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We do difficult experiments at the frontier of cell physiology, often with our own methods and always with our own hands.

The primary goal of Henkemeyer laboratory is to understand the biochemical signals that regulate cell-cell interactions during embryonic development. 

In the Zhang Lab, we seek to understand the molecular mechanisms of metabolic diseases, with the long-term goal of creating novel therapeutic strategies.

Our lab focuses on the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in pediatric and congenital heart disease.

Skip to main content Research 1. Roles of membrane contact sites in intracellular lipid trafficking and homeostasis in response to cellular stress. Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are regions where signals and small molecules, such as lipids, are exchanged between organelles. The Prinz lab studies the …

The research interests of the Lux Lab lie in the development of novel nanomedicine platforms to diagnose and treat disease in vivo noninvasively.

Skip to main content Designing a Novel Drug-Delivery System The Saha Lab is designing a novel drug-delivery system that will release potent radiosensitizer and/or chemotherapeutic agents to lung and prostate tumors to enhance the efficacy of combined modality therapy. This project is an ongoing colla…

The broad research interest of Fei Wang lab is in dissecting molecular mechanisms of essential cellular events in eukaryotic cell development. Currently, my laboratory investigates how cells preserve the fidelity of gametogenesis under environmental and physiological stress. Gametogenesis, the process by which diploid precursors undergo meiosis and differentiation to produce haploid gametes, is remarkably sensitive to temperature and other stressors. Even mild perturbations tolerated by mitotically dividing cells can disrupt meiosis, leading to infertility or defective gametes. This heightened sensitivity reflects the competing demands faced by germ cells: they must complete complex developmental transitions while responding flexibly to environmental challenges. The mechanisms that safeguard meiotic integrity under such conditions have long remained poorly understood. In somatic cells, two conserved pathways—stress granules (SGs) and autophagy—serve as major quality-control systems under stress. SGs se…

We are interested in building small organic molecules and studying their functions in biological systems. Our lab started in 2004 using state-of-the-art tools to address challenging issues in the field of natural product synthesis. 

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