6/17/2025
6/17/2025
Research: My research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of brain tumor development and growth and on using the acquired knowledge to identify new targets and develop new approaches for…
6/17/2025
The Agaisse Lab is associated with the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MIC). Our laboratory studies the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, which causes approximately 270 million cases of…
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
DNA replication-coupled repair, genome integrity networks, DNA damage tolerance pathways.
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
6/17/2025
Project Title: Pathogenesis of Infections by Herpes Simplex Virus Herpes simplex virus is widespread in the human population with most people exposed during childhood. Nearly all adults have specific antibodies. HSV-1…
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.…