Robert C. Hendel, MD, School of Medicine Contact rhendel@tulane.edu

Timothy Harlan Contact tharlan@tulane.edu

Reza Izadpanah, DVM, PhD Lab Description Currently, Dr. Izadpanah’s research focuses on human mesenchymal stem cells and regenerative medicine, aging, and tumor biology. Adult stem cells exist as a reservoir for tissue repair during homeostasis. They have a remarkable capacity for self-renewal in an undifferentiated state and can differentiate to replace damaged cells in tissue. […]

Hongbing Liu, PhD, School of Medicine Projects -The roles of histone deacetyalses (HDACs) in kidney development-HDACs and kidney cancers-Developmental programming of chronic disease by HDACs Contact hliu8@tulane.edu

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 […]

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 […]