University of Calgary

Geonomics Proteomics and Bioinformatics

  • Mark Bieda, Ph.D. High throughput epigenetics and bioinformatics.
  • Jens Coorssen, Ph.D. Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of Ca2+-triggered fusion steps in exocytosis and endocytosis. Translational proteomics.
  • John Gilleard, Ph.D. Mechanisms of drug resistance in parasites
  • Roy A. Gravel, Ph.D. Genetic basis and consequences of metabolic disease.
  • Christian J. Jacob, Ph.D. Evolutionary and swarm design.
  • Justin A. MacDonald, Ph.D. Analysis of signal transduction pathways that regulate smooth muscle contractility-novel mechanisms of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase and cGMP-phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) regulation.
  • Paul P.M. Schnetkamp, Ph.D. Structure-function studies of membrane proteins involved in cellular calcium and cGMP homeostasis (e.g. Na-Ca exchange and guanylyl cyclase).
  • David C. Schriemer, Ph.D. Proteomics of complex molecular assemblies; clinical proteomics; technology development for proteomics and drug discovery.
  • Anthony B. Schryvers, Ph.D. Pathogenesis of bacterial infections and the development of vaccines for their prevention.
  • Christoph W. Sensen, Ph.D. Bioinformatics with applications in proteomics and genomics.
  • Michael Surette, Ph.D. Understanding bacterial signal transduction and physiology with the context of the individual cells and in interacting populations of cells.

Adjunct Members

  • Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio, Ph.D. Design, production, interrogation, and analysis of microarrays.
  • Kenneth Ng, Ph.D. Structural biology specializing in the crystallographic analysis of the structures of RNA polymerases of RNA viruses.
  • Richard T. Pon, Ph.D. Chemical synthesis of DNA, RNA and oligonucleotide analogs.
  • Hans J. Vogel, Ph.D. Characterization of regulatory and metal ion binding proteins by high resolution multinuclear NMR. In vivo NMR studies of plant cell metabolism.

Contact Info

Departmental Office
Health Research Innovation Centre,
Room GAC60
3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 4Z6
Phone: (403) 220-4483
Fax: (403) 210-8105
Email: bmb [at] ucalgary [dot] ca