Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Faculty | Contact & Research Areas |
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 | Solange Abdulnour-Nakhoul, PhD Mechanisms of Esophageal Protection |
 | Wei Chen, MD Mechanisms of bone formation, bone resorption, skeletal development, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and aging diseases |
 | Patrice Delafontaine, MD Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, IGF-1, muscle wasting |
 | Wu-Ming Deng, PhD The research in my laboratory bridges genetics, cancer biology and developmental biology |
 | Yan Dong, PhD Mechanisms of prostate cancer progression |
 | Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
 | Erik Flemington, PhD Noncanonical genomics and transcriptomics in viral cancers |
 | Jeffrey S. Han, MD, PhD Biology of retrotransposons |
 | Yuske Higashi, PhD Pathological mechanisms of atherosclerosis and aneurysm |
 | Tony Hu, PhD Development of nanomaterial platforms and proteomic approaches that are designed to enrich biomarker capture from microbial pathogens |
 | Chiung-Keui Huang, PhD Study molecular pathogenesis of liver malignancy |
 | James Jackson, PhD The therapeutic response of breast cancers |
 | Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD The vascular effects of hemorrhage, specifically damage to the endothelial glycocalyx |
 | Jun-Yuan Ji, PhD Lipid metabolism & transcription in development & tumorigenesis |
 | Bilon Khambu, PhD Autophagy in hepatic metablism |
 | Sangkyu Kim, PhD Building reliable predictive models of healthy aging and survival using various health data |
 | Samuel J. Landry, PhD CD4+ T-cell immune responses in model antigens and viral envelope proteins |
 | Sean Lee, PhD Finding therapeutic targets in incurable childhood cancer |
 | Shitao Li, PhD Role of innate immunity in viral infection, inflammation, and cancers |
 | Yi-Ping Li, PhD Bone biology, musculoskeletal diseases, oral diseases, inflammatory diseases, tumorigenesis and cancer bone metastasis |
 | Hong Liu, PhD Regulation of chromosome segregation and stability |
 | Xiaowen Liu, PhD Mass spectrometry based computational proteomics |
 | Hua Lu, MB, PhD Cancer Biology, Mechanism, Metabolism and Drug Discovery on p53 & c-Myc |
 | Arthur Lustig, PhD Chromosome structure and function |
 | Joseph Mudd, PhD Our lab explores approaches to eradicate the HIV reservoir, and seeks to understand why currently-implemented HIV cure approaches face efficacy hurdles |
 | Nazih L. Nakhoul, PhD Ammonium transport and renal regulation of acid-base balance |
 | Bo Ning, PhD Molecular diagnosis for infectious disease and cancer |
 | Kailash N. Pandey, PhD Determine the genetic and molecular basis of hypertension and cardiovascular disorders in age- and sex-dependent manner |
 | Hee-won Park, PhD Synthetic and biological therapeutics development |
| Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD Antiviral host-defense and autoimmunity |
 | Liya Pi, PhD Fibrosis in liver disease: mechanisms and targeting approaches |
 | Zachary Pursell, PhD Regulation of DNA replication and how it relates to genome instability and human diseases |
 | Nakhle Saba, MD Targeting MALT1 in lymphoid malignancies |
 | Ryosuke Sato, PhD Establishment of new human kidney organoids using iPS cells |
 | Manesh K Panner-Selvam, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
 | Suresh C Sikka, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
 | Victor J. Thannickal, MD Cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung regeneration |
 | Xiaoying Wang, MD, PhD Molecular pathology of stroke, brain trauma, and dementia |
 | William Wimley, PhD Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes |
 | Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
Tadashi Yoshida, PhD The role of Angiotensin II to control food intake and skeletal muscle regeneration in cardiac cachexia | |
 | Zongbing You, MD, PhD Obesity & Prostate Cancer; Stem Cells & Cartilage Repair |
 | Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
| Xiangming Zha, PhD
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Faculty | Contact & |
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 | Victoria Belancio, PhD Understanding molecular mechanisms of transposable elements interaction with their host and the impact these transposons have on human health through their contribution to genomic instability |
 | David R. Crosslin, PhD Bioinformatics/Statistics; Precision Medicine Implementation |
 | Prescott Deininger, PhD Genetic instability in the human genome, particularly in cancer |
 | Hong-Wen Deng, PhD Studying -omics for diseases etiology/diagnosis/drug repurposing |
| Wu-Ming Deng, PhD The research in my laboratory bridges genetics, cancer biology and developmental biology |
| Yan Dong, PhD Mechanisms of prostate cancer progression |
| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
| Erik Flemington, PhD Noncanonical genomics and transcriptomics in viral cancers |
 | Loren Gragert, PhD Immunogenomics and clinical informatics in transplantation |
| Jeffrey S. Han, MD, PhD Biology of retrotransposons |
| Tony Hu, PhD Development of nanomaterial platforms and proteomic approaches that are designed to enrich biomarker capture from microbial pathogens |
| Sangkyu Kim, PhD Building reliable predictive models of healthy aging and survival using various health data |
 | Jay K. Kolls, MD Lung mucosal immunity to infection |
 | Joseph A. Lasky, MD Basic and clinical aspects of pulmonary fibrosis |
 | Zhen Lin, MD, PhD Non-coding RNA during host-pathogen interaction |
| Xiaowen Liu, PhD Mass spectrometry based computational proteomics |
 | Heather Machado, PhD Breast Cancer Tumor Immunology, Mammary Gland Development, Tissue Resident Macrophage Function |
 | Gilbert Morris, PhD Animal models of environmental lung disease |
| Joseph Mudd, PhD Our lab explores approaches to eradicate the HIV reservoir, and seeks to understand why currently-implemented HIV cure approaches face efficacy hurdles |
 | Tianhua"Tim” Niu, PhD Covid-19 statistical analysis; Transcriptome data analysis |
 | Elizabeth Norton, PhD Mucosal immunology; vaccines; therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Manesh K Panner-Selvam, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
 | Hui Shen, PhD (Epi)Genomics & metagenomics of osteoprosis and sarcopenia |
| Suresh C Sikka, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
Faculty | Contact & |
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| Victoria Belancio, PhD Understanding molecular mechanisms of transposable elements interaction with their host and the impact these transposons have on human health through their contribution to genomic instability |
 | Gregory Bix, MD, PhD, FAHA The role and therapeutic potential of the extracellular matrix and its receptors in stroke and vascular dementia |
 | Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, PhD Lymphatic system dysfunction leading to cardiovascular diseases |
| Wei Chen, MD Mechanisms of bone formation, bone resorption, skeletal development, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and aging diseases |
| Prescott Deininger, PhD Genetic instability in the human genome, particularly in cancer |
| Patrice Delafontaine, MD Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, IGF-1, muscle wasting |
| Hong-Wen Deng, PhD Studying -omics for diseases etiology/diagnosis/drug repurposing |
| Wu-Ming Deng, PhD The research in my laboratory bridges genetics, cancer biology and developmental biology |
 | Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD Inflammatory and immune system impacts to mental health and brain aging |
 | Steven Hill, PhD Endocrine response mechanisms of breast cancer, in particular steroid hormone receptors; neuroendocrine influences on breast cancer |
 | Prasad Katakam, MD, PhD Cerebral & Peripheral Circulation, mechanisms of vascular dysfunction associated with insulin resistance |
 | Amitinder Kaur, PhD Congenital CMV, maternal-fetal immunity, and vaccine protection |
| Sangkyu Kim, PhD Building reliable predictive models of healthy aging and survival using various health data |
| Joseph A. Lasky, MD Basic and clinical aspects of pulmonary fibrosis |
 | Hongbing Liu, PhD Roles of histone deacetylases in kidney formation and kidney diseases |
| Arthur Lustig, PhD Chromosome structure and function |
 | Andrew Maclean, PhD Activation and disruption of the blood-brain barrier in health and disease, specifically HIV infection |
 | Ricardo Mostany, PhD Neuroplasticity of aging and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Elizabeth Norton, PhD Mucosal immunology; vaccines; therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Liya Pi, PhD Fibrosis in liver disease: mechanisms and targeting approaches |
 | Namita Rout, PhD Role of innate T cells in primate lentiviral infection |
| Hui Shen, PhD (Epi)Genomics & metagenomics of osteoprosis and sarcopenia |
| Victor J. Thannickal, MD Cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung regeneration |
Vicki Traina-Dorge, PhD Nonhuman primate models of pathogenic virus infections | |
| Xiaoying Wang, MD, PhD Molecular pathology of stroke, brain trauma, and dementia |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
 | James E. Zadina, PhD Neurobiology of opiods and their receptors, acute and chronic pain, neuroinflammation, and development of novel analgesics |
| Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
 | Qiuyang Zhang, PhD Impact of Aging on Prostate Cancer with Th17/Treg Disruption |
 | Jia "Joe" Zhuo, MD, PhD Endocrine, paracrine, and intracrine angiotension II and its G protein-coupled receptor signal mechanisms in the proximal tubules of the kidney and blood pressure control |
 | Andrea Zsombok, PhD Central regulation of autonomic functions in diabetes and obesity |
 | Kevin Zwezdaryk, PhD How cytomegalovirus manipulates metabolic pathways for replication |
Faculty | Contact & |
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| David R. Crosslin, PhD Bioinformatics/Statistics; Precision Medicine Implementation |
| Hong-Wen Deng, PhD Studying -omics for diseases etiology/diagnosis/drug repurposing |
| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
| Tony Hu, PhD Development of nanomaterial platforms and proteomic approaches that are designed to enrich biomarker capture from microbial pathogens |
| Bo Ning, PhD Molecular diagnosis for infectious disease and cancer |
 | James Robinson, MD Antibody responses to Cytomegalovirus, Dengue virus, and Lassa Fever Virus |
Sergiy Sukhanov, PhD Role of DNA damage in atherosclerosis progression | |
| William Wimley, PhD Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
Faculty | Contact & |
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 | Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PhD Exosomes, stems cells, and prostate cancer health disparities |
 | Muralidharan Anbalagan, PhD Breast Cancer research, circadian disruption by artificial light at night, bone metastasis |
| Victoria Belancio, PhD Understanding molecular mechanisms of transposable elements interaction with their host and the impact these transposons have on human health through their contribution to genomic instability |
 | Jacob Bitoun, PhD Developing a safe and effective ST-toxoid vaccine candidate |
 | Matthew Burow, PhD Discovery of novel therapeutic targets and models for breast cancer. Hematology/Oncology |
 | Bridgette Collins-Burow, MD, PhD Identifying molecular mechanisms of breast cancer resistance and metastasis |
 | David H. Coy, PhD Development of receptor antagonists for the bombesin receptors 1 and 3, which are of potential use in inflammatory lung disease and lung cancer |
 | Srikanta Dash, PhD Biomarker development for early detection of liver cancer, especially in patients with cirrhosis |
| Prescott Deininger, PhD Genetic instability in the human genome, particularly in cancer |
| Wu-Ming Deng, PhD The research in my laboratory bridges genetics, cancer biology and developmental biology |
| Yan Dong, PhD Mechanisms of prostate cancer progression |
| Erik Flemington, PhD Noncanonical genomics and transcriptomics in viral cancers |
| Loren Gragert, PhD Immunogenomics and clinical informatics in transplantation |
| Jeffrey S. Han, MD, PhD Biology of retrotransposons |
| Steven Hill, PhD Endocrine response mechanisms of breast cancer, in particular steroid hormone receptors; neuroendocrine influences on breast cancer |
| Chiung-Keui Huang, PhD Study molecular pathogenesis of liver malignancy |
| James Jackson, PhD The therapeutic response of breast cancers |
| Jun-Yuan Ji, PhD Lipid metabolism & transcription in development & tumorigenesis |
| Bilon Khambu, PhD Autophagy in hepatic metablism |
| Samuel J. Landry, PhD CD4+ T-cell immune responses in model antigens and viral envelope proteins |
| Sean Lee, PhD Finding therapeutic targets in incurable childhood cancer |
 | Chenzhong Li, PhD Integration of modern engineering approaches for disease diagnosis and therapeutics |
 | Ming Li, PhD Research of ion channels and diseases |
| Shitao Li, PhD Role of innate immunity in viral infection, inflammation, and cancers |
| Zhen Lin, MD, PhD Non-coding RNA during host-pathogen interaction |
| Hongbing Liu, PhD Roles of histone deacetylases in kidney formation and kidney diseases |
| Xiaowen Liu, PhD Mass spectrometry based computational proteomics |
| Hua Lu, MB, PhD Cancer Biology, Mechanism, Metabolism and Drug Discovery on p53 & c-Myc |
| Arthur Lustig, PhD Chromosome structure and function |
| Heather Machado, PhD Breast Cancer Tumor Immunology, Mammary Gland Development, Tissue Resident Macrophage Function |
| Gilbert Morris, PhD Animal models of environmental lung disease |
| Tianhua"Tim” Niu, PhD Covid-19 statistical analysis; Transcriptome data analysis |
| Hee-won Park, PhD Synthetic and biological therapeutics development |
| Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD Antiviral host-defense and autoimmunity |
| Liya Pi, PhD Fibrosis in liver disease: mechanisms and targeting approaches |
 | Brian G. Rowan, PhD Estrogen receptor phosphorylation, circadian regulation of estrogen receptor function |
| Nakhle Saba, MD Targeting MALT1 in lymphoid malignancies |
 | Suzana Savkovic, PhD Role of the transcription factor FOXO3 in inflammation-mediated tumor growth, with a specific focus on the colonic epithelium and colon cancer |
 | Tong Wu, MD, PhD Mechanisms of hepatobiliary carcinogenesis and liver injury |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
 | Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD Fatty liver disease, metabolism, and cancer |
| Zongbing You, MD, PhD Obesity & Prostate Cancer; Stem Cells & Cartilage Repair |
| Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
 | Haitao Zhang, PhD Targeting the androgen receptor (AR) signaling axis in prostate cancer intervention |
| Qiuyang Zhang, PhD Impact of Aging on Prostate Cancer with Th17/Treg Disruption |
Faculty | Contact & |
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| Gregory Bix, MD, PhD, FAHA The role and therapeutic potential of the extracellular matrix and its receptors in stroke and vascular dementia |
| Jorge A. Castorena, PhD Lymphatic system dysfunction leading to cardiovascular diseases |
| David R. Crosslin, PhD Bioinformatics/Statistics; Precision Medicine Implementation |
| Srikanta Dash, PhD Early detection of liver cancer among patients with liver cirrhosis, biomarker development for early detection of cancer |
| Patrice Delafontaine, MD Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, IGF-1, muscle wasting |
 | Andrei V. Derbenev, PhD Investigates the involvement of the brain in the regulation of blood pressure |
 | Suttira (Joy) Intapad, PhD Developmental programming of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease |
 | Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD Vascular effects of hemorrhage, specifically damage to the endothelial glycocalyx |
| Jun-Yuan Ji, PhD Lipid metabolism & transcription in development & tumorigenesis |
| Prasad Katakam, MD, PhD Cerebral & Peripheral Circulation, mechanisms of vascular dysfunction associated with insulin resistance |
 | Xiao Li, MD Physiological omics, G protein-coupled receptors, renal physiology, kidney tubular transport, experimental hypertension, kidney injury, transgenic mouse models |
 | Sarah Lindsey, PhD Elucidating estrogen receptor pharmacology in the vasculature |
 | Dewan S.A. Majid, MBBS, PhD Elucidation of the intrarenal mechanisms regulating renal hemodynamics and renal function |
 | L. Gabriel Navar, PhD Renal Hemodynamics and Physiology, Experimental Hypertension, Reninangiotensin System |
| Kailash N. Pandey, PhD Determine the genetic and molecular basis of hypertension and cardiovascular disorders in age- and sex-dependent manner |
| Ryosuke Sato, PhD Establishment of new human kidney organoids using iPS cells |
Sergey Sukhanov, PhD Role of DNA damage in atherosclerosis progression | |
 | T. Cooper Woods, PhD Impact of co-morbidities, such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease, on the progression of cardiovascular disease |
Tadashi Yoshida, PhD The role of Angiotensin II to control food intake and skeletal muscle regeneration in cardiac cachexia | |
| Jia "Joe" Zhuo, MD, PhD Endocrine, paracrine, and intracrine angiotension II and its G protein-coupled receptor signal mechanisms in the proximal tubules of the kidney and blood pressure control |
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| Xiangming Zha, PhD
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Faculty | Contact & |
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| Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, PhD Lymphatic system dysfunction leading to cardiovascular diseases |
| Wei Chen, MD Mechanisms of bone formation, bone resorption, skeletal development, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and aging diseases |
| Patrice Delafontaine, MD Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, IGF-1, muscle wasting |
| Yan Dong, PhD Mechanisms of prostate cancer progression |
| Jeffrey S. Han, MD, PhD Biology of retrotransposons |
| Chiung-Keui Huang, PhD Study molecular pathogenesis of liver malignancy |
Yuske Higashi, PhD Pathological mechanisms of atherosclerosis and aneurysm | |
| Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD Vascular effects of hemorrhage, specifically damage to the endothelial glycocalyx |
| Jun-Yuan Ji, PhD Lipid metabolism & transcription in development & tumorigenesis |
| Bilon Khambu, PhD Autophagy in hepatic metablism |
| Sangkyu Kim, PhD Building reliable predictive models of healthy aging and survival using various health data |
| Sean Lee, PhD Finding therapeutic targets in incurable childhood cancer |
| Chenzhong Li, PhD Integration of modern engineering approaches for disease diagnosis and therapeutics |
| Hong Liu, PhD Regulation of chromosome segregation and stability |
| Hua Lu, MB, PhD Cancer Biology, Mechanism, Metabolism and Drug Discovery on p53 & c-Myc |
| Andrew Maclean, PhD Activation and disruption of the blood-brain barrier in health and disease, specifically HIV infection |
| Gilbert Morris, PhD Animal models of environmental lung disease |
| Joseph Mudd, PhD Our lab explores approaches to eradicate the HIV reservoir, and seeks to understand why currently-implemented HIV cure approaches face efficacy hurdles |
| Liya Pi, PhD Fibrosis in liver disease: mechanisms and targeting approaches |
| Nakhle Saba, MD Targeting MALT1 in lymphoid malignancies |
| Ryosuke Sato, PhD Establishment of new human kidney organoids using iPS cells |
| Victor J. Thannickal, MD Cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung regeneration |
 | Hongju Wu, PhD Pancreatic beta cell regeneration; regulation of glucagon secretion |
| Tong Wu, MD, PhD Mechanisms of hepatobiliary carcinogenesis and liver injury |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
| Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD Fatty liver disease, metabolism, and cancer |
Tadashi Yoshida, PhD The role of Angiotensin II to control food intake and skeletal muscle regeneration in cardiac cachexia | |
| Zongbing You, MD, PhD Obesity & Prostate Cancer; Stem Cells & Cartilage Repair |
| Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
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| Xiangming Zha, PhD
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Faculty | Contact & |
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| Srikanta Dash, PhD Early detection of liver cancer among patients with liver cirrhosis, biomarker development for early detection of cancer |
| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
 | Katie Hering-Smith Epithelial transport biology and cell and molecular techniques using kidney tubule cell lines |
| Prasad Katakam, MD, PhD Cerebral & Peripheral Circulation, mechanisms of vascular dysfunction associated with insulin resistance |
| Ming Li, PhD Research of ion channels and diseases |
 | Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, MD, PhD Novel mechanisms and/or therapeutic perspectives for diabetes and of obesity especially as it relates to the role of estrogen and androgen in metabolic diseases |
| Nazih L. Nakhoul, PhD Ammonium transport and renal regulation of acid-base balance |
| L. Gabriel Navar, PhD Renal Hemodynamics and Physiology, Experimental Hypertension, Reninangiotensin System |
| Tianhua"Tim” Niu, PhD Covid-19 statistical analysis; Transcriptome data analysis |
| Liya Pi, PhD Fibrosis in liver disease: mechanisms and targeting approaches |
| Xiaoying Wang, MD, PhD Molecular pathology of stroke, brain trauma, and dementia |
| T. Cooper Woods, PhD Impact of co-morbidities, such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease, on the progression of cardiovascular disease |
| Hongju Wu, PhD Pancreatic beta cell regeneration; regulation of glucagon secretion |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
| Andrea Zsombok, PhD Central regulation of autonomic functions in diabetes and obesity |
Drug/Vaccine Discovery & Delivery
Faculty | Contact & |
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| Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PhD Exosomes, stems cells, and prostate cancer health disparities |
| Jacob Bitoun, PhD Developing a safe and effective ST-toxoid vaccine candidate |
 | Louise Braud Lawson, PhD Tailored formulations for drug and vaccine delivery |
| Shitao Li, PhD Role of innate immunity in viral infection, inflammation, and cancers |
| Hua Lu, MB, PhD Cancer Biology, Mechanism, Metabolism and Drug Discovery on p53 & c-Myc |
 | Janet McCombs, PhD Vaccine and therapeutic development for infectious disease |
 | Lisa Morici, PhD The development of next generation vaccines and adjuvants for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as well as novel strategies to combat multidrug resistant infections |
| Elizabeth Norton, PhD Mucosal immunology; vaccines; therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Hee-won Park, PhD Synthetic and biological therapeutics development |
| James Robinson, MD Antibody responses to Cytomegalovirus, Dengue virus, and Lassa Fever Virus |
 | Chad Roy, PhD Respitory health and the aerobiology of airborne infectious diseases |
| William Wimley, PhD Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes |
| Hongju Wu, PhD Pancreatic beta cell regeneration; regulation of glucagon secretion |
Faculty | Contact & |
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| Victoria Belancio, PhD Understanding molecular mechanisms of transposable elements interaction with their host and the impact these transposons have on human health through their contribution to genomic instability |
Faculty | Contact & |
|---|---|
| Solange Abdulnour-Nakhoul, PhD Cellular and molecular physiology of the esophagus |
Faculty | Contact & |
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| Victoria Belancio, PhD Understanding molecular mechanisms of transposable elements interaction with their host and the impact these transposons have on human health through their contribution to genomic instability |
| David R. Crosslin, PhD Bioinformatics/Statistics; Precision Medicine Implementation |
| Prescott Deininger, PhD Genetic instability in the human genome, particularly in cancer |
| Hong-Wen Deng, PhD Studying -omics for diseases etiology/diagnosis/drug repurposing |
| Erik Flemington, PhD Noncanonical genomics and transcriptomics in viral cancers |
| Loren Gragert, PhD Immunogenomics and clinical informatics in transplantation |
| Jeffrey S. Han, MD, PhD Biology of retrotransposons |
| Yi-Ping Li, PhD Bone biology, musculoskeletal diseases, oral diseases, inflammatory diseases, tumorigenesis and cancer bone metastasis |
| Zhen Lin, MD, PhD Non-coding RNA during host-pathogen interaction |
| Xiaowen Liu, PhD Mass spectrometry based computational proteomics |
| Tianhua"Tim” Niu, PhD Covid-19 statistical analysis; Transcriptome data analysis |
| Kailash N. Pandey, PhD Determine the genetic and molecular basis of hypertension and cardiovascular disorders in age- and sex-dependent manner |
| Hui Shen, PhD (Epi)Genomics & metagenomics of osteoprosis and sarcopenia |
Faculty | Contact & |
|---|---|
| Jacob Bitoun, PhD Developing a safe and effective ST-toxoid vaccine candidate |
| Gregory Bix, MD, PhD, FAHA The role and therapeutic potential of the extracellular matrix and its receptors in stroke and vascular dementia |
 | Stephen E. Braun, PhD The intersection of gene therapy and hematopoietic stem cells |
| David R. Crosslin, PhD Bioinformatics/Statistics; Precision Medicine Implementation |
Monica Embers, PhD Vector-borne diseases including Lyme and Bartonellosis | |
| Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD Inflammatory and immune system impacts to mental health and brain aging |
| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
 | Tracy Fischer, PhD Role of microglia in neurodegenerative disease processes |
 | Dahlene Fusco, MD, PhD Infectious Diseases. How type I interferons impair viruses and how variability in host response influences viral pathology |
 | Robert F. Garry, PhD Development of modern immunoassays for Lassa fever and diseases cause by other highly pathogenic viruses |
| Tony Hu, PhD Development of nanomaterial platforms and proteomic approaches that are designed to enrich biomarker capture from microbial pathogens |
| Jun-Yuan Ji, PhD Lipid metabolism & transcription in development & tumorigenesis |
| Amitinder Kaur, PhD Congenital CMV, maternal-fetal immunity, and vaccine protection |
| Jay K. Kolls, MD Lung mucosal immunity to infection |
| Shitao Li, PhD Role of innate immunity in viral infection, inflammation, and cancers |
| Zhen Lin, MD, PhD Non-coding RNA during host-pathogen interaction |
| Andrew Maclean, PhD Activation and disruption of the blood-brain barrier in health and disease, specifically HIV infection |
| Dewan S.A. Majid, MBBS, PhD Elucidation of the intrarenal mechanisms regulating renal hemodynamics and renal function |
 | Nicholas J. Maness, PhD Virology, immunology, animal models of viral infection |
 | Jennifer Manuzak, PhD Mucosal and maternal/infant immunity in HIV/malaria co-infection; immunity in substance-using people with HIV |
| Janet McCombs, PhD Vaccine and therapeutic development for infectious disease |
 | James McLachlan, PhD The role of the adaptive immune response to persistent bacterial pathogens to design better vaccines |
| Lisa Morici, PhD The development of next generation vaccines and adjuvants for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as well as novel strategies to combat multidrug resistant infections |
| Gilbert Morris, PhD Animal models of environmental lung disease |
| Joseph Mudd, PhD Our lab explores approaches to eradicate the HIV reservoir, and seeks to understand why currently-implemented HIV cure approaches face efficacy hurdles |
| Bo Ning, PhD Molecular diagnosis for infectious disease and cancer |
| Elizabeth Norton, PhD Mucosal immunology; vaccines; therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease |
| Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD Antiviral host-defense and autoimmunity |
 | Derek Pociask, PhD The immune responses in the lung; specifically, in how aspects of the immune system can be exploited to reduce injury or promote repair during infection or injury |
 | Jay Rappaport, PhD Current research focuses on SARS-CoV-2 with focus on pathogenesis, vaccines, and novel therapeutics |
| James Robinson, MD Antibody responses to Cytomegalovirus, Dengue virus, and Lassa Fever Virus |
 | John Schieffelin, MD Viral immunology and pathogenesis |
| Manesh K Panner-Selvam, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
| Suresh C Sikka, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
 | Chad Steele, PhD Immune responses to lung pathogens; immunopathology in asthma associated with fungal exposure |
 | Ronald S. Veazey, DVM, PhD Immunology, prevention, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS |
 | Xiaolei Wang, PhD Immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases in pediatric hosts |
| William Wimley, PhD Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes |
 | Huanbin Xu, PhD Immunopathogenesis implicated in germinal center responses and epigenetic regulation, viral reservoir seeding, cure strategies for HIV |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
| Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
| Qiuyang Zhang, PhD Impact of Aging on Prostate Cancer with Th17/Treg Disruption |
| Kevin Zwezdaryk, PhD How cytomegalovirus manipulates metabolic pathways for replication |
| Home Department: Microbiology and Immunology Fungal pathogenesis and immunology; trained immunity; host-pathogen interaction |
Lung Biology and Pulmonary Disease
Faculty | Contact & |
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 | Prasun Datta, PhD Elucidating the role of metabolism in HIV-1 biogenesis |
| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
| Jay K. Kolls, MD Lung mucosal immunity to infection |
| Joseph A. Lasky, MD Basic and clinical aspects of pulmonary fibrosis |
| Nicholas J. Maness, PhD Virology, immunology, animal models of viral infection |
| Janet McCombs, PhD Vaccine and therapeutic development for infectious disease |
| Gilbert Morris, PhD Animal models of environmental lung disease |
| Bo Ning, PhD Molecular diagnosis for infectious disease and cancer |
| Derek Pociask, PhD The immune responses in the lung; specifically, in how aspects of the immune system can be exploited to reduce injury or promote repair during infection or injury |
| Chad Roy, PhD Respitory health and the aerobiology of airborne infectious diseases |
| Chad Steele, PhD Immune responses to lung pathogens; immunopathology in asthma associated with fungal exposure |
| Victor J. Thannickal, MD Cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung regeneration |
| Home Department: Medicine Biomechanical signaling in lung repair and regeneration, with a special emphasis on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) |
Faculty | Contact & |
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 | Cariappa Annaiah, MBBS, MD Translational medicine, developmental biology, and immunology |
| Home Department: Microbiology and Immunology
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| Jacob Bitoun, PhD Developing a safe and effective ST-toxoid vaccine candidate |
| Stephen E. Braun, PhD The intersection of gene therapy and hematopoietic stem cells |
| Srikanta Dash, PhD Early detection of liver cancer among patients with liver cirrhosis, biomarker development for early detection of cancer |
| Prasun Datta, PhD Elucidating the role of metabolism in HIV-1 biogenesis |
Monica Embers, PhD Vector-borne diseases including Lyme and Bartonellosis | |
| Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD Inflammatory and immune system impacts to mental health and brain aging |
| Tracy Fischer, PhD Role of microglia in neurodegenerative disease processes |
| Erik Flemington, PhD Noncanonical genomics and transcriptomics in viral cancers |
| Dahlene Fusco, MD, PhD Infectious Diseases. How type I interferons impair viruses and how variability in host response influences viral pathology |
| Robert F. Garry, PhD Development of modern immunoassays for Lassa fever and diseases cause by other highly pathogenic viruses |
| Loren Gragert, PhD Immunogenomics and clinical informatics in transplantation |
| Tony Hu, PhD Development of nanomaterial platforms and proteomic approaches that are designed to enrich biomarker capture from microbial pathogens |
| Amitinder Kaur, PhD Congenital CMV, maternal-fetal immunity, and vaccine protection |
| Woong-Ki Kim, PhD Associate Director for Research Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jay K. Kolls, MD Lung mucosal immunity to infection |
| Samuel J. Landry, PhD CD4+ T-cell immune responses in model antigens and viral envelope proteins |
| Joseph A. Lasky, MD Basic and clinical aspects of pulmonary fibrosis |
| Louise Braud Lawson, PhD Tailored formulations for drug and vaccine delivery |
| Chenzhong Li, PhD Integration of modern engineering approaches for disease diagnosis and therapeutics |
| Shitao Li, PhD Role of innate immunity in viral infection, inflammation, and cancers |
 | Zhen Lin, MD, PhD Non-coding RNA during host-pathogen interaction |
| Nicholas J. Maness, PhD Virology, immunology, animal models of viral infection |
| Jennifer Manuzak, PhD Mucosal and maternal/infant immunity in HIV/malaria co-infection; immunity in substance-using people with HIV |
| Janet McCombs, PhD Vaccine and therapeutic development for infectious disease |
| James McLachlan, PhD The role of the adaptive immune response to persistent bacterial pathogens to design better vaccines |
| Lisa Morici, PhD The development of next generation vaccines and adjuvants for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as well as novel strategies to combat multidrug resistant infections |
| Joseph Mudd, PhD Our lab explores approaches to eradicate the HIV reservoir, and seeks to understand why currently-implemented HIV cure approaches face efficacy hurdles |
| Bo Ning, PhD Molecular diagnosis for infectious disease and cancer |
| Elizabeth Norton, PhD Mucosal immunology; vaccines; therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease |
 | Antoninto T. Panganiban, PhD Replication strategies, pathogenesis, and antiviral approaches against emerging pathogenic RNA viruses |
| Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD Antiviral host-defense and autoimmunity |
| Derek Pociask, PhD The immune responses in the lung; specifically, in how aspects of the immune system can be exploited to reduce injury or promote repair during infection or injury |
 | Xuebin Qin, PhD Defining the roles of innate immunity such as complement and myleoid cells in the pathogensis of cardiovascular disease and viral infection diseases such as HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-19 |
| Jay Rappaport, PhD Current research focuses on SARS-CoV-2 with focus on pathogenesis, vaccines, and novel therapeutics |
| James Robinson, MD Antibody responses to Cytomegalovirus, Dengue virus, and Lassa Fever Virus |
| Namita Rout, PhD Role of innate T cells in primate lentiviral infection |
| Chad Roy, PhD Respitory health and the aerobiology of airborne infectious diseases |
| Suzana Savkovic, PhD Role of the transcription factor FOXO3 in inflammation-mediated tumor growth, with a specific focus on the colonic epithelium and colon cancer |
| Chad Steele, PhD Immune responses to lung pathogens; immunopathology in asthma associated with fungal exposure |
Vicki Traina-Dorge, PhD Nonhuman primate models of pathogenic virus infections | |
| Ronald S. Veazey, DVM, PhD Immunology, prevention, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS |
| Xiaolei Wang, PhD Immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases in pediatric hosts |
| William Wimley, PhD Fundamental principles of the folding and structure of peptides and proteins in membranes |
| Xiaojiang Xu, PhD Bioinformatics, Single cell sequencing, Spatial genomics, Immunology and Cancer |
| Kevin Zwezdaryk, PhD How cytomegalovirus manipulates metabolic pathways for replication |
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| Home Department: Microbiology and Immunology Fungal pathogenesis and immunology; trained immunity; host-pathogen interaction |
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| Gregory Bix, MD, PhD, FAHA The role and therapeutic potential of the extracellular matrix and its receptors in stroke and vascular dementia |
| Andrei V. Derbenev, PhD Investigates the involvement of the brain in the regulation of blood pressure |
Monica Embers, PhD Vector-borne diseases including Lyme and Bartonellosis | |
| Elizabeth B. Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD Inflammatory and immune system impacts to mental health and brain aging |
| Tracy Fischer, PhD Role of microglia in neurodegenerative disease processes |
| Suttira (Joy) Intapad, PhD Developmental programming of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease |
| Prasad Katakam, MD, PhD Cerebral & Peripheral Circulation, mechanisms of vascular dysfunction associated with insulin resistance |
| Chenzhong Li, PhD Integration of modern engineering approaches for disease diagnosis and therapeutics |
| Sarah Lindsey, PhD Elucidating estrogen receptor pharmacology in the vasculature |
| Andrew Maclean, PhD Activation and disruption of the blood-brain barrier in health and disease, specifically HIV infection |
| Ricardo Mostany, PhD Neuroplasticity of aging and neurodegenerative diseases |
Vicki Traina-Dorge, PhD Nonhuman primate models of pathogenic virus infections | |
| Ronald S. Veazey, DVM, PhD Immunology, prevention, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS |
| Xiaoying Wang, MD, PhD Molecular pathology of stroke, brain trauma, and dementia |
| James E. Zadina, PhD Neurobiology of opiods and their receptors, acute and chronic pain, neuroinflammation, and development of novel analgesics |
| Andrea Zsombok, PhD Central regulation of autonomic functions in diabetes and obesity |
| Kevin Zwezdaryk, PhD How cytomegalovirus manipulates metabolic pathways for replication |
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| Home Department: Neurosurgery "Brain acid signaling in ischemia and neurovascular regulation"
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| Jia Fan, PhD Developing and validating mass spectrometry-based strategies for marker discovery and development of non-invasive clinical diagnostics approaches that use blood or urine samples |
| Xiaowen Liu, PhD Mass spectrometry based computational proteomics |
| Manesh K Panner-Selvam, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
| Nakhle Saba, MD Targeting MALT1 in lymphoid malignancies |
| Suresh C Sikka, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
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| Prasun Datta, PhD Elucidating the role of metabolism in HIV-1 biogenesis |
 | Samir El-Dahr, MD Genetic and epigenetic control of renal development |
| Katie Hering-Smith Epithelial transport biology and cell and molecular techniques using kidney tubule cell lines |
| Xiao Li, MD Physiological omics, G protein-coupled receptors, renal physiology, kidney tubular transport, experimental hypertension, kidney injury, transgenic mouse models |
| Hongbing Liu, PhD Roles of histone deacetylases in kidney formation and kidney diseases |
| Dewan S.A. Majid, MBBS, PhD Elucidation of the intrarenal mechanisms regulating renal hemodynamics and renal function |
| Nazih L. Nakhoul, PhD Ammonium transport and renal regulation of acid-base balance |
| L. Gabriel Navar, PhD Renal Hemodynamics and Physiology, Experimental Hypertension, Reninangiotensin System |
 | Minolfa C. Prieto, MD, PhD Renal physiology, experimental hypertension, role of intrarenal RAS in hypertension, angiotensin II-dependent hypertension |
| Ryosuke Sato, PhD Establishment of new human kidney organoids using iPS cells |
| T. Cooper Woods, PhD Impact of co-morbidities, such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease, on the progression of cardiovascular disease |
 | Ihor V. Yosypiv, MD Renin-angiotensin system in kidney development |
| Jia "Joe" Zhuo, MD, PhD Endocrine, paracrine, and intracrine angiotension II and its G protein-coupled receptor signal mechanisms in the proximal tubules of the kidney and blood pressure control |
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| Muralidharan Anbalagan, PhD Breast Cancer research, circadian disruption by artificial light at night, bone metastasis |
| Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PhD Exosomes, stems cells, and prostate cancer health disparities |
| Jacob Bitoun, PhD Developing a safe and effective ST-toxoid vaccine candidate |
| Matthew Burow, PhD Discovery of novel therapeutic targets and models for breast cancer. Hematology/Oncology |
| Bridgette Collins-Burow, MD, PhD Identifying molecular mechanisms of breast cancer resistance and metastasis |
| Patrice Delafontaine, MD Atherosclerosis, vascular biology, IGF-1, muscle wasting |
| Chiung-Keui Huang, PhD Study molecular pathogenesis of liver malignancy |
| Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD Vascular effects of hemorrhage, specifically damage to the endothelial glycocalyx |
| Bilon Khambu, PhD Autophagy in hepatic metablism |
| Sean Lee, PhD Finding therapeutic targets in incurable childhood cancer |
| Hua Lu, MB, PhD Cancer Biology, Mechanism, Metabolism and Drug Discovery on p53 & c-Myc |
| Kislay Parvatiyar, PhD Antiviral host-defense and autoimmunity |
| Brian G. Rowan, PhD Estrogen receptor phosphorylation, circadian regulation of estrogen receptor function |
| Manesh K Panner-Selvam, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
| Nakhle Saba, MD Targeting MALT1 in lymphoid malignancies |
| Suresh C Sikka, PhD Translational Proteomics & Bioinformatics of Male Reproduction |
| Xiaoying Wang, MD, PhD Molecular pathology of stroke, brain trauma, and dementia |
| Hongju Wu, PhD Pancreatic beta cell regeneration; regulation of glucagon secretion |
| Tong Wu, MD, PhD Mechanisms of hepatobiliary carcinogenesis and liver injury |
| Xiao-Ming Yin, MD, PhD Fatty liver disease, metabolism, and cancer |
| Zongbing You, MD, PhD Obesity & Prostate Cancer; Stem Cells & Cartilage Repair |
| Mourad Zerfaoui, PhD Significance of the mutant BRAFV600E localization in thyroid cancer and melanoma |
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| Xiangming Zha, PhD
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Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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| Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PhD Exosomes, stems cells, and prostate cancer health disparities |
| Stephen E. Braun, PhD The intersection of gene therapy and hematopoietic stem cells |
| Wu-Ming Deng, PhD The research in my laboratory bridges genetics, cancer biology and developmental biology |
| Loren Gragert, PhD Immunogenomics and clinical informatics in transplantation |
| Bilon Khambu, PhD Autophagy in hepatic metablism |
| Hongbing Liu, PhD Roles of histone deacetylases in kidney formation and kidney diseases |
| Heather Machado, PhD Breast Cancer Tumor Immunology, Mammary Gland Development, Tissue Resident Macrophage Function |
| Jay Rappaport, PhD Current research focuses on SARS-CoV-2 with focus on pathogenesis, vaccines, and novel therapeutics |
| Ryosuke Sato, PhD Establishment of new human kidney organoids using iPS cells |
| Hongju Wu, PhD Pancreatic beta cell regeneration; regulation of glucagon secretion |
| Zongbing You, MD, PhD Obesity & Prostate Cancer; Stem Cells & Cartilage Repair |
| Qiuyang Zhang, PhD Impact of Aging on Prostate Cancer with Th17/Treg Disruption |
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| Hong-Wen Deng, PhD Studying -omics for diseases etiology/diagnosis/drug repurposing |
| Suttira (Joy) Intapad, PhD Developmental programming of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease |
| Amitinder Kaur, PhD Congenital CMV, maternal-fetal immunity, and vaccine protection |
| Sarah Lindsey, PhD Elucidating estrogen receptor pharmacology in the vasculature |
| Heather Machado, PhD Breast Cancer Tumor Immunology, Mammary Gland Development, Tissue Resident Macrophage Function |
| Jennifer Manuzak, PhD Mucosal and maternal/infant immunity in HIV/malaria co-infection; immunity in substance-using people with HIV |
| Minolfa C. Prieto, MD, PhD Renal physiology, experimental hypertension, role of intrarenal RAS in hypertension, angiotensin II-dependent hypertension |
| Andrea Zsombok, PhD Central regulation of autonomic functions in diabetes and obesity |
