Lab Sites

Center for Advanced Imaging Research (CAIR)

The Center for Advanced Imaging Research (CAIR) focuses on developing and using cutting-edge imaging modalities such as advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hyperpolarized imaging, positron-emission tomography (PET), and focused ultrasound.

Civin Lab

The breakthrough discovery by Curt Civin, MD, Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, of the CD34 lympho-hematopoietic stem cell antigen and monoclonal antibody has accelerated basic research in stem cell and leukemia biology and improved stem cell transplantation for thousands of patients.

DasSarma Lab

The DasSarma Laboratory was established in 1986 by Shiladitya DasSarma, PhD, soon after the discovery of the Archaea. Since then, the lab has been studying these novel microbes and their mechanisms of adaptation to challenging habitats, including extreme environments and the human microbiome.

Davis Research Lab

The Davis Research Laboratory performs research in the area of diabetes. Led by Principal Investigator and leading diabetes researcher Stephen N. Davis, MBBS, the lab focuses on glucose counterregulatory mechanisms (neuroendocrine, autonomic nervous system, and metabolic effects) in response to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia).

Fan Lab

The Fan Lab provides flow cytometry expertise to the university and updates the researchers with new technology and instrumentation. The Fan Lab is led by Xiaoxuan Fan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, and Director, Flow Cytometry Shared Service.

Kaper Lab

Research in the Kaper Lab, led by Principal Investigator James Kaper, PhD, focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of enteric bacterial pathogens. Our studies range from basic research on pathogenesis and the evolution of pathogens to applied research such as development of new vaccines and diagnostic reagents.

Krupnick Lab

Headed by Alexander S. Krupnick, MD, the Peter Angelos Distinguished Professor of Surgery, the Krupnick Laboratory focuses its translational research on two clinically relevant areas: immunotherapy for thoracic malignancies and lung transplant immunoregulation. The laboratory has discovered several unique features of lung cancer, which we have utilized to develop a first-in-class retargeted cytokine designed to stimulate natural killer cells specifically and precisely for the treatment of lung cancer.

Lab for the Study of Central Nervous System Injury

The Laboratory for the Study of Central Nervous System Injury uses a multidisciplinary approach to study mechanisms of cell death and recovery following injury. We utilize a wide variety of experimental techniques: molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, histology/histochemistry, behavioral assessment, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, and molecular modeling.

Laboratory of Translational Redox Medicine (TRx Med)

Led by Dean Mark Gladwin, MD, Professor of Medicine, the Laboratory of Translational Redox Medicine (TRx Med) conducts biomedical research focusing on blood and vascular tissues, where key "redox-sensitive" hemoproteins largely appear, and abnormal changes in the redox status of these hemoproteins are hallmarks of many vascular and pulmonary disease states.

Translational Neuroengineering & Neuroscience Lab

The Translational Neuroengineering & Neuroscience Lab conducts research that includes the development of novel translational tools for uncovering mechanisms of brain injury after cardiac arrest, ways to promote nerve regeneration after peripheral nerve injury, and therapeutic methods to promote neuroregeneration and neuroprotection after spinal cord injury.

Yang Lab

The Yang Lab, headed by Peixin Yang, PhD, the Christopher R. Harman, MD Endowed Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, is working to investigate the effects of factors such as oxidative stress, cellular organelle stress, and high glucose environments on embryonic development.