Faculty
Departmental faculty and research groups integrate with strong interdisciplinary programs in Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Structure, and research related to human disease.
Our various research projects involve laboratory training that gives young scientists an opportunity to learn and apply a broad range of technical and analytical skills as they develop towards scientific independence. The faculty and students in the CDB laboratories utilize a broad range of experimental systems including mammalian cell and tissue culture, as well as intact organisms including mice, rats, ground squirrels, zebrafish, flies, worms, and fungi, with the goal of applying fundamental discoveries from these systems to complex problems of human disease.
/linda-barlow-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=ea0cbaba_2 "Linda Barlow, PhD") | Professor Development and Regeneration of the Taste System |
/john-caldwell-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=40bbaba_2 "John Caldwell, PhD") | Professor Functional Regulation of Ion Channels in Plasma Membranes and Golgi Membranes using Electrophysiology and Molecular Biology |
/tom-evans-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=7501baba_2 "Tom Evans, PhD") | Associate Professor Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Early Embryonic Development in C. Elegans using Genetic and Biochemical Approaches |
/tom-finger-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=e500baba_2 "Tom Finger, PhD") | Professor Development and Organization in Taste and Smell |
/ethan-hughes-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=6a00baba_2 "Ethan Hughes, PhD") | Assistant Professor Oligodendrocytes and their Precursors in the Adult Central Nervous System |
 | Assistant Professor Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling Cell Biology of Glial Phagocytosis |
/lisa-m-j-lee-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=e100baba_2 "Lisa M. J. Lee, PhD") | Associate Professor Developing Innovative, Cutting-Edge Virtual Educational Resources and Effective Pedagogies for the Health Science Professionals and Students |
/chelsea-lohman-bonfiglio-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=4201baba_2 "Chelsea Lohman Bonfiglio, PhD") | Associate Professor Clinical Neurodynamics, Anatomic Variants, Anatomic Education, Clinical Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, 3D Printing as it relates to Anatomic Education, and Anatomical Terminology |
/wendy-macklin-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=d01baba_2 "Wendy Macklin, PhD") | Professor & Chair Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Myelination in the Central Nervous System |
/michael-mcmurray-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=103baba_2 "Michael McMurray, PhD") | Associate Professor Mechanisms of Assembly and Inheritance of Dynamic Macromolecular Structures: Higher-order Septin Assemblies in Budding Yeast; Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Yeast Gametogenesis |
/jeffrey-k-moore-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=ea03baba_2 "Jeffrey K. Moore, PhD") | Associate Professor Molecular Regulation of the Microtubule Network in Cell Division and Disease |
 | Assistant Professor Paleoanthropology; Early primate evolution; Primate functional morphology; Dental topographic analysis; Primate dietary ecology; Mammals of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum; Primate origins |
/jessica-nelson-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=c702baba_2 "Jessica Nelson, PhD") | Assistant Professor Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit Mechanisms of Behavioral Plasticity |
/caley-orr-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=e900baba_2 "Caley Orr, PhD") | Associate Professor Paleoanthropology, Evolution of Hominin Bipedality, Adaptation to Manual Manipulation and Tool Behaviors, Primate Functional Morphology (focus on hands and feet), Biomechanics, 3D Morphometrics, Biomedical Imaging and Computer Modeling for Virtual Human and Comparative Anatomy |
/chad-pearson-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=7d01baba_2 "Chad Pearson, PhD") | Professor Molecular Basis of Centriole Biogenesis and Stabilization for Centrosomes and Cilia |
/rytis-prekeris-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=4a01baba_2 "Rytis Prekeris, PhD") | Professor The Role of Cell Polarity During Cell Division, Epithelial Tissue Morphogenesis and Cancer Cell Metastasis |
/diego-restrepo-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=5e01baba_4 "Diego Restrepo, PhD") | Professor Olfactory Signal Transduction and Olfactory Sensory Coding Using Electrophysiological, Morphological, and Molecular Techniques |
/danielle-royer-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=4e01baba_2 "Danielle Royer, PhD") | Associate Professor Developing Innovative, Cutting-edge Virtual Educational Resources and Effective Pedagogies for the Health Science Professionals and Students |
 | Assistant Professor Developing innovative computational and qualitative curriculum and educational resources for the Modern Human Anatomy and Neuroscience graduate students. Image processing and 3D modeling techniques in sensory neuroscience. |
/vic-spitzer-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=7901baba_2 "Vic Spitzer, PhD") | Professor Human Anatomy and Computed 3D Imaging |
/maureen-stabio-phd.jpg?sfvrsn=7101baba_2 "Maureen Stabio, PhD") | Associate Professor Development of MRI-based Anatomical Models for Neuroscience Education; Structure and Function of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Mouse Retina |
Appel, Bruce
Professor | Pediatrics Developmental Biology
Identify Genes that are Targets for Therapies to treat Developmental, Degenerative, and Cancerous Diseases of the Nervous System
Bookstein, Nancey Johnson (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor | Physical Therapy
Clouthier, David (Ph.D.)
Professor | Craniofacial Biology
Signaling Pathways Regulating Craniofacial and Cardiovascular Development
Greany, Thomas (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Department of Restorative Dentistry
Application of Modern Imaging Analysis Techniques for Virtual Teaching and Assessment in Oral Health & Medicine; Intraoral Monitoring, Cone Beam CT Applications, Digital Surface Scanning & Analysis, 3D Modeling and Analysis Systems, Haptics Training Units, Data Mining and Interdisciplinary Collaboration across Dentistry, Medicine, and Engineering
Hellier, Jennifer (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Department of Family Medicine
Sue Kinnamon (Ph.D.)
Professor | Otolaryngology
Koch, Peter (Ph.D.)
Professor | Dermatology
Investigating the Roles of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Cell Signaling, Tissue, and Organ Formation and Diseases
Law, Amanda J. (Ph.D.)
Professor | Psychiatry
(Dr. Nancy L. Gary Endowed Chair)
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders
Niswander, Lee (Ph.D.)
Professor & Chair | Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (CU Boulder)
Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms that Control Embryonic Development
Pascoe, Mike (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Physical Therapy
Payne, Karin (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Biology
Reis, Tania (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes
The Genetic Basis of Obesity and Neuronal Control of Energy Balance in Drosophila Melanogaster
Reyland, Mary (Ph.D.)
Professor | Craniofacial Biology
Role of Protein Kinase C Signaling in Programmed Cell Death
Reynolds, Susan (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor | National Jewish Health
Asthma, Cellular & Molecular Biology, COPD/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Emphysema
Siegenthaler, Julie (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Pediatrics
Vladar, Eszter (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor | Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
How the Multiciliated Cells of the Airway Epithelium Differentiate During Development and Regeneration, and how Ciliary Defects Contribute to Respiratory Disease
Williams, Trevor (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor | Craniofacial Biology
Transcriptional Control of Mouse Development and Stem Cell Function
 | Gritton, Cory (Ph.D.) |
 | Johnson, Briauna (M.S.) |