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Devaprabu Abraham
Professor (Clinical), University of Utah, Internal Medicine
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, Pathology
Research Summary: Dr. Dev Abraham completed his graduate and post graduate training in India and in England respectively. He joined the University of Utah internal medicine residency program in 1993 and then pursued endocrine fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following his fellowship training he returned to the University of Utah in 1998 and joined as endocrinology faculty in the Department of Medicine and the VAMC. He is currently appointed as Clinical...
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David Krizaj
Professor, University of Utah, Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, Neurobiology
Research Keywords:
Glaucoma,
Mechanisms of Calcium Homeostasis,
Diabetic Retinopathy,
Vision,
Neuron-Glia Interaction,
TRPV1,
Astrocytes,
Synaptic Transmission,
Retina,
Retinal Degeneration and Cell Biology,
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI),
Calcium Channel Blockers,
Cellular mechanisms of neurotoxicity and the role calcium plays in neuropathological disorders
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Aylin R. Rodan
Associate Professor, University of Utah, Internal Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Utah, Human Genetics
Research Summary: Dr. Rodan received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Yale University. She then completed M.D./Ph.D. training in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California San Francisco, followed by Internal Medicine residency at UCSF. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship and nephrology subspecialty training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she remained on faculty for five years prior to coming to the University of Utah....
Research Keywords:
Ion Transport,
Renal Physiology,
Hypertension,
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases,
Drosophila melanogaster,
Malpighian Tubules,
Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters,
Potassium Channels,
Potassium Homeostasis,
Osmoregulation,
Water-Electrolyte Balance,
Stroke,
Circadian Rhythm,
Alcohol & Drug Abuse
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JULIE HOLLIEN
Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Research Summary: Our goal is to understand how cells maintain homeostasis and respond to stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
As the entry point for the secretory pathway, the ER is fold and processes an enormous flux of proteins, yet maintains a strict quality control system to ensure that misfolded proteins do not move to the cell surface.
We study the mechanisms of how cells respond to stress and what happens when misfolded and disease-related proteins disrupt the balance of folding in the ER.
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NICHOLAS CATIN VIERRA
Assistant Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Research Summary: Our understanding of how neurons convert electrical signals into specific biochemical responses remains limited, particularly in the cell body where gene expression and ion channel function dictate neuronal activity. Work in the lab is aimed at generating the knowledge and tools needed for understanding the molecular mechanisms that couple electrical signals to fundamental neuronal processes including gene expression, metabolic regulation, and ion channel function.
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Katsuhiko Funai
Associate Professor, University of Utah, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Utah, Biochemistry
Research Summary: Dr. Funai’s research involves studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle metabolism. He uses cell culture, mouse models, and clinical studies to understand how lipid molecules mediate the effect that obesity has on cellular homeostasis. His laboratory is located at the Diabetes & Metabolism Research Center at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics.
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JODY ROSENBLATT
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Research Summary: The Rosenblatt Lab studies both cell death and cell division and the roles that the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons play in both processes. Our lab is investigating if extrusion (a contraction that squeezes dying cells out of tissue) could drive cell death in order to control cell numbers.
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LESLIE E SIEBURTH
Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Research Summary: Research in the Sieburth lab uses genetic approaches to discover fundamental aspects of cell and developmental biology. Our research led us to discover a signaling pathway that coordinates shoot development with conditions perceived by the root, and is currently leading to the discovery of a new plant hormone. Our research also addresses how mRNA decay contributes to the control of gene expression, and led us to discover an mRNA decay pathway that causes fetal lethality when mutant in humans.
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Moussa Abderraziz Zouache
Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
Research Summary: Dr. Zouache is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Utah. His research involves designing and implementing multidisciplinary approaches to solve complex problems at the interface between clinical ophthalmology, molecular biology, data science and engineering disciplines. His primary research interest is directed towards understanding the etiology and natural history of age-related macular dege...