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.…
6/17/2025
The lab has two related areas of interest: 1) development of red cells and platelets within bone marrow precursors, and 2) the effects of iron deprivation on red cell and…
6/17/2025
My research is focused on elucidating the immunoregulatory mechanism by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a global health concern causing severe liver disease such as fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular…
6/17/2025
Diagnostic ultrasound - image processing, quantification Molecular imaging using ultrasound Catheter-based ultrasound Ultrasound-based drug/gene delivery Ultrasound image guided therapy
6/17/2025
Pathogenesis of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains one of the two most common AIDS-associated malignancies and is caused by the human herpesvirus, KSHV, first discovered in 1994. Nevertheless,…
6/17/2025
UNLEASH: We work on cytokine control of memory lymphocytes, with a particular interest in the molecular regulators of vaccination and pathological antibodies in different disease states. Experimentally, we use i) mouse…
6/17/2025
My laboratory is interested in innate and adaptive immunity in acute and chronic kidney injury. Dendritic cells play an early role in activation of lymphocytes through antigen presentation of peptides…
6/17/2025
The studies in our laboratory are directed to understanding the role that immune responses to foreign proteins play in the common allergic diseases: asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. The research…
6/17/2025
Humans are colonized with trillions of microorganisms, collectively termed the microbiota. Aside from providing a first line of defense to invading pathogens or aiding in digestion and metabolism, commensal microbes…
