Faculty

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Neurosciences

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Functional brain imaging with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance

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imaging, behavior, cognition, fMRI, PET

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Molecular Cell Biology

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Regulation of neural lipid and glucose metabolism in diseases of the retina

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Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology

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Systems analysis of neural information processing; bio-inspired sensors and algorithms

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mathematical modeling, neurobiology, neurophysiology, sensory systems, smell, systems neuroscience

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Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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My research focus is in implementation science, particularly as applied to tobacco use treatment and cancer prevention interventions. My goal is to design and implement multilevel interventions to improve the access and quality of health care.

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smoking cessation, addiction treatment, implementation science, mixed methods, health behavior change, technology

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Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

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We focus on inter-organ communication and the transit of cells and molecules out of tissues in healthy and disease states

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lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, IBD, monocytes, macrophages, high-density lipoprotein, peritoneal tumor metastasis, peritoneal macrophages

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Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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Molecular biology and pathogenesis of HIV and HTLV

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lymphocytes, virology, AIDS, leukemia, HIV, HTLV, NF kB

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Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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Investigate gene regulation during kidney development and disease

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Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

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Apoptotic cell clearance mechanisms in health and disease

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

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Investigating the fundamental biophysical principles of biofilm assembly

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Molecular Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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Channels: diabetes, obesity and brain disorders

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Diabetes, disease, channels, brain, neurons, hormones, growth, death, obesity, physiology