Molecular and Cellular Signaling

Martin Beckerman, Ph.D. is Senior Scientist at the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. Prior to assuming his current position at the Y-12 NSC, Dr. Beckerman held teaching and research positions at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the University of Rochester, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has over 130 publications, 1400 citations, and is the author of a previously published book entitled Adaptive Cooperative Systems.

The Control Layer.- Exploring Protein Structure and Function.- Macromolecular Forces.- Protein Folding and Binding.- Stress and Pheromone Responses in Yeast.- Two-Component Signaling Systems.- Organization of Signal Complexes by Lipids, Calcium, and Cyclic AMP.- Signaling by Cells of the Immune System.- Cell Adhesion and Motility.- Signaling in the Endocrine System.- Signaling in the Endocrine and Nervous Systems Through GPCRs.- Cell Fate and Polarity.- Cancer.- Apoptosis.- Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes.- Cell Regulation in Bacteria.- Regulation by Viruses.- Ion Channels.- Neural Rhythms.- Learning and Memory.