Trainers Directory

We investigate skin disease, skin and cardiac allograft rejection, and T cell recruitment to inflammation in peripheral tissues. 

Robert L. Fairchild's Biography 

We use a systems immunology approach to investigate host immune-microbe interactions that are important for reproductive health and disease. This combines analysis of clinical specimens, model systems and bioinformatics tools to identify potential interactions.

Christina Farr's Biography 

I research cell biology of cancer, fundamental mechanisms of membrane trafficking, discovery of signal transduction pathways that regulate the secretory pathway, and their role in cancer. 

Seth Field's Biography

My research investigates mechanisms by which tumor microenvironment influence the development of T cell immunity to cancer and T cell suppression mechanisms in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

James H. Finke's Biography 

I study the regulation of Endothelial cell motility, the role of Ceruloplasmin in inflammation and Atherosclerosis, and iron homeostasis. 

Our lab investigates the mechanisms of immunity and immunopathogenesis during infections, aging, and inflammatory disorders in humans. We use cellular immunology techniques such as flow cytometry of clinical samples and in vitro cultures to better understand how pathogens and chronic inflammation contribute to the activation, expansion, maintenance, and trafficking of T cells and monocytes and how these cells contribute to infection-associated immunopathology and comorbidities in people living with HIV.

Michael Freeman's Biography 

I primarily focus on calcium homeostasis, electrophysiology, ion channels, modulation, optical methods for measuring Ca2+, and modeling. 

Davi Friel's Biography 

We are interested in understanding how posttranslational modifications, particularly protein arginine methylation, control diverse cellular processes, and how their dysregulations lead to cancers, and finally to develop small molecule inhibitors targeting these aberrant events for cancer therapy. A range of complementary approaches are used in the lab, including biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, multi-omics, and mouse models.

The primary research objective in our lab is to uncover novel fundamental mechanisms underlying gene expression in cancers. We employ a range of advanced multi-omics technologies to comprehensively detail the oncogenic mechanisms of transcription factors and identify therapeutic targets for treatment.

Yuan Gao's Biography