Research
Basic research interests include:
- The regulation of cytokine gene expression
- Age-related changes in protein structure and function
- Atherosclerosis and oxidative stress
- Chemotherapeutics
- Molecular and immunological aspects of cancer biology and progession
- Growth factors
- Signal transduction
- Apoptosis
- Determination of enzyme mechanisms and other physical techniques by steady-state kinetics
- The regulation of eukaryotic gene expression
- Host response to respiratory infections
- Antihelmintic drugs, parasite metabolism, enzymology and X-ray crystallography of parasite enzymes
- Molecular immunology
- Autoimmunity
- Tumor immunology
- Structure and function of the human chromosome
- Vaccine development
- Mechanism of muscle contraction
- Cancer metastasis and angiogenesis
- Cholesterol metabolism
- Lipoprotein transport
- Drug Delivery
Many research projects also involve faculty members from other basic science and clinical departments and institutes.
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