6/17/2025
Scott Acton's research group, Virginia Image and Video Analysis (VIVA), specializes in image analysis techniques such as image segmentation and motion tracking. Current projects including tracking cells observed in vivo,…
6/17/2025
Cell adhesion signaling in tumor invasion and metastasis, clinical trials for gastrointestinal malignancies
6/17/2025
(1) The current research being performed in my laboratory focuses on the innate immune mechanisms involved in the ability of rhinovirus (RV) to induce asthma exacerbations. These studies are based…
6/17/2025
A main goal of research in the Brown Lab centers on the genetics of host resistance to viral infection, and the role of natural killer (NK) cells in viral immunity.…
6/17/2025
The focus of our work is on the use of costimulatory pathways, particularly the CD70-CD27 TNF-superfamily members, to promote immunotherapeutic T cell responses against melanoma and other malignancies, and as…
6/17/2025
Research focuses on trials of biologic and targeted therapies for hematologic malignancies.
6/17/2025
Dr. Douvas participates in clinical research primarily through the Hematologic Malignancy Clinical Research program headed by Dr. Michael E. Williams. He is a principal and co-investigator on several clinical trials…
6/17/2025
The work of my laboratory over the last 40 years has been broadly concerned with the recognition of antigens by CD8 T cells. In the last 20 years, that work…
6/17/2025
CURRENT PROJECTS: - Using mouse genetics to identify the susceptibility factors that control B cell tolerance, differentiation and survival, leading to autoantibody production. - Defining the mechanisms by which autoimmune susceptibility elicits…
6/17/2025
Autoimmunity plays an important role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The emphasis of my laboratory is on the genetic and environmental factors important for these disorders.…
