Immunology

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Our research is dedicated to investigating the immunobiological pathways that underlie such pregnancy complications, with a special emphasis on preterm birth.

Key words
Immunology of Pregnancy, Maternal-fetal Immunology, In utero Inflammation, Preterm Birth

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

Research summary
Development of personalized medicine strategies for cancer using genomic technologies

Key words
bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer, genomics, immunogenomics, precision oncology

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

Research summary
We develop innovative magnetic resonance (MR) and position emission tomography (PET) imaging approaches to monitor neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and repair mechanisms in neurological disorders

Key words
Metabolic imaging, hyperpolarized 13C MRI, positron tomography emission (PET) imaging, neurological disorders, cell tracking, multiple sclerosis, microglia, myelin, immune cells

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology

Research summary
Application of stem cells and mechanobiology in the onset, progression, and treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint diseases.

Key words
cartilage, obesity, osteoarthritis, mechanobiology, bioengineering, stem cells, iPSCs

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
The Han lab investigates microglia and brain macrophage phenotypes in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative contexts through the lens of epigenomics and transcriptomics. 

Key words
microglia, neurodevelopment, epigenetics, transcriptomics, neurodegeneration

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology

Research summary

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Program affiliation
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Studying effects of dysregulated nutrients in the tumor microenvironment on anti-tumor immunity.

Key words
immunometabolism, tumor immunology, polyamine transport

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Advancing knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for colorectal tumor progression, with a specific focus on Stress and its influence on the Tumor Microenvironment.

Key words
Tumor Microenvironment, Stress

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology

Research summary

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Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
New drugs for post-viral and related types of disease

Key words
drug discovery, innate immunity, epithelial stem cells, viruses, respiratory airway disease