Research Interests

The general research themes are listed below; more detail is found in the linked pages. 

• Molecular biology of cancers
• Cellular signaling, endocytosis and trafficking
• Cellular communications/gap- and tight-junctions
• Microbial Metabolomics

Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Research:

• New method or algorithm development in bioinformatics
• Application of bioinformatics in systems biology research
• Mathematical/statistical applications in bioinformatics

Cancer Research:

• Causes of cancer
• Molecular and cellular ramifications of cancer
• Diagnostics and therapeutics

Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Diseases Research:

• Immunology and disease
• Molecular pathogenesis
• Infectious disease

Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine Research:

• Cell transport and signaling
• Mechanisms of cellular injury and fibrogenesis
• Inflammatory and autoimmune processes
• Cardiovascular function
• Therapeutic strategies

Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology Research:

• Genetics of human disease
• Cancer cell biology & genetics
• Developmental biology
• Stem cells in disease and development
• Fundamental cellular processes

Neuroscience Research:

• Cognitive Function in Disorders and Aging
• CNS Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Disease
• Neurodegeneration
• Neuroinfection
• Neurophysiology and Retinal Neurobiology