Associate Professor
Internal Medicine and Advanced Imaging Research Center

Research interest: Understanding metabolic derangements that lead to fatty liver disease, through the application of advanced imaging, and metabolic techniques.
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Associate Professor
Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology

Research interest: Understanding the regulation of the inflammatory response at a molecular level, and elucidating how these events may participate in human disease. We are particularly interested in pathways that regulate inflammation in the gastrointestinal mucosa, and their potential role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Burstein Lab website
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Assistant Professor
Dermatology

Research interest: Focusing on identification of the tumor cells of origin and elucidating the roles of tumor microenvironment in cancer development.
Le Lab website
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Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, and Molecular Biology

Research interest: Elucidating the transcriptional mechanisms that dictate formation of the cardiac conduction system, and its impact on the establishment of normal cardiac rhythm.
Munshi Lab website

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Microbiology

Research interest: Characterizing the role of heme oxygenase (HO1) and carbon monoxide (CO) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis, with a focus on the immunologic consequences of HO1 induction and mycobacterial resistance to host-derived CO. Also, identifying and characterizing novel mycobacterial virulence mechanisms using genetics, cell biology, and biochemistry.
Shiloh Lab website

Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology

Research interest: Improving our understanding of the mechanisms of disease in early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by looking at the role of the immune system and complement factor H, and developing new therapeutic strategies for AMD.
Ufret-Vincenty Lab website
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Assistant Professor
Dermatology

Research interest: Studying whether the induction of autophagy, a cellular recycling process, can prevent the development of skin cancer.

Associate Professor
Internal Medicine and Psychiatry

Research interest: Gaining a better understanding of the controls of eating behavior, body weight, and mood by studying the peptide hormone ghrelin.
Zigman Lab website
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