Brad A. Amendt, PhD

• Mouse models for craniofacial anomalies
• Transcriptional gene networks for craniofacial and tooth development
• New approaches and mouse models for microRNA function
• The role of Hippo Signaling in craniofacial growth

Botond Banfi, MD, PhD

• NADPH oxidase regulation in hair-cell development in the inner ear 

Martine Dunnwald PharmD, PhD

• In vivo function of novel cleft-associated genes in craniofacial development
• Role of cleft-associated genes in epidermal development and differentiation

John F. Engelhardt, PhD 

• Transcriptional control of submucosal-gland formation in the airway
• Somatic-cell reprogramming by nuclear transfer and the development of new genetic models

C. Andrew Frank, PhD

• Development of the Drosophila neuromuscular junction in the context of unstable synaptic function

Fang Lin, MD, PhD

• Investigation of G protein signaling in zebrafish embryogenesis

 Tina Tootle, PhD

• Use of Drosophila, in particular oogenesis, to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying prostaglandin action

Sam M. Young, Jr. PhD

• Synaptogenesis in the auditory brainstem
• Neuronal circuit development in the auditory brainstem