6/17/2025
My laboratory aims to explore the physiological role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis (with a special focus on ER-associated degradation, ERAD) in the context of human diseases. We use genetic,…
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
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…
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…
6/17/2025
The Spencer lab studies host-pathogen interactions of Gram-positive bacteria, focusing on the major neonatal pathobiont Group B Streptococcus (GBS). GBS can asymptomatically colonize the female genital tract, leading to transmission…
6/17/2025
6/17/2025
My laboratory studies respiratory immunology under homeostasis and disease conditions. The long-term goals of the laboratory are to develop novel ideas and methods for the induction of strong respiratory antiviral…
6/17/2025
My interests are in the areas of iron metabolism, macrophages, fibrosis, vascular calcification and progressive kidney diseases.
6/17/2025
Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban studied the regulation of cell-surface stability and intracellular trafficking of membrane proteins in epithelial cells. One focus of her research activity has been the characterization of mechanisms and…
6/17/2025
My laboratory studies the biological conflict between bacteria and the viruses that infect them: bacteriophages (phages). Bacteriophages are the most abundant entity on the planet, and are crucial for controlling…
