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Elizabeth Kellogg, PhD

Member

Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Identifying deep similarities among plants as apparently disparate as rice, wheat, maize, and the other cereals

Key words
plant evolution; evo-devo; genomics; phylogeny

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Peggy Kendall, MD

Virginia Minnich Distinguished Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology

Research summary
The role of B lymphocytes in autoimmune disease

Key words

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Adam Kepecs, PhD

Robert J. Terry Professor and BJC Investigator

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Neurobiology of cognition, decision-making and applications to biological psychiatry. Brain-body interactions

Key words

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Daniel Kerschensteiner, MD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Visual system neuroscience and vision restoration

Key words
physiology, imaging, behavior, genetic and viral engineering, human neuroscience, vision, repair, mathematical modeling

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Dineo Khabele, MD

Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Professor & Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
clinical and translational research in gynecologic oncology, with a focus on ovarian cancer

Key words

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Albert Kim, MD, PhD

August A. Busch, Jr. Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Genetic and epigenetic changes that drive malignant behavior in brain tumors

Key words
brain tumors, glioblastoma, meningioma, neural stem cells

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Alfred Kim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology

Research summary
Identifying the role of cytokines in glomerular injury

Key words
B cell, podocytes, renal imaging, cytokines, systemic lupus erythematosus, biomarkers

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Jae-Sung Kim, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
Mitochondria and autophagy in ischemic liver injury and liver aging

Key words
mitochondria, liver, fatty liver disease

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Jinkyung Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
We study auditory coding and processing using in vivo methods such as two-photon imaging, optogenetics, inner ear drug/gene delivery, and hearing physiology recording.

Key words
Sensory research, Auditory research, Auditory circuit, In vivo two-photon imaging, Optogenetics, Electrophysiology, Drug delivery, Hearing loss, Ototoxicity, Ear

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Miriam Kim, MD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology

Research summary
My goal is to understand how CAR T cells interact with their immune environment, and to manipulate these interactions to improve outcomes of treatment.

Key words
CAR T cells, HSCs, cell therapy, gene therapy, cancer