Faculty

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Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Our research interests include developing innovative computational tools/methods and utilizing single-cell (epi)genomic techniques to gain a comprehensive understanding of gene regulation in mammalian models and human diseases, particularly in brain tumors and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Bioinformatics, Gene Regulation, Single-cell Epigenetics, Brain Tumors, Neurological Disorders

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Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding the role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancers

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NF-kB, Toll-like receptors, IRAK4, TAK1, KRAS, ERK, MK2

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General

Research summary
Complex systems and organizational study approaches to the study of health information exchange, health information technology use in health services, and healthcare equity

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

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Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

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A computational and experimental lab studying bacterial colonization and transmission at the boundary of built and natural environments and exploring microbiomes as environmental sensors and public health sentinels

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences

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Structure-function studies of Slo family K+ channels

Key words
ion channel, protein structure, neurobiology, physiology, cell signaling

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Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology

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Regulation of normal and malignant hematopoiesis

Key words
Leukemia, clonal hematopoiesis, stem cells, niche, ribosome, cancer metabolism, neutrophils, genomics

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Molecular Cell Biology

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The role of bioactive lipid signaling and bioelectricity in the physiology of the inverted epithelia of the brain and retina. Physiology and pathophysiology of steroid signaling in reproduction, aging and neurodegeneration.

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Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Focused on the analysis of high dimensional omics (epigenetics and microbiome) data, subgroup identification, medical cost data, and joint models of multi-outcome data

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Biostatistics, data science, machine learning, precision medicine, omics study, biomedical data mining

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Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
The biology of itch

Key words
somatosensation, itch, primary sensory neurons, G protein-coupled receptors