El-Hage Lab

Dr. Nazira El-Hage’s research focuses on mechanisms underlying HIV-pathology and the interlinked epidemics with opioid drug abuse in the central nervous system (CNS). The El-Hage lab also examines the role of neuroimmune signaling in the CNS in relation to drug misuse and behavior in HIV-positive subjects.

Nariza El-Hage, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Nano-Medicine. Her lab is located in Academic Health Center 1.