Faculty Mentoring Undergrads

Design Thinking / Empathic Design

The interdisciplinary aspects of urban regeneration strategies, place making, and urban ecologies.

The history and digital analysis of Norman architecture in England, France and Italy.

Epigenetic Silencing Mechanisms-Implications in Breast Cancer and Rett Syndrome

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation and immunity

Super-resolution fluorescence imaging of bacterial cells

Transcription; Chromatin Modifications, Neurodegenerative Disease, Cancer

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Regulation of stem cell function and tumorigenicity by epigenetic and novel biophysical mechanisms

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

Statistical Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Network analysis

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Obesity and Aging

Transcriptional Silencing and Aging in Yeast

Transcription; Chromatin Modifications, Neurodegenerative Disease, Cancer

The Cause and Consequence of Somatic Mosaicism in Neurons

Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in Mitosis and generation of Chromosomal Instability in tumors

Epigenetic Silencing Mechanisms-Implications in Breast Cancer and Rett Syndrome

Natural Killer Cells, Viral Immunity, Genetic basis of host resistance to viral infection, Tumor immunity, Immune cell regulation

Regulation of stem cell function and tumorigenicity by epigenetic and novel biophysical mechanisms

Statistical Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Network analysis

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Obesity and Aging

Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Algorithm Design and Analysis

Bioinformatics methodology development; Epigenetics and chromatin biology; Transcriptional regulation; Cancer genomics and epigenomics; Statistical methods for biomedical data integration; Theoretical and computational biophysics

Spatiotemporal Regulation of Biological Signaling; Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages

Obesity and Aging

Matrix Biology and Engineering

Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.

Diagnostic ultrasound - image processing, quantification Molecular imaging using ultrasound Catheter-based ultrasound Ultrasound-based drug/gene delivery Ultrasound image guided therapy

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Remodeling of Myocardial Glucose Metabolism in Pressure Overload Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Design, Development and Optimization of Medical Imaging Technologies

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Super-resolution fluorescence imaging of bacterial cells

Diagnostic ultrasound - image processing, quantification Molecular imaging using ultrasound Catheter-based ultrasound Ultrasound-based drug/gene delivery Ultrasound image guided therapy

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies

Analytical Neurochemistry; Dopamine and Serotonin Neurotransmission in Drosophila; Mechanisms of rapid adenosine signaling in rodents

Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms underlying metabolic disease

Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions

Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction and Cell Movement

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Remodeling of Myocardial Glucose Metabolism in Pressure Overload Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

The Cause and Consequence of Somatic Mosaicism in Neurons

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies

Bioinformatics methodology development; Epigenetics and chromatin biology; Transcriptional regulation; Cancer genomics and epigenomics; Statistical methods for biomedical data integration; Theoretical and computational biophysics

Early detection, cancer prevention, and tumor microenvironment

Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Transcription; Chromatin Modifications, Neurodegenerative Disease, Cancer

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Regulation of stem cell function and tumorigenicity by epigenetic and novel biophysical mechanisms

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration of Adult Morphology in Vertebrates

Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism, atherosclerosis, Small molecule approaches to drug discovery

Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in Mitosis and generation of Chromosomal Instability in tumors

Bioinformatics methodology development; Epigenetics and chromatin biology; Transcriptional regulation; Cancer genomics and epigenomics; Statistical methods for biomedical data integration; Theoretical and computational biophysics

Early detection, cancer prevention, and tumor microenvironment

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Coronary Heart Disease; Myocardial Function; Myocardial Perfusion

Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction and Cell Movement

Photoacoustic imaging, light microscopy, neuroscience, cardiovascular biology, cancer, regenerative medicine

Stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, stroke, Wnt signaling, neurogenesis, vasculogenesis, angiogenesis

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Obesity and Aging

Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism, atherosclerosis, Small molecule approaches to drug discovery

Spatiotemporal Regulation of Biological Signaling; Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation and immunity

Regeneration and Systemic Responses to Tissue Damage

Stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, stroke, Wnt signaling, neurogenesis, vasculogenesis, angiogenesis

Regulation and function of tyrosine phosphorylation in complex networks

Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration of Adult Morphology in Vertebrates

Endosomal function and dysfunction in neurons. Wiring the nervous system in development.

Regeneration and Systemic Responses to Tissue Damage

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Structure and Dynamics in Supercritical Fluids. Quantum and Semiclassical Many-Body Dynamics

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Energy-relevant catalysis, particularly at the interface of molecular electrochemistry and materials

Analytical Neurochemistry; Dopamine and Serotonin Neurotransmission in Drosophila; Mechanisms of rapid adenosine signaling in rodents

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

The Cause and Consequence of Somatic Mosaicism in Neurons

Regulation and function of tyrosine phosphorylation in complex networks

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies

Computer architecture, temperature-aware and power-aware computing, graphics architecture, novel processor and accelerator organizations, thermal modeling, and simulation methodology

Communication through non-standard modalities

Land-atmosphere interaction; climate-vegetation modeling; and catchment hydrology

Epigenetic Silencing Mechanisms-Implications in Breast Cancer and Rett Syndrome

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

computational biology & bioinformatics; high performance computing; epigenomics & chromatin; pediatric cancer; computational regulatory genomics; machine learning

Mechanisms of chromosome segregation in Mitosis and generation of Chromosomal Instability in tumors

Matrix Biology and Engineering

Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits

Signal transduction in cancer cells

Genetic approaches, cellular and molecular biology of intracellular pathogen infection

Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Natural Killer Cells, Viral Immunity, Genetic basis of host resistance to viral infection, Tumor immunity, Immune cell regulation

Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages

Regeneration and Systemic Responses to Tissue Damage

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

The Cause and Consequence of Somatic Mosaicism in Neurons

Obesity and Aging

Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Algorithm Design and Analysis

Transcriptional Silencing and Aging in Yeast

Identification of genes and pathways that cause or modify cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.

Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development

Natural Killer Cells, Viral Immunity, Genetic basis of host resistance to viral infection, Tumor immunity, Immune cell regulation

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.

Innate Immune Mechanisms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Human intestinal parasitology

Bioinformatics methodology development; Epigenetics and chromatin biology; Transcriptional regulation; Cancer genomics and epigenomics; Statistical methods for biomedical data integration; Theoretical and computational biophysics

Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development

Soft Matter Polymer Science Biophysics Biofilms

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons

Molecular Mechanics of Muscle Contraction and Cell Movement

Soft Matter Polymer Science Biophysics Biofilms

Additive Manufacturing, Multifunctional Materials, Tailored Materials, Orthopaedic Implants

Soft Matter Polymer Science Biophysics Biofilms

Additive Manufacturing, Multifunctional Materials, Tailored Materials, Orthopaedic Implants

Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms underlying metabolic disease

Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Photoacoustic imaging, light microscopy, neuroscience, cardiovascular biology, cancer, regenerative medicine

Regulation of stem cell function and tumorigenicity by epigenetic and novel biophysical mechanisms

Role of Prosecretory Mitogen 'Lacritin' in Epithelial Homeostasis, Secretion and Innate Defense

Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration of Adult Morphology in Vertebrates

Understanding the Molecular Basis of Macular Degeneration in Order to Hasten the Eradication of Blindness

Natural Killer Cells, Viral Immunity, Genetic basis of host resistance to viral infection, Tumor immunity, Immune cell regulation

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of Neurons

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Super-resolution fluorescence imaging of bacterial cells

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of allergic disease in humans.

Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Signal transduction in cancer cells

Spatiotemporal Regulation of Biological Signaling; Protein Engineering for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Epigenetic Silencing Mechanisms-Implications in Breast Cancer and Rett Syndrome

Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.

Molecular embryology--gene regulation in cells committed to specific developmental lineages

Regeneration and Systemic Responses to Tissue Damage

Regulation of stem cell function and tumorigenicity by epigenetic and novel biophysical mechanisms

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Obesity and Aging

Transcriptional Silencing and Aging in Yeast

Tailored fit targeting approaches: Cancer Immunotherapy, Antibodies and conjugates

Pathogenesis of infectious diseases and the development of new therapies and vaccines for infectious diseases and cancers.

Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Calcium-dependent, membrane-binding proteins and mechanisms of exocytosis

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.

The mechanism of action of small molecules and the fundamental biological role of protein tyrosine phosphatases

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism, atherosclerosis, Small molecule approaches to drug discovery

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.

Innate immunity, chronic disease, host-parasite interactions

Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration of Adult Morphology in Vertebrates

Understanding the Molecular Basis of Macular Degeneration in Order to Hasten the Eradication of Blindness

Calcium-dependent, membrane-binding proteins and mechanisms of exocytosis

Neuroscience

Transcription; Chromatin Modifications, Neurodegenerative Disease, Cancer

Regeneration and Systemic Responses to Tissue Damage

Stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, stroke, Wnt signaling, neurogenesis, vasculogenesis, angiogenesis

Non-invasive neuromodulation

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Developmental Genetics, Evolution and Regeneration of Adult Morphology in Vertebrates

Traumatic Brain Injury

Studies of various aspects of learning, memory, olfactory discrimination and explosive detection. We develop computer driven learning programs that produce optimal olfactory discrimination and detection learning in rodents.

Neural Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brains

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.

Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Calcium-dependent, membrane-binding proteins and mechanisms of exocytosis

Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Role of endogenous peptides in control of cardiorespiratory function

Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins

Blinding disease age-related macular degeneration, utilizing the tools of immunology, molecular biology, and engineering.

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies

Comparative budgetary, fiscal, and macroeconomic policy, with an emphasis on the United States, the European Union, Iraq, and Japan

Morality and ethical behavior Responses to injustice Social exchange and prosocial behavior

Dynamical Systems Analysis of Behavioral Data; Interpersonal Coordination; Postural Control

The effects of emotional experience on cognitive performance and behavior, including the role of emotion in art and other aesthetic experiences.

Children, Families and the Law

Promoting Healthy Adolescent Development

Communication through non-standard modalities

Culture, social ecology, and well-being.

Psychological phenomena related to diversity

The ontogenetic emergence of the moral emotions, cognitions, and behaviors that make children successful cooperators

Affective forecasting, self-knowledge, social cognition, self-reflection, social psychological interventions

Genetic variation, Complex diseases, Coronary artery disease, Genomics, Epigenomics, Regulatory mechanisms, Vascular biology, Pharmacology and Physiology

computational biology & bioinformatics; high performance computing; epigenomics & chromatin; pediatric cancer; computational regulatory genomics; machine learning

goal pursuit and motivation; social judgment; behavioral decision making; cooperation and competition

Cellular and genetic determinants of atherosclerosis and restenosis.

Epigenetic Silencing Mechanisms-Implications in Breast Cancer and Rett Syndrome

Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms underlying metabolic disease

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.

Understanding mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury after lung transplantation such as vascular inflammation, diagnosis via molecular imaging, and identifying therapeutic targets for the prevention or treatment of IR injury.

Gene regulation in cancer, RNA processing; Epigenetic modification; Stem cell and development

The Cause and Consequence of Somatic Mosaicism in Neurons

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies

Tailored fit targeting approaches: Cancer Immunotherapy, Antibodies and conjugates

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of allergic disease in humans.