Jac A. Nickoloff, Department Head, Professor and Section Head
Ph.D., University of Colorado
Dr. Nickoloff’s research is focused on cellular processes that maintain eukaryotic
genome stability, including homologous recombination, nonhomologous
end-joining and other DNA repair processes.
Christopher Allen, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,
University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
Dr. Allen's diverse research interests include cell cycle checkpoint, DNA repair,
DNA recombination and molecular genetics of cancer.
Dr. J. Lucas Argueso, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
M.S., University of Sao Paulo
Effects of environmental exposure on Copy Number Variation (CNV) and chromosome structure;
Genomics of industrial yeast strains and bioethanol fermentation.
Susan M. Bailey, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of New Mexico-School of Medicine
M.S., University of New Mexico-School of Medicine
The potential role of dysfunctional (uncapped) telomeres
(as
opposed to shortened telomeres) in tumorigenesis.
Joel S. Bedford , Professor
Ph.D.,Oxford University
M.S., University of Colorado Medical School
Chromosomal aberrations, studies in radiation genetics and cytogenetics,
factors influencing this production, the development of new methodologies
for measuring aberrations, the genetic control of radiosensitiity and radiation
induced genomic instability.
James T. Custis, Assistant Professor
M.S., Colorado State University
D.V.M., Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Michael H. Fox , Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Kansas State University
M.S., Kansas State University
Mutagenesis studies, developing a mammalian cell based assay
for genotoxicity based on using flow cytometry to measure mutations
induced by various genotoxic agents.
Susan M. LaRue, Professor
DVM, University of Georgia
Ph.D., Colorado State University
M.S., Colorado State University
Radiation oncology therapy for pets.
Howard L. Liber, Professor; PT, CPE
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. B., Massachusetts Intitute of Technology
The mechanisms of spontaneous and radiation-induced mutagenesis in human cells.
Hatsumi Nagasawa, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Yuanlin Peng, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,Colorado State University
M.S., Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Genetic factors affecting susceptibility to low dose and dose rate irradiation.
F. Andrew Ray, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of New Mexico-School of Medicine
M.S., University of New Mexico-School of Medicine
How the SV40 virus causes cancer traits in normal human cells.
Michael M. Weil, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Gene mutation.
