Faculty Research Interests
The four tracks are organized around research themes, and faculty members in each track have corresponding research interests, but are drawn from multiple basic science and clinical departments in the College of Medicine and within the University of Toledo.
Cancer Biology
| Basic Processes |
Related Diseases |
| Cancer Stem Cells |
Cancers of the Brain, Breast, Colon, Liver, Lung, Ovary, and Prostate |
| Cell Death (Apoptosis and Autophagy) |
Leukemia |
| Cell Proliferation and Cell Cycle |
Melanoma |
| Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction |
Meningioma |
| Chemoprevention |
Neuroblastoma and Neuroendocrine Tumors |
| Chromatin Structure and Epigenetic Mechanisms |
Cell Culture and Transgenic/Knockout Mouse Models of Cancer |
| DNA Damage, Mutation Hot Spots, and DNA Repair |
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| Drug Delivery, Viral Vectors, and Gene Therapy |
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| Genomics, Gene Activation, and Gene Regulation |
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| Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone Action |
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| Protein Trafficking |
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| Role of Inherited Mutations in Cancer |
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| Toxicology |
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| Tumor Promotion |
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| Yeast Biology |
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Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
| Basic Processes |
Related Diseases |
| Aerobic Running Capacity and Cardiac Performance |
Atherosclerosis |
| Cardiovascular Physiology and Protection |
Cystic Fibrosis |
| Cell Growth |
Diabetes and Obesity |
| Development |
Fatty Liver Disease |
| Exercise Physiology |
Heart Failure, Cardiac Hypertrophy, and Ischemic Heart Disease |
| Genetics of Complex Cardiovascular Traits |
Hypertension |
| Genomics and Proteomics |
Infertility and Reproduction |
| Ion Transporters |
Renal Failure and Uremic Cardiopathy |
| Metabolism: Biochemistry and Whole Animal Physiology |
Stress-related Disorders |
| Nutrition |
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| Protein Trafficking, Folding, and Assembly |
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| Signaling |
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| Transgenic and Knockout Mouse Technology |
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Infection, Immunity, and Transplantation
| Basic Processes |
Related Diseases |
| Antigen Presentation |
Autoimmune & Allergic Diseases |
| Bioinformatics |
Graft Rejection |
| Biology and Pathogenesis of Microbes |
Infectious Diseases |
| Cytokines |
Persistent Viral Infections |
| Gene Regulation |
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| Host Response to Infection |
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| Immune Regulation |
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| Innate and Adaptive Immunity |
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| Molecular Genetics |
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| Signaling |
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| Vaccine Development |
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| Viral Evolution |
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Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
| Basic Processes |
Related Diseases |
| Cell Signaling and Secretion |
Alzheimer's Disease |
| Functional Confocal Microscopy |
Epilepsy |
| Ion Channel Regulation |
Headache Disorders |
| Mechanisms of Neurological Disease |
Hearing Disorders |
| Molecular Development and Stem Cell Biology |
Neuroblastoma and Neuroendocrine Tumors |
| Nervous System Plasticity |
Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| Pain Mechanisms, Regeneration, and Repair |
Parkinson's Disease |
| Somatosensory System Function |
Stroke and Stroke Prevention |
| Transcriptional Regulation of Neural Genes |
Substance Abuse Disorders |
