Research

Omid Akbari’s research is to: characterize and define acquired and innate immune response at mucosal surfaces such as lung and gut; investigate the mechanisms underlying the regulation of those responses; explore the mechanisms by which those responses contribute to inflammatory, allergic diseases and asthma; and determine means by which those responses can be specifically manipulated
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Paula Cannon’s research is focused on gene therapy, hematopoietic stem cells and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Expertise in the laboratory lies in gene editing and humanized mice.

Si-Yi Chen’s main research interests include identifying key negative regulators controlling antigen presentation by dendritic cells (DCs) and mechanistically investigating the roles of these regulators in control of innate and adaptive immunity; creating innovative technologies and approaches for the development of immunotherapies against cancer; and developing novel approaches for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection.

Lucio Comai’s research program investigates the molecular basis of human aging. The current focus is on the identification of the cellular processes responsible for the development of Werner syndrome (WS) and Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome (HGPS), two genetic diseases of accelerated aging.

Hyungjin Eoh’s research interest in discovery of novel anti-tuberculosis drugs using metabolomics.

I-Chueh Huang’s research objective is to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of immune control of viral infections and to use this knowledge to develop novel therapies.

Martin Kast’s research is focused on developing new and effective therapies for cervical cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma. These cancers express unique tumor-specific or tumor-associated antigens to which the lab directs T cell immune responses via DNA, RNA, protein or peptide-based vaccines or by retroviral mediated transfer of T cell receptors.

Joseph Landolph’s research focus is molecular mechanisms of chemical and environmental carcinogens. His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms and molecular and cell biology of chemically-induced morphological and neoplastic transformation of murine and human fibroblasts.

Ha Youn Lee’s research is focused on HIV vaccine design and HIV genomic incidence assays.

Jie Li teaches medical microbiology and host responses to human infections.

Research