Research Areas

Projects currently being pursued by students in the Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology track cover many areas of contemporary biology, medicine and therapeutics. These encompass the study of cancer and many other human diseases, virology/immunology/hematology, cellular receptors and signal transduction, genetic/genomic/systems biology approaches, and others. The major realms of expertise represented in the Track are listed below, along with the associated faculty members leading the research in these exciting and important research areas.

Bioengineering

Cancer Biology and Therapeutics

Cytoskeleton and Cell Migration/Morphogenesis

Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics

Hematology, Vascular Biology and Inflammation

Human Disease Pathology, Physiology and Intervention

Ion Channels, Pumps and Transporters

Membrane Biology and Biophysics

Metabolism

Neurobiology, Neural Networks and Neuropharmacology

Organ Physiology

Protein Sorting and Trafficking

Receptors and Signal Transduction

Stem Cell Biology

Structural Biology

Systems Biology

Virology and Immunology