usc.edu
Michael R Stallcup, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology; Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
stallcup@usc.edu
Henry M Sucov, PhDAssociate ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
Institute for Genetic Medicine
sucov@usc.edu

T

Zoltan A Tokes, PhDProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
ztokes@usc.edu
John G Tower, PhDAssociate ProfessorMolecular and Computational Biology, Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
jtower@usc.edu
Hidekazu (Hide) Tsukamoto, PhDProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
htsukamo@usc.edu
Tai-Lan Tuan, PhDAssociate ProfessorCancer Biology, Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
ttuan@chla.usc.edu

U

Tobias S Ulmer, PhDAssistant ProfessorBiochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keck School of Medicine
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
tulmer@usc.edu

W

Zuo-Zhong Wang, MDAssociate ProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
zzwang@usc.edu
Alan G Watts, PhDAssociate ProfessorNeurobiology, Biological Sciences, Neurosciences
College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
watts@usc.edu
Leslie P Weiner, MDProfessorNeurology ; Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
lweiner@usc.edu
Randall B Widelitz, PhDAssociate ProfessorPathology
Keck School of Medicine
widelitz@pathfinder.usc.edu

Y

Shao-Yao Ying, PhDProfessorCell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine
sying@usc.edu
Jang H Youn, PhDAssociate ProfessorPhysiology & Biophysics
Keck School of Medicine
youn@usc.edu
Alan S L Yu, PhDAssistant ProfessorMedicine (Division of Nephrology); Physiology & Biophysics
Keck School of Medicine
alanyu@usc.edu

Z

Ebrahim Zandi, PhDAssistant ProfessorMolecular Microbiology & Immunology
Keck School of Medicine
zandi@usc.edu
Margarita Zeichner-David, PhDProfessorDivision III - Surgical Therapeutics & Bioengineering Sciences
School of Dentistry
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
zeichner@usc.edu

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