6/17/2025
Human development, immunity, wound healing, fertility, and nutrient uptake all depend upon the ability of cells to change shape. Acquisition of an asymmetric or polarized morphology by a cell is…
6/17/2025
Bioreactor Related ResearchThere are currently two ongoing bioreactor-related research programs in our laboratory funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A multidisciplinary approach…
6/17/2025
I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that control the generation of different neuronal types along the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis of the spinal cord, using motor neurons as a…
6/17/2025
Genomic analysis of primary human cancer specimens for global genetic and gene expression alterations. Development of model systems to validate biological roles of candidate genes. Translation of experimental findings to…
6/17/2025
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 StrokeAtherothrombosis, resulting from rupture or…
6/17/2025
Systems analysis has become a requirement for making sense of high-throughput data and for characterizing properties of biological networks. In order to extend these recent developments to medical applications, there…
9/3/2025
Growth Factor and Adhesion Signaling. For the past 25 years my laboratory has been interested in how the activation of protein tyrosine kinases contributes to cancer progression and metastasis. In…
6/17/2025
Director of Graduate Studies for Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer BiologyPlease contact Dr. Pemberton for any information or guidance regarding our graduate program. Associate Director of Education, UVA Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr…
6/17/2025
Our research on viruses provides insight not only into the diseases they cause, but it also leads to the discovery of novel basic mechanisms that operate in eukaryotic cells. Over…
6/17/2025
Cell and gene mediate spinal fusion, spinal cord injury and regeneration.
