Trainers Directory

My lab investigates interactions of intestinal epithelia and the surrounding microenvironment in promoting progression to cancer; colitis-derived tumor initiating cells, induced pluripotent stem cells. 

Emina Huang's Biography 

I research molecular and statistical genetic dissection of multifactorial diseases; common chronic diseases of the eye and the kidney; speech sound disorder. 

Sudha K. Iyengar's Biography 

My area of investigation includes tumor microenvironment, tumor immunology, mestastasis, and cellular transformation.

Mark Jackson's Biography

My areas of research include signaling complexes of rhodopsin, rhodopsin oligomeric organization in signal transduction, Molecular bases of light-induced retinal degeneration, and mouse models of retinal degenerative diseases.

Beata Jastrzebska's Biography 

I study molecular mechanisms and gene regulatory functions of 3D genome architecture, computational and system biology tools for integrative analysis of genomic data, and single cell transcriptome/epigenome technologies in health and disease. 

Fulai Jin's Biography 

We are investigating the effect of exosomes, a group of extracellular vesicles (EVs), from virus infected cells on cancer progression, inflammation and co-infection. We are utilizing the "EV-omics", including proteomics, RNAseq, lipidomics and metabolics to identify exosomes cargoes that contribute to diseases. We are also developing exosome therapeutic techniques in cancer treatment and regenerative medicine.

Ge Jin's Biography 

Dr. Kang’s research focuses on the molecular pathways underlying aberrant proteinopathy and neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Related Dementias (ADRDs), including Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)-Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) spectrum disorders and Lewy body disorders (LBD). 

David Kang's Biography

Our lab is interested in the underlying mechanism and identifying anticancer targets of breast cancer.

Hung-Ying Kao

The Karaayvaz Lab’s main research focus is to understand the early events in breast cancer development in high-risk patients. We employ state-of-the-art single cell and imaging approaches to dissect molecular heterogeneity in pre-malignant and malignant lesions of the breast. Our goal is to leverage the knowledge gained from these studies and develop innovative strategies for breast cancer chemoprevention and treatment.

Mihriban Karaayvaz's Biography 

Intimate partner violence is a complex problem that intersects issues from the biological level to larger societal issues intersecting individuals and families. We are interested in preventing and treating Intimate Partner Violence. Our lab aims to develop a decision-making model to improve treatment outcomes by identifying subgroups of the population who respond similarly to IPV treatments and identify which IPV treatments work best for each subgroup based on violence typology, population characteristics, and treatment options. We are also interested in understanding the interactions in which violent behaviors emerge and escalate, and how this is related to mental and physical health.

Gunnur Karakurt's Biography