Faculty Directory
Oncological Sciences
Casjens, Sherwood R.
5C312 UUMC
Phone: 581-5980
E-mail: sherwood.casjens@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Virus structure & assembly;
genome structure and function in the Lyme disease bacteria,
Borrelia burgdorferi.
Student Participation: Participate in research project.
Background Needed: General knowledge of the biochemistry
of DNA, RNA & protein function & synthesis.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry.
Key Words: Virus structure, virus assembly, Lyme
Disease.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Graves, Barbara J.
4380 HCI
Phone: 581-7308
E-mail: Barbara.Graves@hci.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Eukaryotic gene expression;
biochemistry of transcription; protein nucleic acids interactions.
Student Participation: Perform experiments, attend
and particpate in lab meetings.
Background Needed: Biology core 240 series, chemistry
(organic & inorganic).
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry.
Key Words: DNA-protein interactions, transcription,
gene expression.
Student generated projects possible, if within these areas.
Herrick, Glenn
5B426 UUMC
Phone: 581-6001
E-mail: Herrick@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Perform independent research
project in Oxytricha macronuclear developmental biology.
Student Participation: Perform independent research.
Background Needed: Genetics, molecular biology, evolution.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry.
Key Words: Oxytricha, telomere, macronucleus, molecular
evolution.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Leachman, Sancy
2000 Circle of Hope, RM 5241
Phone: 585-1810
Email: sancy.leachman@hci.utah.edu
General
Research Interest: My laboratory studies patients with
a family history of melanoma. Blood and tissues from these
patients are used to investigate melanoma susceptibility genes
at the molecular level.
Student
Participation: They could help with melanocyte culturing
and routine assays to evaluate tumor gene expression levels
and function, also data entry.
Background
Needed: Interest in biology, computer data-entry, or biochemistry
would all be helpful, but none of these are an absolute requirement.
Outside
Majors: Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical
Sciences.
Student
generated projects are not possible.
Mango, Susan
4345 HCI
Phone: 581-7633
E-mail: susan.mango@hci.utah.edu
General Research: How do animals form a digestive
tract?
Student Participation: Genetics, some molecular biology,
plasmid and cell preparation.
Background Needed: Some science preferred.
Key Words: Development, organogenesis, embryo, birth
defects.
Some student generated projects may be considered.
O'Neill, Frank
VA Med Center
Phone: 582-1565x1494
Email: frank.oneill@med.va.gov
General
Research Interest: DNA Tumor viruses, cell transformation.
Student
Participation: Molecular cloning, virus growth, recombination,
genetic engineering, cell culture.
Background
Needed: Molecular biology, cell biology, genetics.
Student
generated projects possible.
Shami, Paul
Suite 2100 - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Phone: 582-1565, Ext 4640
Email: p.shami@m.cc.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Leukemia and cancer drug
discovery and development.
Student Participation: Participate in research projects.
Background Needed: Biological Sciences.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Stillman, David
5C426 UUMC
Phone: 581-5429
E-mail: stillman@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Eukaryotic gene regulation
using yeast as a model system.
Student Participation: Assist with experiments on
gene regulation, using genetics & molecular cloning methods.
Background Needed: Basic chemistry and biology needed.
Molecular biology & genetics desirable.
Outside Majors: Biology or Chemistry.
Key Words: Gene regulation, yeast, transcription,
DNA, molecular cloning, genetics.
Student generated projects may be considered.
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