Our lab aim is to discover and translate findings into diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for patients with allergy.

Akbay Lab studies genetic and molecular events that lead to lung-tumor initiation and immune evasion. 

Zaki Lab's research focuses on the the study of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer.

The Wang Lab studies neurodegeneration and cell death induced by brain injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, and/or genome instability.

The Luo lab studies hypoxia stress in human cancers with a focus on epigenetic and metabolic alterations. 

We study how disseminated cancer cells survive and give rise to overt metastatic lesions.

Our lab currently studies hypoxia, prolyl hydroxylase, and VHL signaling in cancer, especially breast and renal cell carcinomas.

Castrillion Lab's work is aimed at understanding why endometrial or uterine cancers arise and spread, with an eye on prevention, earlier and more accurate diagnosis, improved treatments, and better overall patient outcomes.