Faculty

The Nichols Lab's research spans from the molecular basis of potassium channel activity to human disease. His work on KATP channel activity led to the discovery of the mechanism of human neonatal diabetes and a revolution in therapy – affected children can now take once a day pills – even dissolved in milk – rather than traumatic, three times a day insulin injections.

The Pagliarini Lab is an interdisciplinary team of scientists driven to understand the biochemical underpinnings of mitochondrial dysfunction in human diseases.

The Piston Lab studies the molecular pathways of islet hormone secretion.

Dr. Rosa-Molinar and his group apply to multi-scale multi-modal correlated volume resin microscopies to a systems engineering process concept known as “imaging chain” that includes determining provenance, searching, mining, processing, analyzing, displaying, storing, and managing datasets. The imaging chain enables the group to develop, refine, and use imaging tools and reagents to create image data sets required to research and unravel synapses’ three-dimensional (3-D) nano-scale geometry and molecular diversity.

WUCCI

Study several areas that focus on cell membrane function, including activation, and in-membrane dynamics of BCl-2 family proteins, the critical arbiters of cell death in humans, pore forming antimicrobial peptides, membrane repair, perflurocarbon nano-delivery systems, malaria parasite host/cell interactions.

The Stewart lab's research focuses on understanding how age-related changes in noncancerous cells (referred to as stroma) participate in cancer development.

The Stratman Lab studies the mechanisms regulating blood vessel formation, stabilization, and blood flow sensing during development and disease.

The True Lab studies protein misfolding and aggregation are the hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases and other disorders.