John Schieffelin, MD, School of Medicine Contact jschieff@tulane.edu

James Robinson, MD, School of Medicine Lab Description Generating human and monkey MAbs that: 1) recognize HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV envelope glycoproteins, and 2) target envelope glycoproteins of dengue and lassa fever viruses. Molecular cloning of immunoglobulin variable region genes, production of recombinant human MAbs, development of pseudovirus reporter assays, expression of a variety of […]

Samir El-Dahr, MD, School of Medicine Lab Description Clinical Research Interests: 1.  Pediatric hypertension (high blood pressure)2.  Nephrotic syndrome (swelling due to loss of protein in the urine)3.  Hematuria (blood in the urine)4.  Chronic kidney disease (abnormal kidney function) and kidney failure5.  Dialysis6.  Kidney transplantation Contact seldahr@tulane.edu

Tong Wu, MD, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Wu’s basic research centers on the molecular mechanisms of inflammation and carcinogenesis, with a special emphasis on the pathogenesis of liver cancer and inflammatory liver diseases. His laboratory focuses on the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of several signaling molecules/cascades including miRNAs, lncRNAs, TGF-beta, Hedgehog, […]

Suzana Savkovic, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description The main focus of my lab has been to study the role of the transcription factor FOXO3 in inflammation-mediated tumor growth, with a specific focus on the colonic epithelium and colon cancer. First, we have demonstrated that proinflammatory stimuli, such as bacterial products and cytokines, cause a […]

Gilbert Morris, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description The Morris laboratory is interested in the molecular biology of lung injury and repair with a particular interest in fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis. a. Modeling lung tumorigenesis in mice. Our laboratory has demonstrated expression of the p53 tumor suppressor protein at sites of fibrogenesis after inhalation exposure of […]

Sean Bong Lee, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description The primary interest of our laboratory is to understand how oncogenic events such as a chromosomal translocation lead to cancer. Ewing’s sarcoma and related small round cell tumors have a distinct characteristic, which involves a chromosomal translocation of the Ewing’s sarcoma gene (EWS) to various transcription […]

Loren Gragert, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Information Projects – LCRC Allocation – HLA Bioinformatics Project Contact lgragert@tulane.edu

Srikanta Dash, PhD, School of Medicine Project Overview Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive-strand RNA virus replicate exclusively in the cytoplasm. HCV infection compromises the natural defense mechanism of the liver leading to high rate of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The incidence of HCC is expected to be decreased after […]

Charles H. Zeanah, Jr, MD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Zeanah’s major academic interest has been in the area of infant mental health and adverse early experiences. He conducts research on the effects of abuse, neglect, serious deprivation and exposure to violence on young children and on interventions designed to help them recover. He […]