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Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

Experimental Pathology

Four different kinds of cells magnifiedThe Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease (MCBD) graduate program confers the PhD in Experimental Pathology.  The program is designed for students with a research interest in the mechanisms of human disease processes, with a particular emphasis on the skills necessary to perform translational research. In addition to basic laboratory skills, the program offers the opportunity for collaborative work with top-ranked and internationally recognized pathologists and other clinicians as part of PhD training. These experiences provide our trainees with an understanding of modern medical problems and a unique perspective on approaches to move research from bench to bedside.

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Program Faculty

  • Ambati, Jayakrishna

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

  • Barker, Thomas H.

    Matrix Biology and Engineering

  • Bloom, George S.

    Pathogenic mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

  • Braciale, Thomas J.

    T Lymphocyte Responses To Virus Infection

  • Brown, Michael G.

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

  • Bullock, Timothy N.

    Pathways to enhance T cell function in tumors.

  • Caliari, Steven

    Engineering dynamic biomaterials to explore the interplay between cells and their microenvironment

  • Christ, George

    Functional Genomics

  • Civelek, Mete

    Systems Genetics Approaches to Understand Cardiometabolic Traits

  • Cross, Janet V.

    Contribution of the Inflammatory Microenvironment to Tumor Initiation, Progression and Metastasis; Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Chemoprevention

  • Dutta, Anindya

    Genomic Instability in Cancer Cells; Noncoding RNAs in differentiation and cancer

  • Felder, Robin A.

    Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology. Medical Automation Research. Neurotransmitters, cell surface receptors and intracellular second messengers.

  • Ferris, Heather

    The Role of Diabetes in Cognitive Decline

  • Moore, Sean

    Structure and Function of the GI Tract in the Context of Childhood Nutrition, Growth, Immunity, and Host-microbe Interactions

  • Moskaluk, Christopher A.

    Molecular pathogenesis and genomic analysis of human cancers

  • Naegle, Kristen

    Regulation and function of tyrosine phosphorylation in complex networks

  • Owens, Gary K.

    Identification of Factors and Mechanisms that Regulate the Stability of Late Stage Atherosclerotic Lesions and the Probability of Thromboembolic Events Including a Heart Attack or Stroke

  • Papin, Jason A.

    Systems biology, infectious disease, cancer, toxicology, metabolic engineering

  • Paschal, Bryce M.

    Nuclear Transport, Signaling, and Cancer

  • Peirce-Cottler, Shayn M.

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

  • Petri, William A.

    Immune mechanisms of defense against enteric (diarrheal) infections

  • Purow, Benjamin W.

    Novel therapeutic approaches to brain cancers and to other neurologic diseases

  • Tung, Kenneth S.

    Mechanisms of Tolerance and Autoimmunity to Gonad-Specific Antigens

  • Vande Pol, Scott B.

    How Viruses, Particularly Papillomaviruses, Can Cause Cancer

  • Venton, B. Jill

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

  • Yates, Paul A.

    Development and regulation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and blood vessels as they relate to retinal diseases.

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