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MAIA Lab is a collaboration of Faculty, Lab Members, Collaborators, Industry Partners, Support Staff, and a large network of Lab Alumni.

Skip to main content Our Research The primary research focus of the Tower Lab is to understand the complex interactions that occur among various cell types following musculoskeletal disease, trauma, or tumor metastasis, and how these interactions regulate fibrotic versus regenerative outcomes. Using …

The Zechner Lab applies molecular and cell biology techniques to investigate how mammalian cells regulate their phosphate homeostasis and sensing using the ubiquitous phosphate transporter PiT1/SLC20A1 as a model.

Skip to main content Targeting Ribosome Biogenesis in Cancer Building on our mechanistic studies of ribosome assembly, we are investigating how small molecules can selectively inhibit key enzymatic steps in this process to block cancer cell growth. Our current focus is NVL, a conserved AAA⁺ ATPase th…

Skip to main content Mechanism and Regulation of Ribosome Biogenesis Ribosome biogenesis is one of the most intricate and energy-intensive processes in the cell. In our lab, we investigate how the large ribosomal subunit (60S) is assembled from RNA and proteins through a finely tuned series of enzyma…

Meet the director, Steve Jiang, Ph.D.

Skip to main content News May 2026 Delivered Two Invited Talks Dr. Ying delivered invited talks at the UTSW GI Grand Rounds and the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering. Link April 2026 Delivered Three Invited Talks Dr. Ying delivered invited talks at the UT Austin School of Engineering, the UT Dalla…

Meet the MAIA Lab's Academic Collaborators.

Read the Brunoni Lab's publications.

See photos of the Ranjan Lab team.