Position Title
Professor
- NPB
Profile Introduction
Molecular basis of hormone action, particularly during development
Degrees
1992 PhD (Biochemistry) University of Wisconsin, Madison
1985 BS (Biochemistry) Pennsylvania State University
Postdoctoral Fellow - Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Embryology
Research Interests
Hormones and Development
Molecular basis of hormone action, particularly during development. Analysis of gene expression programs during morphogenesis. Genome editing in model organisms, particularly applied to nuclear hormone receptor function.
Awards
Whitman Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA 2014, 2015 and 2018
Visiting faculty, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany 2006
Department and Center Affiliations
NIEHS Superfund research program
Environmental Toxicology Training Program, Internal Advisory Board
ProfessionalSocieties
The Endocrine Society
American Physiological Society
CBS Grad Group Affiliations
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology
Specialties / Focus
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
- Cellular Responses to Toxins and Stress
- Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology
- Molecular Physiology
- Comparative Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Developmental Physiology
Labs
Furlow Lab, 274 Briggs Hall
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Brenda Mengeling
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Lara Vetter
Teaching Interests
Endocrinology, developmental biology, molecular biology.
Courses
NPB 110C Foundations of Physiology
NPB 128 Comparative Physiology: Endocrinology
Personal Interests
Travel, reading, movies, sports