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Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

The Vasudevan Laboratory studies growth factor signaling through receptor tyrosine kinases and the Ras signaling pathway in development and cancer with an emphasis on neurofibromatosis.

Vasanth Vedantham, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Integrative Biology of Heart Rhythm and Mechanisms of Arrhythmias: Development, Physiology, Genetics, Disease, and Regeneration.

Eric Verdin, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

HIV Pathogenesis and lymphocyte biology

Zena Vexler, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Research Summary:

Brain microenvironment as modulator of neurovascular injury and repair after adult and neonatal stroke

Saul Villeda, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Mechanisms of Brain Aging and Rejuvenation

Thiennu Vu, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

The regulation of lung vascularization and development

Dan Wagner, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Whole embryo single-cell developmental genomics and lineage; using zebrafish embryos to model human birth defects

Mentorship Development:

4/23/20   Effective Strategies for IDPs
4/30/20   Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A for Faculty
11/10/20   Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab

Jeff Wall, PhD, MS

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Evolutionary and Human Genetics

Mentorship Development:

2/2021 - Three Truths & Three Tries: Facing & Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo & Macro Levels

Bruce Wang, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

We study how the different cell types in the liver, in particular the hepatocyte, are generated during development, patterned and maintained during adulthood, and regenerate after injury.