Last Name |
First Name |
Research/Clinical Interest Title |
Keywords |
ABSHER |
DEVIN |
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ACOSTA |
EDWARD |
Bioanalysis and pharmacometrics of antiviral agents |
pharmacokinetics, antivirals, antiretrovirals |
AGARWAL |
ANUPAM |
Regulation of heme oxygenase gene expression in kidney and vascular injury |
heme oxygenase, acute kidney injury, transplant nephrology, transcriptional gene regulation |
AMBALAVANAN |
NAMASIVAYAM |
Neonatal lung development and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
Lung, Hypoxia, Hyperoxia, Retinoids, Prediction models |
AMTHOR |
FRANKLIN |
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ANANTHARAMAIAH |
GATTADAHALLI |
Apolipoproteins, Amphipathic Helices and Atherosclerosis |
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ATKINSON |
THOMAS |
Primary Immunodeficiency and the Role of Infection in Chronic Diseases |
asthma, mycoplasma, arthritis, primary immunodeficiency |
BAILEY |
SHANNON |
Molecular mechanisms of chronic alcohol and obesity induced fatty liver disease |
Molecular mechanisms of alcohol and obesity induced liver diseases; Mitochondrial dysfunction in disease; Molecular bioenergetics; Circadian biology; Functional proteomics; Nitric oxide; Free radical biology; Toxicology |
BALKOVETZ |
DANIEL |
Epithelial Cell Biology; Epithelial Cell Signal Regulation; Regulation of paracellular transport across epithelial cell tight junctions |
epithelial cells, claudins, tight junctions, E-cadherin, hepatocyte growth factor, ERK, MDCK |
BALLINGER |
SCOTT |
Environmental cardiology, free radical biology, mitochondrial function, mitochondrial - nuclear interactions |
mitochondria, oxidative stress, evolutionary medicine, cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolism |
BAMMAN |
MARCAS |
Exercise as a discovery tool and treatment in regenerative medicine and medical rehabilitation. |
exercise medicine, medical rehabilitation, regenerative medicine, clinical trial, muscle biology |
BANERJEE |
RONADIP |
Pancreatic Beta-Cell Biology; Molecular mechanisms of beta-cell adaptation during pregnancy and dysregulation in gestational diabetes |
diabetes mellitus, prolactin receptor, beta-cell biology, pregnancy, transcriptional regulation |
BARNES |
STEPHEN |
Bile acids, polyphenols and metabolism, and their effects on protein expression and function in chronic disease |
bile acids, isoflavonoids and polyphenols, metabolomics, proteomics, mass spectrometry |
BEBOK |
ZSUZSANNA |
Molecular mechanisms by which cellular stress responses such as the unfolded protein response (UPR) contribute to the pathology of human disorders. |
membrane proteins, ER stress, UPR, SNP, mutation, CFTR, micro-RNA |
BELLIS |
SUSAN |
Role of glycosylation in tumor progression and metastasis |
tumorigenesis, metastasis, cancer stem cell, cell invasion, apoptosis, tumor immunology, |
BENVENISTE |
ETTY |
Immune/nervous system interactions |
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BERECEK |
KATHLEEN |
The Role of Brain and Cardiac Renin-Angiotensin II System |
hypertension, diabetes, cardiac remodeling, the renin-angiotensin II system, TGF-beta |
BEVENSEE |
MARK |
Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Acid-base Transporters and pH Regulation |
acid-base, bicarbonate, transporter, brain, fluorescence dyes, glia , heart, intracellular pH, microelectrodes, neuron, Xenopus oocyte, neuronal firing, kidney, polycystic kidney disease, epithelial sodium channel |
BHATNAGAR |
SUSHANT |
Identification and characterization of novel factors in insulin secretion in obesity and type 2 diabetes |
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Beta Cell Biology, Insulin Secretion, SNARE Biology, Secreted Proteins, Insulin Granule Trafficking, Tomosyn Proteins, Post-translational Modifications |
BJORNSTI |
MARY-ANN |
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DNA topoisomerase I, yeast genetics, cancer chemotherapeutics, TOR signaling, SUMOylation, DNA damage response, drug resistance, siRNA screening, breast cancer |
BLALOCK |
JAMES |
Rational Drug and Vaccine Design/Neutrophilic Inflammation |
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BRENNER |
MICHAEL |
Molecular Sudies of Astrocytes in Health and Disease |
astrocyte, GFAP, transcription, neurodegeneration, transgenic mice |
BRIDGES |
STANLEY |
Genetic influences on susceptibility, severity, and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis |
Rheumatoid arthritis; genetics; African-Americans; pharmacogenetics; biomarkers; autoantibodies |
BRILES |
DAVID |
Pneumococcal virulence factors; mechanisms of action and use in vaccine |
Streptococcus pneumoniae, virulence, host immunity, vaccines, virulence factors, mechanisms of virulence, vaccine antigens |
BRITT |
WILLIAM |
Human Herpesviruses, Molecular Virology and Pathogenesis |
cytomegalovirus, perinatal infections, virus assembly |
BROWN |
ELIZABETH |
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of Immune-Mediated Clinical Phenotypes |
multiple myeloma, autoimmune, lupus, genetics, genomics, epidemiology |
BUCHSBAUM |
DONALD |
Cancer immunotherapy |
Immunotherapy, Wnt inhibitors, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer |
BURROWS |
PETER |
B Lymphocyte Development and Function |
B lymphocyte, development, molecular biology |
BUSETTINI |
CLAUDIO |
Eye movements in a three-dimensional visual environment and mechanisms of binocular alignment |
eye movements, primate, vergence, saccade, adaptation |
CHANG |
CHENBEI |
Growth Factor Signaling and Transcription Regulation in Vertebrate Development |
TGF-beta, neural induction, BMP, ErbB, gastrulation, cell movement |
CHANG |
PI-LING |
Osteopontin and microenvironment of initiated cells |
Osteopontin, Tumorigenesis, Papilloma development, Matricellular proteins, CTCL |
CHATHAM |
JOHN |
Cardiomyocyte function and survival in ischemia/reperfusion and the impact of diabetes: |
Myocardial ischemia, diabetic cardiomyopathy, O-GlcNAc, STIM1, Ca2+-signaling |
CHATTOPADHYAY |
DEBASISH |
Structure-Function Analysis of Proteins |
Structural biology, Protein structure function, Malaria, Chagas' disease, Parasitic disease, Small pox, Bacterial pneumoniae |
CHESNOKOV |
IGOR |
DNA Replication and Cell Cycle in Eukaryotes |
DNA replication, cytokinesis, Origin Recognition Complex |
CHOW |
LOUISE |
Human papillomavirus DNA replication and pathogenesis |
HPV infections and cancers |
COLLAWN |
JAMES |
Role of ion channels in cystic fibrosis |
Cystic Fibrosis; Endocytosis; Protein Trafficking, chymase, heart failure |
COUCHMAN |
ANNE |
Syndecan Proteoglycans in Cell Adhesion and Matrix Assembly |
syndecans, fibronectin, cell adhesion, extracellular matrix |
COWELL |
RITA |
Cellular Vulnerability in Development and Aging: Using the Molecular Phenotype of Neurons to Elucidate Mechanisms of Disease and Identify Targets for Intervention |
Transcription, Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease, schizophrenia, movement disorders, GABA, Neuroanatomy, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Neurobiology, Mouse models |
DARLEY-USMAR |
VICTOR |
Mitochondrial Health; Bench to Bedside |
mitochondria, nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, bioenergetic dysfunciton, translational research |
DAVIS |
RANDALL |
The developmental immunology of lymphocytes and immunoreceptor biology. Lymphoproliferative disorders and mechanisms that contribute to lymphomagenesis and autoimmunity. |
Immunology, lymphoproliferative disorders, autoimmunity, B cells, Fc receptors, CLL, FCRL |
DELL'ITALIA |
LOUIS |
Mechanisms of Remodeling of the Heart in Heart Failure |
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DOBRUNZ |
LYNN |
Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Hippocampus |
anxiety, schizophrenia, hippocampus |
DYBVIG |
KEVIN |
Pathogenic mechanisms of mycoplasmas |
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EBERHARDT |
ALAN |
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EDBERG |
JEFFREY |
Genetic Polymorphisms in Wegener’s Granulomatosis |
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EL KOUNI |
MAHMOUD |
Pyrimidine and purine metabolism, drug design and development |
Drug design & development, nucleotide metabolism, Cancer, parasites, viral |
ELSON |
CHARLES |
Regulation of mucosal immune responses |
T reg cells, dendritic cells, colitis, mucosal, Crohn's disease, transgenic, IgA, Th IL17 |
FAST |
VLADIMIR |
Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and defibrillation |
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FENG |
XU |
The RANKL/RANK/OPG System in Health and Disease |
RANKL, RANK, OPG, Cell Differentiation, Cell Signaling, Osteoclast, Mammary Gland, Breast Cancer |
FRANK |
STUART |
Growth Hormone Action and GH Receptor Structure and Function |
growth hormone, signaling, prolactin, IGF-1, growth factors |
FULLER |
CATHERINE |
ENaC/ASIC Ion Channels; |
Sodium channels, glioma, migration, proliferation, cancer, signaling, polycystic kidney disease |
GAMLIN |
PAUL |
Studies of the Neural Bases of Vision & Eye Movements |
pupil, vergence, gene therapy, fMRI |
GARVEY |
W. |
Molecular and physiological pathogenesis of human insulin resistance |
Insulin resistance, obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes |
GAWNE |
TIMOTHY |
Information Processing in the Central Nervous System |
EEG, MEG, myopia, schizophrenia, cerebral cortex, vision, retina |
GOEPFERT |
PAUL |
Determining the mechanisms allowing T cells to control HIV replication in vivo |
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GOWER |
BARBARA |
Dietary and physiologic determinants of chronic disease |
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GROSS |
ALECIA |
GPCR trafficking in neurons and rhodopsin-mediated retinal degenerations |
rhodopsin, autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, GPCR trafficking, rab11, nudC, MKS proteins, NPHP proteins, BBS proteins, retinal degeneration, inflammatory response in retina, cilia, protein trafficking |
HABLITZ |
JOHN |
Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotransmission |
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HARDY |
ROBERT |
Translational research |
oxidative stress, cancer, insulin resistance |
HARTMAN |
JOHN |
Experimental models of gene interaction networks that buffer human disease using cell array phenotyping of yeast gene knockout libraries |
yeast genetics, quantitative high throughput cell array phenotyping (Q-HTCP), gene interaction networks, cellular quiescence and aging, cystic fibrosis, systems biology, drug discovery, lab automation |
HEL |
ZDENEK |
Immunology and pathogenesis of HIV-1 / AIDS; Neutrophil biology; Effect of hormonal contraception on immune system; Design of novel strategies for immunotherapy of cancer. |
Immunology, Neutrophils, HIV-1, Vaccine, Cancer. |
HERSKOWITZ |
JEREMY |
Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease |
Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid, signaling, plasticity, behavior, neuroscience, cell biology |
HJELMELAND |
ANITA |
Targeting Brain Tumor Initiating Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment |
Brain Tumor, Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor Initiating Cell, Cancer Stem Cell |
HOWARD |
GEORGE |
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HU |
HUI |
Transcriptional Regulation of Adaptive Immunity |
Tfh cell differentiation, GC responses, CD8+ T cell quiescence/activation, T cell responses, immune memory, vaccines |
HURST |
DOUGLAS |
Molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis |
metastasis, breast cancer, chromatin modification, microenvironment, tumor progression |
JAVED |
AMJAD |
Genetic and Molecular Signaling for Cellular Differentiation and Skeletogenesis |
Osteoblast, Bone Development, Gene Regulation, Osteoporosis |
JIAO |
KAI |
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of mammalian heart development, breast cancer racial disparity |
Genetic and epigenetic regulation of mammalian heart development, congenital heart diseases, breast cancer racial disparity |
JUN |
HO-WOOK |
Nanostructured Biomaterials, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, |
tissue engineering, nanotechnology, biomaterials, stem cells, |
JUSTEMENT |
LOUIS |
Elucidation of molecular mechanisms that control B cell class switching and terminal differentiation |
Lymphocyte Biology, Signal Transduction, B cell differentiation, Adaptor Proteins, Innate immunity, Neutrophil biology, |
KANO |
SHINICHI |
Immunology of brain homeostasis and disease |
Neuroimmunology, Glia, Cytokine, Epigenetics, Extracellular vesicles, Schizophrenia |
KAPP |
JUDITH |
Immune regulation and transplantation |
immunity; immune tolerance; immune regulation; transplantation; autoimmunity |
KEARNEY |
JOHN |
Focus on fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of a diverse B cell repertoire |
B Cells, B Cell Development, Hybridomas, Transgenic and Knockout Mice, Immunoregulation, B. anthracis |
KEYSER |
KENT |
Acetylcholine and Ach receptors |
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KIM |
HELEN |
Proteomics of neuroprotective and chemopreventive actions of dietary phytochemicals |
neuroprotection, proteomics, protein modifications, antioxidant dietary supplements, menopause, neurogenesis |
KIMBERLY |
ROBERT |
Autoimmunity, Molecular Mechanisms and Genetic Risk |
autoimmunity, immune-mediated inflammatory disease, Fc receptors, single nucleotide polymorphisms, immunogenetics, functional genomics |
KING |
PETER |
1) RNA Regulation of Inflammation in ALS and other Neurodegenerative Disorders, 2) Smads as Biomarkers of ALS Disease Progressionh |
RNA stability; AU-rich elements; cytokines and chemokines; glioblastoma; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord injury, HuR, KSRP |
KLUG |
CHRISTOPHER |
Hematopoietic stem cell biology, acute leukemia, and pancreatic cancer |
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KRAFT |
TIMOTHY |
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Photoreceptors |
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KRISHNA |
NEPALLI |
Structural Biology and Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy |
Proteins, Structural Biology, NMR |
LEAVENWORTH |
JIANMEI |
Cancer-Immune cell Crosstalk: Discovery of new targets for cancer immunotherapy |
Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, Treg, NK cells, glioma |
LEFKOWITZ |
ELLIOT |
Microbial Genomics and Evolution; Bioinformatics, and Clinical Informatics |
Viruses, Evolution, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics |
LESTER |
ROBIN |
Molecular & Cellular Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction |
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LIU |
RUI-MING |
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Oxidative stress, Aging, Lung fibrosis, Alzheimer's disease |
LORENZ |
ROBINNA |
Mucosal Immunology |
gastritis, helicobacter, inflammatory bowel disease, mucosal immunology, asthma, diabetes |
LU |
RUI |
Epigenetic Mechanisms in Cancer Initiation, Maintenance, and Drug Resistance |
Cancer, Leukemia, Epigenetics, Genomics, Chromatin, Gene regulation, Novel therapeutics |
MANNE |
UPENDER |
Translational research in grastrointestinal malignancies and breast cancer |
Colorectal Cancer, GI malignancies, Breast Cancer, Molecular Biomarkers, Racial/Ethnic Disparities, Cancer Control & Prevention |
MARKERT |
JAMES |
Engineering Herpes Simplex Viruses for the Therapy of Cancer |
glioma, gene therapy, brain tumors, herpes simplex, cancer therapy, immunotherapy, anti-angiogenic therapy |
MATALON |
SADIS |
Free Radical Protection from and Exacerbation of Lung Injury |
Acute Lung Injury, pulmonary edema, pulmonary surfactant, alveolar epithelium, free radicals, nitric oxide, sodium channels |
MCMAHON WAKEFIELD |
LORI |
Synaptic plasticity and hippocampal dependent learning |
hippocampus, learning, memory, acetylcholine, Alzheimer's disease, estrogen, NMDA receptors, glycine receptors |
MEADOR-WOODRUFF |
JAMES |
Cellular and subcellular alterations of neural circuitry and molecular expression in schizophrenia |
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MESSIAEN |
LUDWINE |
Molecular genetics testing in hereditary disorders; molecular dissection of the variant forms of NF1 |
the neurofibromatoses, genetic testing, mosaicism, splicing, RNA-based mutation analysis |
MESSINA |
JOSEPH |
Insulin and Growth Hormone (GH) Action, Insulin and GH Resistance Following Injury/Trauma, Infection and Polytrauma |
Insulin Resistance, Growth Hormone Resistance, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression, Stress, Injury, Trauma, Infection, Polytrauma |
MESTECKY |
JIRI |
Mucosal Immunity; Vaccines |
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MICHALEK |
SUZANNE |
Immunological mechanisms involved in host/microbial interactions, and development of mucosal vaccines against infectious agents |
mucosal vaccines, inflammation, TLRs, T cell, cytokines, signaling pathways |
MORROW |
CASEY |
Role of the Microbiome in Health and Disease |
Microbiome Management, Dysbiosis, NextGen DNA sequencing, Bioinformatics, Fecal Transplants, Cancer Metabolism, Drug/Antibiotic Impact On the Microbiome |
MOUNTZ |
JOHN |
autoimmunity, immune senescence, gene therapy |
type I IFNs, IL-23, germinal centers, marginal zone macrophages, inflammatory macrophages, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus |
MURPHY-ULLRICH |
JOANNE |
Extracellular Matrix Control of Cell and Growth Factor Function, multiple myeloma, diabetic complications, glaucoma |
atherosclerosis, diabetic complications, tumor microenvironment, multiple myeloma, osteolytic bone disease, glaucoma, fibrosis, TGF-beta, thrombospondin |
NABORS |
LOUIS |
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NAGY |
TIMOTHY |
Atypical antipsychotic drug-induced weight gainObesity, caloric restriction and cancerSmall-animal phenotyping |
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NAHM |
MOON |
Adaptive and Innate Immune Responses to Pneumococci and Pneumonia Vaccines |
pneumococcus, capsule, innate immunity, pathogenesis, vaccines |
NICHOLAS |
ANTHONY |
Parkinson’s Disease, Citrullinated Proteins, Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia, Adrenergic Receptors |
Parkinson's disease, protein deimination (citrullination), levodopa-induced dyskinesia, cervical dystonia |
NIEDERWEIS |
MICHAEL |
Novel proteins in the outer membrane of mycobacteria: Functions, structures, role in tuberculosis and applications |
tuberculosis, virulence, antibiotic resistance, membrane, proteins, transport, nanotechnology |
OJESINA |
AKINYEMI |
Interplay of Genomic Alterations and Microbial Influences in Cancer |
cancer, infection, genomics, transcriptome, HIV, HPV, EBV, cervical, lymphoma, early detection, recurrence, precancerous, progression, mutations, microbiome, viral, RNASeq, diagnostics, therapy, global health, molecular epidemiology, women's health |
OPARIL |
SUZANNE |
role of inflammation/vascular injury and repair; clinical/population-based research in special populations, translational research in resistant hypertension, role of oxidative stress/free radical injury in the pathogenesis of hypertension |
blood pressure, cardiovascular disease prevention, hypertension, vascular biology, nutrition, nephrology, cardiovascular physiology |
PATEL |
RAKESH |
Modulation of Inflammation by Reactive Species and N-glycans |
vascular, hemoglobin, red cells, Inflammation, isoflavones, Nitric oxide, nitrite, N-glycan, matrikine |
PERCY |
ALAN |
Rare Disease CRC for New Therapies and New Diagnostics |
Rett syndrome, MECP2, phenotype, genotype, natural history, longevity |
PITTLER |
STEVEN |
Basic and Translational Studies of Photoreceptor Metabolism and Retinal Degeneration |
retinitis pigmentosa, phosphodiesterase, cGMP-gated cation channel, photoreceptor, phototransduction |
PLACZEK |
WILLIAM |
Anti-cancer target validation and structure-based drug discovery. |
NMR spectroscopy, cancer, drug discovery, peptide synthesis, structural biology, apoptosis, signaling |
POGWIZD |
STEVEN |
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POLLARD |
ANDREW |
Microscopic electrical mapping mathematical modeling |
cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmia, gap junction, mathematical modeling |
PONNAZHAGAN |
SELVARANGAN |
Experimental Cancer Therapeutics and BOne Diseases: From Basic to Preclinical Studies |
Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Osteoimmunology; Bone Metastasis; Osteogenesis; Bone Fracture; Stem Cell Therapy |
POZZO-MILLER |
LUCAS |
Neurotrophins in Synapse Development and Plasticity, Intellectual Disabilities, and Syndromic Autisms |
BDNF, Ca2+, Synapse, Rett Syndrome, Hippocampus, Dendritic Spines, MeCP2, Autism, Intellectual Disability |
PRABHU |
SUMANTH |
Mechanisms of cardiac remodeling and repair in heart failure |
heart failure, ventricular remodeling, stem cells, inflammation, cardiac function |
PREVELIGE |
PETER |
Structural Biology of Viral Assembly and Infection |
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PRITCHARD |
DAVID |
Roles of Bacterial Glycoconjugates in Pathogenesis |
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QIN |
GANGJIAN |
Stem Cell Biology, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Regeneration |
Stem Cell, Regeneration, Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Angiogenesis, Inflammation, Metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, E2F, CXCR4, Sam68 |
RAMAN |
CHANDER |
Lymphocyte activation, immunopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases |
Autoimmunity, Multiple Sclerosis, CD5, IFNs, CK2 |
REN |
BIN |
Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulation of Functional Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis in Cancer, Heart and Vascular Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes. |
Endothelial cells, Angiogenesis, Arteriogenesis, Molecular and cellular biology, Cancer, Ischemic heart and vascular diseases, Diabetes, Alzherimer's disease |
ROBERSON |
ERIK |
Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia |
Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, tau, progranulin, excitability, signaling, plasticity, behavior |
ROGERS |
JACK |
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RYAN |
THOMAS |
Stem Cell Therapies in Animal Models of Human Disease |
Sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, embryonic stem cells, hemoglobin, mutagenesis, gene regulation |
SANDERS |
PAUL |
Mechanisms of Disease Progression in the Kidney |
salt-sensitive hypertension, transforming growth factor-ß, nitric oxide, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, monoclonal immunoglobulin light-chain-related renal diseases |
SANDERSON |
RALPH |
Molecular Regulation of the Tumor Microenvironment |
tumor, microenvironment, cancer, heparan sulfate, proteoglycan, heparanase, exosomes, metastasis, bone, myeloma, breast cancer, drug resistance |
SCHROEDER |
HARRY |
The Development and Function of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors. &Genetics of Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases |
Common Variable Immune Deficiency, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Antibody Repertoire, B cell Development, TCR repertoire, T cell development, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mouse Models of Autoimmune Disease |
SCHWIEBERT |
LISA |
Airway inflammation; lung function; asthma and exercise |
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SEGREST |
JERE |
Structural Biology of Supramolecular Assemblies (Particularly Lipoproteins and Membranes) |
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SERRA |
ROSA |
Mechanism of TGF-ß Action in Developmental and Disease Processes |
developmental biology, bone, cartilage, teeth, intervertebral disc, osteoarthrits, skeletal disease |
SHEVDE-SAMANT |
LALITA |
Investigating molecular signaling mechanisms that present as fundamental aberrations in tumor cells or their immune microenvironment |
Tumor progression, metastasis, innate and adaptive immune microenvironment, signaling, cancer stem cells, chemoresistance, metabolism, osteolysis, Merlin, Hedgehog pathway, Wnt pathway |
SIEGAL |
GENE |
Gene therapy of solid tumors, cancer biology, tumors of bone |
Bone Tumors, Cancer Gene Therapy, Invasion and Metastasis |
SMITH |
PETER |
The role of the membrane cytoskeleton in regulating the cell surface expression of epithelial transport proteins. |
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SMITH |
PHILLIP |
Mucosal Immunity to Enteric Pathogens |
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SONG |
YUHUA |
An integrated multi-scale computational modeling and biological experimental research program to study apoptosis, cell adhesion and biomaterial design |
Computational Biology/Biomechanics, Mechanotransduction, Protein/Biomembrane structure and function, death receptor-mediated apoptosis, Cell adhesion, Biomaterials |
SONTHEIMER |
HARALD |
The Role of Neuroglia in Brain Function and Disease |
Cell migration, brain development, primary brain tumors, glioma, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, stem cells, regeneration |
SRIVASTAVA |
OM |
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STANDAERT |
DAVID |
Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Parkinsons Disease, Dystonia, Movement Disorders |
STEYN |
ANDRIES |
Mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence |
tuberculosis, dormancy, persistence, virulence networks, protein-protein interaction, pathways, pathogenesis, |
STRONG |
THERESA |
Identification of Tumor Antigens and Development of Cancer Vaccines |
gene therapy, immunotherapy, vaccine, Phase I clinical trials |
SWORDS |
WILLIAM |
Opportunistic infections in the airway |
Biofilm, otitis media, COPD, quorum signaling, polymicrobial infection |
SZTUL |
ELIZABETH |
Membrane Traffic; Protein Degradation |
Cystic fibrosis, membrane traffic, degradation, quality control |
THANNICKAL |
VICTOR |
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THEIBERT |
WILLIS |
Role of phosphoinositides in developmental neurobiology |
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THOMPSON |
SUNNIE |
Translation initiation and replication of RNA viruses |
Host pathogen interactions, Mechanisms of viral translation, IRES, Picornaviruses, Flaviviruses, Ribosome, Translational mechanisms in Cancer |
TOWNES |
TIM |
Developmental Regulation of Gene Expression |
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URTHALER |
FERDINAND |
Heart research |
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VAN WAARDENBURG |
ROBERT |
Structure-Function analysis of Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodieasterase I; Developing a DNA Repair Enzyme as Therapeutic Target for Anti-Cancer Treatment |
Structure-function analysis, Mechanism of Action of proteins and drugs (chemotherapeutics), Drug Development for novel therapeutic targets, Post-translational modification by Ubiquitin and SUMO (Small Ubiqitin like modifier), Protein interactions |
VISSCHER |
KRISTINA |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
attention, memory, older adults, aging, training, ongoing activity, EEG, fMRI, human neuroscience |
VOLPICELLI-DALEY |
LAURA |
Cognitive impairments in Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementias |
Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementias, synuclein, tau, glucocerebrosidase, cell biology of the neuron, neurodegeneration |
WADICHE |
JACQUES |
Cellular and molecular basis of synaptic transmission and neuronal organization of microcircuits |
glutamate transport, synaptic transmission, cerebellum |
WADICHE |
LINDA |
The function of adult generated neurons and interneurons in the dentate gyrus |
synapse, neurogenesis, epilepsy, hippocampus, inhibition |
WALTER |
MARK |
Structure, Biochemistry, and Function of Cytokines involved in Viral pathogenesis and Autoimmunity |
structural biology, immunology, virology, cytokine, signaling, vaccine, protein design, lupus, interferon, IL-10 |
WARNOCK |
DAVID |
Renal REGARDS, Fabry Registry, Inherited Disease of Electrolyte Transport |
Renal REGARDS, Fabry Registry, Inherited Disease of Electrolyte Transport, Chronic Kidney Disease |
WEAVER |
CASEY |
Control of Adaptive Immunity by CD4 T cells |
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WEINMANN |
AMY |
Molecular mechanisms that regulate T cell differentiation programs |
T cell differentiation, epigenetics, metabolism, chromatin, gene programming, development |
WHITE |
CHARLES |
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WHITLEY |
RICHARD |
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Herpes simplex virus; varicella zoster virus; drug discovery; cytomegalovirus |
WICK |
TIMOTHY |
Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine |
Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Cartilage, Bone, Blood Vessel, Bioreactor Technology, Osteoarthritis |
WILLEY |
CHRISTOPHER |
Signaling in cancer biological systems, and discovery and development of radiation modulators for cancer treatment |
Kinases, kinomics, MARCKS, radiation, glioma, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, signal transduction, cancer biology |
WILSON |
SCOTT |
Mouse Models of Neurodegeneration |
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WYSS |
JAMES |
Neuroplasticity in aging and neuro cardiovascular control |
Alzheimers, hypertension, neuronal plasticity, behavior, blood pressure, botanicals, STEM education |
XU |
BO |
Mechanisms of the DNA damage response |
Genome stability, DNA damage response, mitosis, ATM |
XU |
HUI |
The role of IL-17 in inflammation associated tumor development |
T cells, dendritic cells, cytokines, tumor suppressor |
YACOUBIAN |
TALENE |
Role of 14-3-3 proteins in Parkinson’s disease |
Parkinsons disease; Neurobiology; Molecular Genetics & Disease |
YANG |
YANG |
Multiple myeloma and tumor microenvironment |
Tumor microenvironment, cancer-related bone diseases, multiple myeloma, Runx2, syndecan-1, heparanase |
YODER |
BRADLEY |
Cilia Signaling and Dysfunction in Development and Disease |
Cilia, cystic kidney diseases, obesity, signal transduction, cell fate determination and embryonic patterning, birth defects, mouse and C. elegans models. |
YOON |
KARINA |
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cancer metastasis |
neuroblastoma, metastasis, ICAM-2, actin cytoskeleton, solid tumors, animal models of cancer, cancer pharmacology |
YOTHER |
JANET |
Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides, genetics, and pathogenesis |
bacteria, genetics, pathogenesis, capsules, regulation |
ZAJAC |
ALLAN |
Anti-Viral Immunity; T Cell Responses; Immunological Memory |
Immunology, Virology, Pathogenesis, Vaccines, T cells |
ZAYZAFOON |
MAJD |
The Role of Calcium Signaling in the pathogenesis of disease |
Osteoblasts, Bone, Prostate Cancer, Osteosarcoma, Calmodulin Kinase, NFAT, AP-1, Bone metastasis, HDAC, histone acetylation, DNA methyltransferase |
ZHANG |
JIANHUA |
Mechanisms and regulation of autophagy-lysosomal pathway in health and diseases |
Autophagy, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, lysosomes, mitochondria, redox signaling |
ZHENG |
X. LONG |
Molecular Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Blood Clotting; Inflammation and Microvascular Thrombosis; CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Thrombotic Diseases |
ADAMTS13, von Willebrand factor, TTP, Arterial thrombosis, Vascular biology, Autoimmunity, and Inflammation, CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing |