Faculty

Program affiliation
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

Program affiliation
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,

Program affiliation
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

Program affiliation
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

Program affiliation
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

Key words

Program affiliation
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

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Develop optical imaging technologies that address clinical problems with a focus on dermatology

Key words
dermatology imaging engineering pigmentation global heath

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Multi-disciplinary research spanning biology of disease mechanisms, engineering and imaging sciences & informatics

Key words
Computational medicine, cancer, systems biology and quantitative imaging

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Immunology

Research summary
Development and evaluation of small- and macro-molecular agents for multi-modal molecular imaging of cancer and cardiovascular diseases

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