Immune Response to Bacterial Infection
We are interested in understanding how our immune system defends us against bacterial infection and how bacteria evade or manipulate the immune system to cause disease.
Maternal Calcium Metabolism
Research Interests: Medical imaging, Biomechanics, Osteoporosis, Bone mechanobiology
Improving outcomes for vulnerable patients with chronic diseases
Supporting behavioral change in vulnerable populations.
Research on Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV)
Our group investigates the mechanisms of oncogenesis by viral agents and the human microbiome.
Identifying neural substrates of resilience to stress
Our long term goal is to understand why some individuals are vulnerable or resilient to the potentially adverse effects of chronic stress.
Axon guidance in mutant and wild type embryos
How are neural circuits constructed during development?
Machine Learning for Medical Image Analysis
Research on medical image analysis, pattern recognition, and machine learning.
Substance P and HIV
Dr. Douglas' ongoing research program involves molecular and cellular immunologic studies of substance P and its receptor, Neurokinin-1 in monocyte-macrophages.
Stem Cell-Niche Dynamics
How specialized niches conduct a 'Stem Cell Dance' in organs and tissues.