Research Areas
![Photo of Dr. Ranjan Chakraborty](/cph/pictures/faculty/ranjan.jpg)
Dr. Ranjan Chakraborty
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of siderophoremediated iron transport in Gram negative bacteria like Rhizobia
![Photo of Dr. Suman Dalal](/cph/pictures/_facstaff-profile/dalal_s_fac.png)
Dr. Suman Dalal
Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in cardiac cells death and remodeling after a heart attack (ischemia-reperfusion injury) and identifies potential targets for preventing heart disease.
![Photo of Dr. Allan Forsman](/cph/pictures/faculty/forsman_allan.jpg)
Dr. Allan Forsman
The effects of microgravity & spaceflight on reproductive tissue
![Photo of Dr. Sean Fox](/cph/pictures/faculty/fox.jpg)
Dr. Sean Fox
Deciphering the molecular mechanisms on how microbes fight each other to identify possible therapeutic options to combat infections & biofilm growth
![Photo of Dr. Bert Lampson](/cph/pictures/faculty/lampson.jpg)
Dr. Bert Lampson
Investigating the soil bacterium Rhodococcus for possible antibiotics
PubMed
ResearchGate
![Photo of Dr. Justin Ledogar](/cph/pictures/_facstaff-profile/ledogar_j.png)
Dr. Justin Ledogar
Understanding the feeding adaptations of fossil hominins, modern humans, and non-human primates. Biomechanical modeling techniques to the study of form and function in non-primate animals.
![Photo of Dr. Erik Petersen](/cph/pictures/petersen_e.png)
Dr. Erik Petersen
Studying how pathogenic bacteria sense their environment using the second messenger cyclic-di-GMP.
![Photo of Dr. Chris Pritchett](/cph/pictures/faculty/pritchett.jpg)
Dr. Chris Pritchett
Vaccine development of vector-borne diseases and respiratory pathogens and development of anti-virulence treatments.
![Photo of Dr. Stephen Rice](/cph/pictures/_facstaff-profile/rice_s.png)
Dr. Stephen Rice
Using genetic/genomic tools to understand the ecology and evolution of regional wildlife
and applying this knowledge to model potential changes due to changing environmental
conditions.
![Photo of Dr. Matt Zahner](/cph/pictures/faculty/zahner_m.png)
Dr. Matt Zahner
Neural regulation of blood pressure by cells within the brain, neurotransmitters, and neural networks in both healthy & diseased states