Pharmacology and Toxicology Labs
Banerjee Lab
The Banerjee Lab studies how arsenic disrupts zinc finger proteins, driving toxicity and cancer via multi-omics and translational models.
Ceresa Lab
The Ceresa Lab defines EGFR signaling mechanisms to enhance corneal repair, aiming to develop therapies that restore epithelial homeostasis and prevent vision loss.
Shao Yu Chen Lab
The Shao-yu Chen Lab studies FASD mechanisms using CRISPR, organoids, and models to uncover ethanol-driven developmental and epigenetic defects.
Geoffrey Clark Lab
The Geoffrey Clark Lab researches developing small molecules targeting RAS-driven oncogenesis in cancers like pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, and pediatric glioblastoma.
Hardesty Lab
The Hardesty Lab studies mechanisms blocking liver regeneration in ALD and MASLD and develops therapies to restore liver function and repair.
Joshua Hood Lab
The Hood Lab develops EV-based nanomedicine, studying extracellular vesicles in tumor communication and designing personalized cancer diagnostics and therapies.
Kenneth Palmer Lab
The Palmer Lab develops broad-spectrum antivirals, vaccines, and therapeutics, using human-relevant models to prevent and treat infectious diseases and cancer.
Radhakrishnan Lab
The Radhakrishnan Lab studies Tn/STn O-glycans in pancreatic cancer, targeting metastasis and immune suppression with antibodies and novel therapies.
Ramesh Gupta Lab
The Gupta Lab develops exosome-based delivery of RNA and drugs, advancing cancer and Alzheimer’s therapies using cutting-edge sequencing and targeting technologies.
Sandra Diven Lab
The Diven Lab studies how environmental metals like chromium induce DNA damage, chromosomal instability, and cellular transformation leading to cancer.
States' Genotoxicology Lab
States' Genotoxicology Lab studies how chronic low-level arsenic and metals disrupt DNA repair, RNA processing, and cellular pathways to drive carcinogenesis using molecular and proteomic tools.
Matoba Lab
The Matoba Lab engineers recombinant proteins for cancer, viral infections, and inflammatory diseases, advancing targeted therapeutics and translational biologics.
Wise Lab of Liver and Environmental Health
The Wise Lab studies how environmental toxicants like chromium and PFAS drive liver disease, genomic instability, and liver-brain crosstalk to guide therapies.
Wahlang Lab
The Wahlang Lab studies how environmental pollutants disrupt metabolic health, uncovering sex-specific mechanisms and strategies to counter toxicant effects.
Wise Lab of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology
The Wise Lab studies how metals like Cr(VI) and environmental chemicals cause cancer via DNA damage, chromosome instability, and epigenetic effects across species.
Zhao Hui Joe Song Lab
The Song Lab studies cannabinoid receptors and orphan GPRs to uncover molecular mechanisms of CBD and its therapeutic potential for various diseases.