Faculty

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

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential of novel cancer targets

Key words
cancer, genome stability, targeted therapy, proteostasis, autophagy, DNA replication stress, DNA damage response, phosphorylation

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Cellular and molecular engineering

Key words
blood coagulation, cell/tissue mechanics, inflammation, modeling, molecular biomechanics, protein-protein interaction

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Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Design and Development of Small Organics and Metalloprobes for Radiological Molecular Imaging in Biomedical Science

Key words
Molecular Imaging, PET and SPECT Agents, Myocardial Perfusion, Alzheimer`s Disease, Multidrug Resistance

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Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Molecular/genetic analysis of sleep function

Key words
neurobiology, genetics, sleep, gene expression, memory, plasticity, Alzheimer`s disease,

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Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
We use zebrafish as a model for human hearing and balance with the goal of protecting and repairing inner ears from damage.

Key words
zebrafish, sensory neuroscience, hearing, balance, synaptic physiology, regeneration

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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
Understand the structural mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions and the inflammasome signaling

Key words
structural biology, innate immunity, pattern recognition receptors, immune recognition, inflammasomes

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

Research summary
Focused on injury, repair, and regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues with the goal to understand the progenitor cell population, signals, and role of inflammation on tissue injury and regeneration at the cellular and molecular level

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Molecular Genetics and Genomics

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Ocular genetics

Key words
cataract, genetics, mouse models, pathogenesis, vision

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Neurosciences

Research summary
Translational Brain MRI Clinical Applications; Neurophysiology Modeling Using MRI Methods

Key words
brain, imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI, DTI, perfusion, mathematical modeling

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Clinical genomics and the application of exome and genome sequencing as well as microarray analysis for disease gene discovery

Key words
genomic medicine, disease gene discovery, metabolic disorders, and skeletal dysplasias