Faculty

All of the faculty associated with the BMS graduate program are listed below. Click on a faculty name to view a detailed description of an individual research program, contact information, recent publications and links to other relevant websites. Each of our faculty is associated with one or more of our eight thematic areas; click on the thematic area name listed by each of our faculty to read more about the research going on in that area, and to view a list of all faculty associated with that thematic area.

David Toczyski, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Activation of the DNA damage checkpoint

Peter Turnbaugh, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

Impact of the human gut microbiome on pharmacology and nutrition

Mentorship Development:

4/12/19 Acknowleding and Negotiating the Mentee-Mentor Tensions Inherent in the Research Lab (Parnassus)
5/2021 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Erik Ullian, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

My laboratory is interested in the interactions between neurons and glia that are required for the proper development and function of the nervous system.

Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Genetics of Metabolic Diseases

Laura Van t Veer, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

The Vasudevan Laboratory studies growth factor signaling through receptor tyrosine kinases and the Ras signaling pathway in development and cancer with an emphasis on neurofibromatosis.