Faculty
Our research interest is development of novel molecular and metabolic imaging strategies for early detection and risk stratification of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases using high-resolution SPECT and PET.
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Dr. Tejero's research focuses on heme proteins, aiming to characterize nitrite reactions with hemoglobin and myoglobin, understand the cytoprotective roles of neuroglobin and cytoglobin, and develop heme-based antidotes for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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We use molecular, biochemical, and cellular approaches to study the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Regulation of the immune response; role of dendritic cells and T cells in tolerance induction; mechanism of action of novel immune suppressants
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The Torres-Oviedo lab investigates the human ability to adapt walking patterns and learn new movements through interactions with the world. To this end we combine psychophysical experiments and computational tools to investigate locomotor learning in unimpaired subjects and patients with cortical lesions. Current studies specifically study 1) the adaptability of muscle coordination in patients and healthy subjects when they experience novel walking conditions, 2) the prediction error driving locomotor learning to sustained environmental perturbations, and 3) the generalization of adaptation effects from treadmill walking to over ground locomotor movements and 4) cognitive factors mediating locomotor learning and its generalization.
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Dr. Trebak's laboratory uses biochemical, biophysical and imaging techniques to understand the signalling mechanisms of native Ca2+ permeable channels in a variety of cell systems, including a number of cancer cells, astrocytes, lymphocytes, vascular and airway smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells. Dr. Trebak's laboratory is particularly interested in two classes of ion channels: the transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels and the components of the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) pathway, STIM and Orai proteins as they pertain to cell proliferation, migration, growth, survival and invasion.
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Zebrafish Heart Development and Regeneration; Research in Dr. Tsang’s lab has focused on the role of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) signaling in zebrafish development. Another area of research in Dr. Tsang’s lab is using zebrafish as a model for human congenital heart disease and in understanding the early events that establish left-right patterning.
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Basal ganglia-cortical dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and therapeutic mechanisms of deep brain stimulation
Understanding and controlling the cytokine networks that direct immune responses responsible for both protective and pathological immunity.
*Currently accepting Graduate Students