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Mary Dinauer, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Role of leukocyte NADPH oxidase in innate immunity, inflammation, and autoimmunity

Key words
immunodeficiency, inflammation, ROS, macrophage, molecular medicine, neutrophil, Aspergillus, fungus, autoimmunity, immunology

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James DuBois, DSc, PhD

Steven J Bander Professor of Medical Ethics and Professionalism

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
We conduct social science research on ethical and social issues in medicine and biomedical research.

Key words
research ethics, bioethics, research integrity, qualitative research, surveys

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Jennifer Duncan, MD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
My research focus is on the impact of obesity and diabetes on mitochondrial biogenesis and function.

Key words
obesity, diabetes, mitochondrial metabolism, nutrition

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Elliot Elson, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Mechanical properties of reconstituted tissues; fluctuation spectroscopy of protein interactions

Key words
cytoskeleton, signal transduction, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, tissue engineering, cell/tissue mechanics

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Thomas Ferguson, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
We are examining the role of the autophagy pathway in the function of the retina and its role in diseases of the eye

Key words
angiogenesis, apoptosis, autophagy, immunology, lymphocyte, tolerance, photoreceptors, vision,

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Brian Finck, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Identify novel target pathways for therapeutic treatment of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease

Key words
diabetes, fatty acid, insulin, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, mitochondria

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Victoria Fraser, MD

Adolphus Busch Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Healthcare epidemiology, including the study of nosocomial infections, specifically surgical site infections, blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia

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Carl Frieden, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Protein structure/function relationships

Key words
apoE lipoproteins,, intrinsically disordered proteins, amyloid-beta, Alzheimer’s Disease, bacterial infection, curli proteins

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Mathieu Garand, PhD

Instructor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
My research investigates neonatal immune responses after surgery and their connection to congenital heart disease. Clinical trial to study immune responses in pediatric pulmonary valve transplant recipients, both living and cryopreserved.

Key words
congenital heart disease, viral infection, immune responses, transcriptomic, biomarkers, immunophenotyping

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Young Ah Goo, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
General

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