Laboratories

Stephen Black’s research focuses on pulmonary vascular biology.

Hitendra Chand's research combines basic science with translational approaches, aiming to connect laboratory findings to practical applications.

Srinivasan Chinnapaiyan's research focuses on lung inflammation, senescence, mitophagy and mucociliary dysfunction in individuals with HIV who smoke tobacco or use other smoked substances.

Charles Dimitroff's research focuses on the glyco-pathological basis of immunity, inflammation, and cancer.

Nazira El-Hage's research focuses on mechanisms underlying HIV pathology and the interlinked epidemics with opioid drug abuse in the central nervous system.

Maria Franco research work focuses on how the oxidative environment regulates cellular processes governing growth and death in nervous system pathologies.

Dr. David Kalfa's research focuses on translational cardiovascular research to improve outcomes for children born with congenital heart defects.

Madepalli Lakshmana's research focuses on Alzheimer's disease and adult brain neurogenesis.

Dr. Robert Sackstein investigates the structures that direct cell migration in blood flow, such as those molecules that cause braking on E-selectin.

Hoshang Unwalla’s laboratory focuses on the role of small RNA molecules called microRNAs in promoting diseases attributed to inflammation.