6/17/2025
Alu RNA transcripts promote advanced dry age-related macular degeneration:Geographic atrophy (GA) is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration and is a leading cause of blindness in the Unites…
6/17/2025
My lab is primarily focused on both understanding and manipulating cell-ECM mechanotransduction pathways in homeostasis and disease. Our primary interest is in understanding how cells' changing microenvironment direct their phenotype…
6/17/2025
Research in our laboratory is now focused primarily on Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of a group of neurodegenerative disorders known collectively as tauopathies. The histopathological hallmark of…
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
Our group engineers biomaterials to better understand the dynamic interplay between cells and their microenvironment. We apply these platforms to address fundamental human health challenges including: - Treatment of fibrotic diseases -…
6/17/2025
Dr. Christ has a broad interest in muscle physiology, intercellular communication and the role of smooth muscle in the function and dysfunction of visceral and vascular tissues. Dr. Christ's research interests…
6/17/2025
Multiple Sclerosis is a currently incurable autoimmune disease that affects 400,000 Americans and millions worldwide. The disease is characterized by destruction of myelin, the protective coat that wraps neuronal axons…
6/17/2025
Dr. Landen's research focus is on novel therapeutics and chemotherapy resistance in gynecologic cancers, primarily ovarian cancer. He conducts preclinical and clinical research developing models to better-understand the pathways contributing…
6/17/2025
Dr. Loughran's current research includes: current research includes: • R01 grant from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute to identify and characterize the LGL leukemia virus and understand how it might cause leukemia; •…
6/17/2025
Specific Research Ongoing in the McNamara lab Discovery of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the human ID3 gene that is functionally relevant and associated with vascular disease in humans. The…
