Project Description Our research focuses on the mechanisms of liver injury caused by liver diseases or hepatotoxicity. It includes basic and translational studies on alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), environmental hepatotoxicity, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). This project aims to elucidate the mechanisms and roles of bile acid-mediated cell death in the progression of […]

  Project Description Our research focuses on the role of the gut microbiome in various conditions, including alcohol-associated liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, liver fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and colon and liver cancers. Additionally, we explore the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in treating liver diseases and neurological disorders. A key area of interest […]

    Project Description One of the great questions in biology is why men and women differ in how they respond immunologically to various insults. It is known that women respond better to vaccines and many infections, yet this increased immune response often manifests in increased susceptibility to autoimmune disease in women compared to men. […]

  Project Description Numerous studies have been conducted on the influence of the pandemic on medical students’ academic performance. The breadth of these studies is as varied as their outcomes ranging from performance declines to no discernible effect or even improvement. A number of factors have been identified that negatively impacted students’ academic performance during […]

    Project Description Medical students have been reported to have higher rates of burnout, anxiety, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation as compared to age-matched general population (1) (2). To better address concerns about mental health among students, it is essential to first measure and understand it. To assess the mental health and well-being of […]

Project Description Tissue resident macrophage function has emerged as a critical component controlling the balance between organ health and disease, and disruption of tissue homeostasis can lead to disease. Cancer cells adopt mechanisms to escape immune surveillance, evade growth signals, and others, by participating in complex interactions with healthy immune cells to orchestrate breast cancer […]

Project Description This project provides an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about advancing research in healthcare, AI, data science, biostatistics, clinical disparities, and genetics. Participants will be immersed in a dynamic research environment, actively contributing to data analysis, coding, literature review, and interdisciplinary collaboration to translate scientific discoveries into impactful clinical applications. The work will […]

Raymond Taras (Political Science) Project Description Taras plans to research Central/East European Politics, Scandinavian Politics, or Comparative Literature. If you have any knowledge of these topics please contact Professor Taras to be a research volunteer! Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Contact taras@tulane.edu Additional Info Skills in research and analytics are required; […]

Project Description A specific and rapid cell ablation model mediated has been developed by my lab for nearly years. This ablation model was created by my lab via utilization of unique feature of bacterial toxin, intemedilysis (ILY)(Nat Med. 2008 Jan;14(1):98-103). ILY only lyzes human CD59 but not cells from any other species via exclusive interaction […]

Project Description Supporting research efforts to look at several areas of inquiry that are underresearched and related to our professional practice: 1) Capital flows into smaller scale real estate development projects. 2) Davis-Bacon requirements in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program and how they can be implemented in the GGRF rollout. 3) Capital stacking […]