6/17/2025
The Ai lab specializes in protein engineering and employs interdisciplinary approaches, including biophysics, bioanalytical chemistry, chemical biology, synthetic biology, and optical imaging. One of our main areas of focus is the…
6/17/2025
Genetically engineering T cells with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) allows for recognition and subsequent destruction of cancer cells. While this has been a revolutionary treatment for many patients with…
6/17/2025
Mutations in any one of hundreds of genes cause neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. For some unique genes, either an increase or decrease in their expression…
6/17/2025
Signaling between cells in the brain relies on electrical and chemical transmission. Ion channels traverse brain cell membranes to serve as conduits for the flow of ionic current, which creates…
6/17/2025
My laboratory develops and applies computational statistics methods to functional genomic data with a focus on epigenetic data. Epigenetics is the study of heritable phenotypic traits not coded in the…
6/17/2025
My laboratory is involved with developing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques as a tool for basic biomedical research. I am currently developing, fabricating, and testing…
6/17/2025
Infection in the juvenile stage disrupts growth and metabolism, often with long-lasting effects. In young children and in fruit fly larvae, infections disrupt production of homologous hormones: insulin-like growth factor…
6/17/2025
The survival of organisms ranging from simple bacteria to complex metazoans relies on the ability of individual cells to sample the environment and respond appropriately. Understanding the molecular pathways involved…
6/17/2025
The focus of our work is on the use of costimulatory pathways, particularly the CD70-CD27 TNF-superfamily members, to promote immunotherapeutic T cell responses against melanoma and other malignancies, and as…
6/17/2025
Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer Dysregulation of gene expression is a hallmark of all cancers. It is critical for self-renewal and chemo-resistance of cancer cells which contributes to…
