Chad Steele (Microbiology and Immunology) Project Description We are primary lung immunology lab investigated immune responses to acute fungal exposure (fungal pneumonia) and chronic fungal exposure(allergic fungal asthma). We also have a project investigating neuroimmune responses during CNS fungal infection Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload varies (contact project organizer) Contact Info […]

T. Cooper Woods, PhD (Department of Physiology and Medicine) Project Description We are focused in a variety of ways in investigating the roles of non-coding RNAs in atherosclerosis. We have a focus on the the effects of diabeteson atherosclerosis. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Who is eligible? Some experience with PCR preferred Volunteer, […]

Project Description Will receive training in Drosophila genetics, molecular biology and microscopy. Will assist postdocs and graduate students in performing research using the Drosophila model to understand how tumors grow and interact with other tissue organs to cause systemic effect. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Skills required Who is eligible Tulane […]

Derek Pociask, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Our lab is focused on immune responses in the lung during viral infections. We are particularly interested in how the immune system promotes specific epithelial cell types to help repair the lung after infection. We have a mix of undergraduate and graduate students and collaborate with PhD […]

Anil Mishra, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Mishra’s most important contribution was to establish that eosinophils are the resident cell that home prenatally in the gastrointestinal tract (Mishra et al. J. Clin. Invest. 1999, 103, 1719-27) and the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus to colon) constitutively expresses eotaxin-1(an eosinophil selective chemoattractant). Dr. Mishra developed a […]

Joseph A. Lasky, MD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Lasky’s main clinical and research interest is the study of pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring). Dr. Lasky is an author on over 125 publications pertaining to pulmonary fibrosis, which span basic molecular science to clinical trials. He has been engaged in designing, conducting, and monitoring clinical […]

Bridgette Collins-Burow, MD, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Collins-Burow’s research program combines investigator initiated proof-of principle clinical trials with solid basic-translational bench research. Dr. Collins-Burow’s research focuses on the role of novel experimental agents and epigenetic therapy in the regulation of microRNA expression in breast cancer with specific interest in triple-negative or basal […]

Matthew E. Burow, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Burow’s primary research interests focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms that control estrogen receptor mediated gene expression and anti-estrogen resistance in breast carcinoma cells and the way that cell survival and apoptotic signaling pathways regulate the progression of breast carcinoma to a hormone independent and […]

Hongju Wu, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description My research has been focused on exploring novel strategies for diabetes treatment and investigating the underlying mechanisms. My laboratory is equipped with sophisticated techniques for diabetes research, which include molecular and cellular assays, immunohistochemical and biochemical assays for pancreas, surgical techniques (islet transplantation, bile ductal injection, islet […]

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. […]