Faculty

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Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Integrating cognitive, behavioral, and computational informatics techniques for developing health information technology solutions in the areas of clinical decision support, clinical reasoning, and clinical workflow

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Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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A major component of my research program is to (1) develop strategies for improving the therapeutic ratio of radiation therapy by increasing tumor sensitivity to radiation and limiting normal tissue toxicity and (2) understand the biological mechanisms of treatment resistance.

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Cancer targeting, antibodies, Translational research, Radiation, Lung Cancer, Glioblastoma, Signaling mechanisms

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Immunology
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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tumor growth, metastasis, signaling mechanisms, immunology, cancer, B cells, Tregs

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Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying tauopathies

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neurodegeneration, neurogenetics, Alzheimer`s disease, frontotemporal dementia, tau, amyloid precursor protein, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), cell and molecular biology, molecular mechanisms

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Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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Understand fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive the biogenesis and dynamics of intracellular membrane compartments

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cytoskeleton, membranes, intracellular trafficking, organelle biogenesis, fluorescence, crystallography

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Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology

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Microbial community-immune interactions in airway diseases and urogenital tract

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microbiota; microbiome; mucosal immunity; asthma; allergy; atopy; urinary tract infection; pathogen colonization; metabolomics;

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Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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Understanding and modifying the mechanisms controlling the onset of melanoma cancer by integrating zebrafish models and human disease

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melanoma, cancer initiation, epigenetics, molecular genetics, neural crest, zebrafish, cancer models

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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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In the Kautt Lab, we combine a genomics-centered approach with molecular experiments, behavioral assays, and fieldwork to elucidate both the evolutionary and molecular mechanisms underlying organismal adaptation and diversification, with a focus on animal behavior.

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Evolution, Genomics, Behavior, Adaptation, Speciation

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Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

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cellular signaling, tissue injury, inflammation, fibrosis, kidney disease