The Department has a three-fold mission:
- Undertake research on the molecular basis of diseases that affect humanity
- Train a new generation of scientists and physicians
- Provide a collaborative link between other biomedical sciences and more basic sciences, such as chemistry and physics
Research Focus
The research interests of the faculty are focused in four inter-related areas:
- Signal transduction in cancer and inflammation
- Nucleic acid metabolism in cancer and inflammation
- Redox biology
- Metabolic diseases such as diabetes and atherosclerosis
Our Trainees
The training mission of the Department is focused on four types of trainees:
- Graduate students
- Postdoctoral fellows
- Medical students
- Physician assistant students
- Summer research for undergraduates
Department Collaborations
The Department’s principal interdisciplinary collaborations are promoted through participation in the following Centers:
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Center for Structural Biology
- Center for Diabetes Research
- Center for Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research
- Center for Molecular Communication and Signaling
