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Neurosciences

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The interaction between hand dominance, brain lateralization, and rehabilitation following unilateral impairment such as stroke, amputation, or nerve injury

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Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology

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My lab studies the molecular mechanisms of migraine chronicity, with an emphasis on opioid receptors

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Opioids, pain, migraine, mouse models, neuroplasticity, addiction

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Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Mathematical development of new statistical genetics methodology for complex traits

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biostatistics, genetic epidemiology, human genetics, mathematical modeling, statistical genetics, systems biology

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Cancer Biology

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Molecular imaging tools to understand tumor biology and response to therapies

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cancer, imaging, therapy, antibody, membrane receptors, radiochemistry

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Neurosciences

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My research aims to understand of how brain networks develop and adapt to changes caused by epilepsy, tumors, stroke, and or other neurological injuries. In particular I am interested in how children's brains reorganize after neurosurgical treatment of these conditions.

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intracranial electroencephalography, ieeg, resting state functional MRI, rs-fMRI, brain networks, development, epilepsy, neurosurgery

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Neurosciences

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Development and use of advanced optical microscopy solutions for preclinical imaging studies in brain and beyond

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optical microscopy, neuroimaging, biomedical optics, oxygenation, neurovascular coupling, cerebral energetics

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Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences

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Genetic analysis of neural and muscular development in the Drosophila embryo

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development, neurobiology, cell signaling

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Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

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The Stratman lab is broadly interested in how blood vessels form and stabilize during development, and how changes in these processes affect tissue homeostasis and disease.

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mechanobiology, vascular, endothelial cell, blood flow

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Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Infectious causes of cancer and chronic diseases

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Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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Circadian physiology and behavior

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circadian rhythm, neuropeptide, GPCR, 2nd messengers, Drosophila