.     Home Academics   Graduate Program     M.S.     Ph.D.     Faculty       Ali, Nawab       Baltosser, William H       Bayrak, Coskun       Beger, Richard       Benes, Helen       Berleant, Dan       Bowyer, John F       Bruhn, Russel       Bush, John       Chan, Yupo       Chiang, Chia-Chu       Compadre, Cesar       Dagtas, Serhan       Mock, Donald       Nagarajan, Radhakris       Patterson, Tucker       Pidugu, Srikanth B       Pierce, Elizabeth M       Preissl, Hubert T       Ramaswamy, Srinivasa       Reis, Robert J S       Seker, Remzi       Simpson, Pippa       Slikker, William       Soulsby, Sr., Michae       Suva, Larry       Tang, Peiyi       Thompson, Gary A       Tong, Weida       Tudoreanu, M Eduard       Vanbiervliet, Alan G       Wigand, Rolf T       Xu, Xiaowei       Zhang, Jianjun       Zhou, Yi-Hong       Darsey, Jerry A       Elsalloukh, Hassan       Epstein, Joshua       Eswaran, Hari       Fuscoe, James C       Gealt, Michael A       Govindan, Rathinaswa       Gray, Wayne L       He, Qingfang       Iqbal, Kamran       Jennings, Steven F       Jo, Chan-Hee       Kane, Cynthia (Cindy       Kaufmann, Eric R       Kieber-Emmons, Thoma       Light, Kim       Liu, Xian       Lowery, Curtis L       Luba, James       Ma, Xiaodong       Milanova, Mariofanna       Ounpraseuth, Songthi     FAQ     Graduate Forms   Undergraduate minor   Courses   Certificates   Admission Research Events Resources Contacts Jobs Calendar   . Dr. Nawab Ali Research Assistant Professor of Graduate Institute of Technology Affiliation UALR Cybercollege and Science and Mathematics Office ETAS 329 Email nali AT ualr.edu Website http://hoss.git.ualr.edu/~git/nali.htm Phone 501-569-8003 Alternate phone 501-221-3990 (501-569-8210) Fax 501- 569-8039 Mail Graduate Institute of Technology 2801 S University Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72204     Core Areas Bioinformatics Life sciences Research Areas Academic interests include biochemistry, cell and molecular, and membrane biology. Research goals are directed towards understanding receptor mediated signal transduction and intracellular signaling mechanisms in relation to environmental changes or in disease states. Cells communicate with their surrounding environment through sensory molecules, the receptors, located on the cell surface. Specific interaction between biologically active molecule and the receptor initiates a cascade of cellular events that translates the external information into the internal language of the cell in the form of second messengers that bring about physiological changes. My current research is aimed at understanding the role of G-proteins and their receptors, second messengers such as inositol polyphosphates, cyclic nucleotides (cAMP, cGMP), protein kinases and phosphatases in regulation of cellular processes. Major emphasis is placed on subcellular compartmentalization, vesicular membrane and protein trafficking, protein-protein interactions, cellular regulation of apoptosis, endo- and exocytosis, and maintenance of cell polarity in epithelial cells. A recent project involves analyses of cellular signaling network and genetic expression profiles using microarray and proteomics in response to simulated microgravity. Biomedical engineering interests include development and characterization of biocompatible biomaterials for medical implants and computational modeling of carcinogenesis.   .   . Site map | Privacy policy | Webmaster | AR BRIN Copyright © 2004-2009 Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering Created and maintained by MidSouth Bioinformatics Center   This page was created on September 23, 2009.