Cell Biology and Physiology

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-3221
Room: 3052 LSB
jarroyo@byu.edu

Emphasis: Molecular signaling of trophoblast cells during apoptosis; Hypoxia and the regulation of cell invasion during pregnancies complicated with Intrauterine Growth Restriction; Preterm Delivery and Preeclampsia

Pre-requisites: None Listed

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-9308
Room: 3049 LSB
jeff_barrow@byu.edu

Emphasis: Mechanisms that underlie outgrowth and patterning of the embryonic limb; Approaches to alter the chicken genome

Pre-requisites: Cell 120

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-1798
Room: 3017 LSB
benjamin_bikman@byu.edu

Emphasis: Molecular mechanisms associated with insulin resistance and related states of altered metabolic function, including diabetes and obesity

Pre-requisites: None Listed

Approved lab for Biophysics majors. Other majors welcome as well.

Professor
Phone: (801) 422-8080
Room: 3046 LSB
jeffrey_edwards@byu.edu

Emphasis: The study of Neuronal Synaptic Plasticity, and its relevance to Learning and Memory mechanisms, and reward pathways, as well as their relevance to disease states such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Addiction. We employ techniques such as electrophysiology, molecular biology, behavior, immunohistochemistry, optogenetics, etc. to answer questions in these fields

Pre-requisites: None required (better to start early), but Chem 105, Cell 305/363, or Neuro 205 are helpful.

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-2158
Room: 3047 LSB
jason_hansen@byu.edu

Emphasis: Understanding the mechanisms of oxidative-induced birth defects through various in vivo and in vitro models. Developing interventions that will protect the developing embryo from oxidative insults.

Pre-requisites: None Listed

Assistant Professor
Phone: (801) 422-8970
Room: 3018 LSB
jhill@byu.edu

Emphasis: Gene regulation driving heart formation in the developing embryo. Development and use of computational methods to study gene regulation. Identification of genes underlying congenital heart defects.

Pre-requisites: Contact to discuss; Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology projects available. Assignment to a project will depend on student interest and experience.

Phone: 801-422-6797
Room: 3012 LSB
tim_jenkins@byu.edu

Emphasis: Using epigenetic marks, bioinformatics, and computational biology to develop novel predictive or diagnostic models for complex diseases with an emphasis on male infertility. Specifically, we specialize in DNA methylation in both somatic cells and sperm and work with a number of local, national, and international clinical partners to identify epigenetic signatures that can aid in clinical decision making.

Pre-requisites: None

Approved lab for Biophysics majors. Other majors welcome as well.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (801) 422-0360
Room: 3015 LSB
dario_mizrachi@byu.edu

Emphasis: Membrane Proteins, Paracellular Transport and Barriology, Synthetic Biology, Tissue and Protein Engineering, Development. Use of regeneration animal models. Cancer.


Pre-requisites: None Listed

Professor
Phone: (801) 422-1933
Room: 3054 LSB
paul_reynolds@byu.edu

Emphasis: Cell and Developmental Biology Subgroup: molecular and cellular interactions that contribute to embryonic development and the most common and debilitating disease conditions. Developmental role of autocrine/paracrine signaling in the lung during branching morphogenesis, pulmonary remodeling induced by interactions between mesenchymal/epithelial compartments, and mechanisms of pulmonary injury and disease related to environmental tobacco or oxidative stress.

Pre-requisites: (required) MMBio 240, 241; (recommended) Cell 325; Cell 360

Professor
Department Chair
Phone: (801) 422-9498
Room: 4005B LSB
michael_stark@byu.edu

Emphasis: Development of the nervous system

Pre-requisites: (recommended) MMBio 240 & 241; PDBio 360; PWS 225

Phone: 801-422-5267
Room: 2026 LSB
roy_silcox@byu.edu
Emphasis: Studying developmental processes through primordial germ cell modification

Pre-requisites: Interest in embryo development and animal husbandry

Approved lab for Biophysics majors. Other majors welcome as well.

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-8752
Room: 3045 LSB
sns34@byu.edu

Emphasis: Structure and function of ligand-gated ion channels

Pre-requisites: None Listed

Assistant Professor
Phone: (801) 422-2646
Room: 3048 LSB
asuli@byu.edu

Emphasis: Mechanisms that oversee proper development and formation of neural circuits. More specifically 1) Development of neurons that integrate multisensory information, such as auditory, visual and somatosensory inputs, and 2) Development and innervation of mechanosensory hair cells required for sound detection.

Pre-requisites: MMBio 240

Associate Professor
Phone: (801) 422-8709
Room: 3013 LSB
david_thomson@byu.edu

Emphasis: Early drug discovery for the treatment of muscle-wasting conditions such as cancer cachexia, aging (sarcopenia) and muscular dystrophies.

Pre-requisites: None Listed

Approved lab for Biophysics majors. Other majors welcome as well.

Assistant Professor

Phone: (801) 422-2402
Room: 3019 LSB
jordanyorg@byu.edu

Emphasis: Neural circuitry and pharmacology involved in natural and drug reinforcement.

Pre-requisites: Approved lab for Biophysics majors. Other majors are welcome as well. Contact to discuss.