![Vivian Bellofatto, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/bellofat.jpg)
Vivian Bellofatto, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Regulation of Gene Expression in Parasitic Protozoa |
![Purnima Bhanot, Ph.D. Purnima Bhanot, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Bhanotheadshot.png)
Purnima Bhanot, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Biology of the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium |
![Purnima Bhanot, Ph.D. Raymond Birge, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/birgera.jpg)
Raymond Birge, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Cellular actions of oncogenes and proto-oncogenes; Recognition and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells |
![Purnima Bhanot, Ph.D. Christakos](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/christak_sm_001.jpg)
Sylvia Christakos, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Mechanisms involved in the pleitropic actions of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 |
![Goldman, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Goldman.png)
Emanuel Goldman, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Accuracy and Efficiency of Protein Synthesis Elongation in Escherichia coli |
![Utz Herbig, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Herbig.png)
Utz Herbig, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Telomere induced Senescence in Cancer and Aging |
![David Lukac, Ph.D. li](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/hou.jpg)
Pingping Hou, Ph.D..
Research Focus: Understand and overcome KRAS targeted therapy resistance, and develop myeloid cell therapy to treat pancreatic cancer. |
![M. Zafri Humayun, Ph.D. M. Zafri Humayun, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/faculty/humayun/images/humayun2017.jpg)
M. Zafri Humayun, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Fidelity of DNA Replication |
![Hieronim Jakubowski, Ph.D. Hieronim Jakubowski, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/jakubowski.jpg)
Hieronim Jakubowski, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Homocysteine in Protein Structure/Function andHuman Disease |
![David Kaback, Ph.D. David Kaback, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/kaback.jpg)
David B. Kaback, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Meiotic Pairing and Chromosome Segregation |
![David Kaback, Ph.D. Kotenko, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/kotenkse.jpg)
Sergei Kotenko, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Study of cytokines, their receptors and biological activities |
![David Lukac, Ph.D. li](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/lihong_sm_001.jpg)
Hong Li, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Proteomics and bioinformatics research |
![David Lukac, Ph.D. David Lukac, PhD](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/lukac2016_sm.jpg)
David Lukac, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Molecular host-virus interactions that regulate lytic reactivation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus from latency |
![David Lukac, Ph.D. lutz](https://njms.rutgers.edu/mbmapp/public_html/pictures/lutzcs.jpg)
Carol Lutz, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Regulation of gene expression by post-transcriptional mechanisms |
![Goldman, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Neiditch.png)
Matthew B. Neiditch, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Structural Biology of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Signal Transduction |
![Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D. Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/parveen_pic.jpg)
Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi |
![Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D. Vasileios Petrou, Ph.D.](https://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/molecular_genetics/faculty/petrou/images/IMG_0630_VP.JPG)
Vasileios Petrou, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Structure-function relationship of membrane proteins |
![Melissa Rogers, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Rogers.png)
Melissa Rogers, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Cellular and molecular biology of BMP2 |
![Katsunori Sugimoto, Ph.D. bel.jpg](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/Sugimoto.png)
Katsunori Sugimoto, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Cell Cycle, DNA damage signaling, Checkpoint, Cellular signal transduction, telomere regulation, Cancer |
![Katsunori Sugimoto, Ph.D. Suzuki](https://njms.rutgers.edu/mbmapp/public_html/pictures/suzukick.jpg)
Carolyn Suzuki, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Regulation of mitochondrial genome stability and expression; Mitochondrial apoptosis |
![Ian P. Whitehead, Ph.D. Ian P. Whitehead, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/whitehead_2010.jpg)
Ian P. Whitehead, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Signal Transduction and Oncogenesis |
![Hua Zhu, Ph.D. Jason H Yang, Ph.D.](https://njms.rutgers.edu/mbmapp/public_html/pictures/jy705.jpg)
Jason H. Yang, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Systems biology and synthetic biology of chronic and infectious diseases |
![Hua Zhu, Ph.D. Hua Zhu, Ph.D.](/departments/molecular_genetics/images/zhu.jpg)
Hua Zhu, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Herpesviruses and Host Cell Interaction |