6/17/2025
The research interests in the Kaya Lab lie in the mechanistic understanding of pathways regulating cellular aging and age-related disease progression. We believe that a strong understanding of biological problems…
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
The long-term goal of our research program is to elucidate the roles of peripheral and central glia and glial-glial interactions during nervous system development, maintenance and disease/injury. Using Danio rerio…
6/17/2025
WE USE FROGS TO STUDY DEVELOPMENT, DISEASE, AND REGENERATION PRECISION MEDICINE OF BIRTH DEFECTS Every parent that loses their baby to a birth defect wants to know why and if it will…
6/17/2025
Our research focuses on cancer with a special interest in glioblastoma, the most aggressive tumor type of the brain which to date is still considered a deadly disease. Our lab…
6/17/2025
Dr. Le’s research focuses on neural-crest derived tissue development, regeneration and tumorigenesis, in particular the biology of neurofibromatosis. His laboratory investigates how genetic and tumor microenvironmental factors interplay to regulate…
6/17/2025
1. Wnt and PCP signaling in mechanosensory hair cell polarity. The actin-based hair bundle atop sensory hair cells is the mechanotransduction organelle essential for hearing and balance. A majority of sensorineural…
6/17/2025
The major focus of my lab is to understand how the genetic drivers of cancer fuel tumor evolution and to mechanistically define how these genes contribute to various tumor phenotypes.…
6/17/2025
All eukaryotic cells divide by assembling a microtubule-based spindle machinery that equally segregates chromosomes between daughter cells. The faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division is essential as errors in…
6/17/2025
Dr. Rich's research is centered on understanding the genetic epidemiology of complex human disease, including the genes contributing to atherosclerosis, stroke and intermediate phenotypes (risk factors). These studies range from…
