| Bai, Yidong, Ph.D. | Mitochondrial biology and genetics, aging research, cancer biology and mitochondrial medicine. |
| Chen, Lizhen, Ph.D. | Neuronal responses to aging and injury, microtubules and RNA binding proteins. |
| Dong, Lily Q., Ph.D. | Elucidation of the molecular pathway(s) mediating adiponectin signaling in cells and in vivo; and the investigation of the molecular mechanism of the cross-talk between insulin signaling pathway and adiponectin signaling pathway. |
| Huang, Gang, Ph.D. | Elucidate the roles of transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic regulations in hematopoiesis and in hematopoietic malignancies. |
| Kar, Rekha, Ph.D. | Diabetes, oxidative stress, cardiomyopathy and aging. |
| Kokovay, Erzsebet, Ph.D. | Adult neural stem cells and neurogenesis. |
| Kraig, Ellen, Ph.D. | Aging, Immunity, Maternal nutrition, Autoimmunity, Inflammation. |
| Larsen, Pamela L., Ph.D. | Development and aging in C. elegans. Molecular genetics, expression analysis, functional genomics, genetic and environmental interactions and C. elegans physiology. |
| Leach, Robin J., Ph.D. | Genetics of complex diseases. Development and validation of biomarkers for cancer. |
| Oyajobi, Babatunde O., M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D. | Multiple myeloma, cancer-induced bone diseases, bone biology, experimental anti-cancer therapeutics. |
| Penalva, Luiz Otavio F., Ph.D. | Molecular analysis of cancer, post-transcriptional regulation, RNA binding proteins, cancer genomics, alternative splicing. |
| Ran, Qitao, Ph.D. | Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease, ALS and aging. Mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease, ALS and aging. Rodent models for neurodegeneration and aging research. |
| Rao, Manjeet K., Ph.D. | RNA interference, molecular carcinogenesis, epigenetic regulation in cancer; medulloblastoma. |
| Reiter, Russel J., Ph.D. | Melatonin in free radical biology and oxidative stress, aging, antioxidants and the pineal gland. |
| Sakaguchi, Alan Y., Ph.D. | Oncogenes & tumor suppressor genes, telomere binding proteins, cell aging, cell rejuvenation. |
| Sun, LuZhe, Ph.D. | Role of growth factors, steroid hormones, telomerase, and adhesion molecules in cell proliferation, senescence, apoptosis, tumor angiogenesis and metastasis of human breast, prostate and liver cancer cells; Translational research using recombinant growth factor binding proteins, small growth factor inhibitors, and chemotherapeutics to inhibit tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis; Effects of age, xenoestrogens, obesity, radiation, and mutagens on mammary stem cell function and transformation. |
| Vogel, Kristine S., Ph.D. | Neurofibromatosis type 1, Schwann cell biology, DNA damage repair, Neural crest cell derivatives and disorders. |
| Wang, Pei, Ph.D. | Gene functions and signaling pathways in development and diseases, pancreas biology and beta cell biology. |
| Yang, Feng-Chun, M.D., Ph.D. | Cellular and molecular mechanisms of hematopoietic malignancies, with a specific focus on mutations of ASXL1, ASXL2, PHF6 and NF1 in the pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies. |
| Zare, Habil, Ph.D. | Cancer, Neuroscience - Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. |
| Zhang, Peng, Ph.D. | Cellular and molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulators (e.g. ASXL1 and ASXL2) in normal hematopoiesis and malignant diseases. |