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Our lab is studying novel regulatory mechanisms that control innate immunity in intestinal health and disease.

The Gill lab studies the molecular and metabolic pathways that influence melanoma progression and metastasis.

Skip to main content Meet the Team Principal Investigator Liraz "Lee" Shmuel-Galia Ph.D. Dr. Galia obtained her Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and completed her postdoctoral training at UMass Chan Medical School. Dr. Galia is an Assistant Professor in the …

Skip to main content Research Unlocking the Role of LncRNAs in Regulating Organelle Metabolic Function, Inter-Organelle, and Cell-Cell Communication in the Intestinal Tract Research Area 1 While lncRNAs have been associated with various biological processes, only a handful of lncRNAs have been demons…

All publications (# equal contribution):24. Choreography of human mitochondrial leaderless mRNA translation initiation. Shen S, Xu Y, Kober DL, Wang J. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jul 10:2025.07.10.662049. doi: 10.1101/2025.07.10.662049.23. Real-time detection of human telomerase DNA synthesis by multiplexed single-molecule FRET. Hentschel J, Badstübner M, Choi J, Bagshaw CR, Lapointe CP, Wang J, Jansson LI, Puglisi JD, Stone MD. Biophys. J. 2023, 122, 3447-3457.22. Dynamics of release factor recycling during translation termination in bacteria. Prabhakar A, Pavlov MY, Zhang J, Indrisiunaite G, Wang J, Lawson MR, Ehrenberg M, Puglisi JD. Nucleic Acids Res. 2023, 51, 5774-5790.21. Rapid 40S scanning and its regulation by mRNA structure during eukaryotic translation initiation. Wang J, Shin BS, Alvarado C, Kim JR, Bohlen J, Dever TE, Puglisi JD. Cell 2022, 185, 4474-4487.e17.20. eIF5B and eIF1A reorient initiator tRNA to allow ribosomal subunit joining. Lapointe CP, Grosely R, Sokabe M, Alvarado C, Wang J…

The Ding lab is led by Dr. Kan Ding, an Associate Professor and practicing neurologist who specializes in epilepsy. The lab concentrates on neurocritical care and post-traumatic epilepsy, with the goal of advancing strategies for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation to improve care for those with epilepsy. 

Skip to main content Join Our Lab Reach Out! The Galia lab is currently recruiting motivated Postdocs and Ph.D. students . If you are interested in joining our team, please send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Galia! Email : liraz.galia@utsouthwestern.edu Office Ph…

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Skip to main content Current Lab Members Meet the Principle Investigator Tamia Harris-Tryon M.D., Ph.D. Principle Investigator Tamia A. Harris-Tryon, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician-scientist at UT Southwestern and principal investigator of the Harris-Tryon lab. She earned her M.D. and Ph.D. at The Johns…

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