Faculty

Program affiliation
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Research summary
We integrate metabolic, movement, and community ecology to address core and applied ecological and evolutionary questions. Spanning diverse species and habitats, our research links individual physiology to global biodiversity patterns using theory, data, experiments, and field studies. We aim to understand ecological systems, including human impacts, to inform effective management and policy.

Key words
metabolism, movement ecology, community ecology, behavior, species interactions, human-nature interactions, biogeography, global change, computer vision, eco-informatics, complex systems, biodiversity, great river systems, ecological management

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Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

Research summary
Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Regulation of Tumor Progression.

Key words
immunotherapy, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, immunology, inflammation, metastasis, storm

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Our lab uses murine stroke models and stroke patient samples to better understand ischemic stroke pathology.

Key words
Stroke platelet neutrophil neurology translational research

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Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Dr. DeSelm clinically focuses on treating lymphoma, and is actively developing novel CAR T cell approaches to treating solid tumors, including lymphoma, pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma.

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Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
The genetics of bleeding and thrombotic disorders and mechanisms of platelet activation

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Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology

Research summary
Innate and Adaptive Host Immunity to Viral Infections

Key words
virology, microbial pathogenesis, immunology

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Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Neural circuits in development and disease

Key words
axon regeneration, axon degeneration, neurodegeneration, glia, neuronal development and differentiation, neuroinflammation, neuroimmunology, synapse biology, drug screens, metabolism

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences

Research summary
Developing therapies and studying the impact of lysosomal storage disorders in animal models and in trials

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Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Developing integrative multi-omics and machine learning techniques for single-cell data sets in developmental biology and medicine

Key words
Bioinformatics, Multi-omics, Genomics, Epigenetics, Machine learning

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Role of leukocyte NADPH oxidase in innate immunity, inflammation, and autoimmunity

Key words
immunodeficiency, inflammation, ROS, macrophage, molecular medicine, neutrophil, Aspergillus, fungus, autoimmunity, immunology