Cancer biology: neuroblastoma
The Hogarty lab focuses on how tumor cells develop survival dependencies that keep them alive under stress, and what vulnerabilities they have that can be used to develop new therapies.
Neuropsychology and Development of Children
Dr. Hocking’s research program bridges the fields of neuropsychology, developmental, pediatric and family psychology and examines risk and resilience factors associated with the neurodevelopmental outcomes of youth diagnosed with brain tumors, solid tumors and neurofibromatosis.
How Proteins Bind and Recognize Other Proteins
The goal of my research is to gain a detailed understanding at the molecular and physical chemical level of how proteins bind and recognize other proteins, drugs, ligands and nucleic acids.
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.