6/17/2025
OVERVIEW: How does the body recognize an infectious organism? During infection, how does it determine when to escalate inflammation for pathogen clearance versus dampen inflammation to prevent damage to self? What…
6/17/2025
Structural biology of membrane proteins: Membrane proteins represent about ~25% of all proteins in any given genome carrying out many vital functions (transporters, receptors, channels, etc..). Membrane proteins also represent ~50%…
6/17/2025
The systems biology research in the Fallahi-Sichani lab is focused primarily on understanding the mechanisms through which human cancer cells respond heterogeneously to environmental and therapeutic perturbations. These responses can…
6/17/2025
Genetics of complex disease Common diseases, such as osteoporosis, impart significant societal health burdens. These diseases are, in part, regulated by genetic determinants and understanding their genetic basis is critical to…
6/17/2025
They have no symptoms, but subjects with untreated hypertension and salt sensitivity will have major health challenges such as blindness, stroke, kidney failure, and heart attacks. These devastating (and costly)…
6/17/2025
We develop nanoscale imaging methods for 3D single-molecule localization in intact bacterial cells. Our two primary research objectives are: 1. Development of 3D super-resolution imaging methods, including instrument design, sample preparation,…
6/17/2025
There are two morphologically distinct forms of the HIV-1 virus, called immature and mature. The immature virion is the form that initially assembles and initiates budding from the plasma membrane.…
6/17/2025
Ongoing work in my laboratory focuses on the role of an alternative splicing factor, the RNA helicase DDX39B, known to immunologists as BAT1, on immunity and autoimmunity. The connection to…
6/17/2025
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults. AML prognosis and overall survival decline in patients older that 60 years of age and in patients who…
6/17/2025
One major focus of our work is to study the cellular and molecular consequences of the blood supply in the eye. Specifically, we are interested in quantifying the biomechanical changes…
