Research Programs

Experimental pathology aims to define disease in terms of fundamental molecular and cellular processes. Research in our Department is focused on critical issues in multiple disease classes. Areas of focus include Genomics and Cancer Biology, Immunopathology, Infectious Disease and Diagnostic Pathology. Research in each of these areas is highly interactive, and the Department strives for a collegial atmosphere in which collaborations can flourish. This effort is conducted through a variety of department-level activities, including regular meetings to discuss work in progress and a departmental retreat at which students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and faculty all have opportunity to present and discuss their research.

Investigators within the Genomics and Cancer Biology focus are studying mechanisms of tumorigenesis and metastasis both in animal models and through the application of bioinformatic methods to human disease.