The major areas of research in the Department are DNA repair and replication, RNA-binding proteins, and developmental biology. The disease focuses are cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Model systems include the bacterium E. coli, the yeast Saccharomyces, the nematode C. elegans, mammalian cell culture, and the mouse.

Caradonna - DNA repair
Biswas - DNA replication

Cooper - Regulation of meiotic cell divisions
Ellis - germline development and evolution in C. elegans

Goldberg - cell communication and signaling
Henry - arginine methylation, nuclear-cytoplasmic transport in yeast and mammals
Moss - developmental timing, microRNA regulation in C. elegans and mammals
Muller-Weeks - cell cycle regulation of DNA repair enzymes
Pastorino - The role of mitochondria in apoptosis

Strich -  Regulation of oxidative stress response and meiosis in budding yeast

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