Can we use archaeology, geospatial analyses, and AI to determine when and how inequality become a part of human societies? 

Dysregulated communication between the nervous system and immune system occurs during depressive behavior, chronic pain, and inflammation.

Refine water treatment techniques using the scientific method to identify dependable, low-cost solutions to help individual households gain access to clean water.

This project will take hypotheses developed by bioinformatics-based investigations to wet lab validation.

Our long-term research goal is to decipher the gene regulatory network that directs the embryonic development of various types of neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC, aka ARH).

Students will research the properties of natural gas as a promising resource for clean energy, exploring implications for methane emissions and other limitations.

We will examine the effect of various drugs on apoptosis signaling in microglia and neuroinflammation.

Seeking students to join research utilizing behavioral, genetic, and vivo neurophysiological techniques to study neural connections with reward-related brain areas associated with drug-taking behavior.

Students will engage in researching magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) , helping to develop iron MRI contrast agents, making measurements, fitting data, and preparing samples for MRI studies. 

Research focuses on studying diabetic related vascular complications including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic vascular disease, insulin resistance and diabetic nephropathy toward developing cures for diseases that affect the retina peripheral vessel and kidney.