Human Papillomavirus-Host Cell Interactions
Molecular and cell biology of human papillomaviruses and cancer
Novel Approaches For Evaluating Cardiac Function In Children
Applying concepts used in structural engineering to overcome challenges in the field of cardiology.
Blood Stem Cells and Leukemias
My laboratory focuses on molecular hematology-oncology with an emphasis on studying how normal blood stem cells develop and how hematological malignancies arise.
Epigenetics and Cancer Predisposition
Our research focuses on Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, an epigenetic cancer predisposition disorder.
Clinical Heart Failure and Transplantation and General Cardiology
Social Determinants of Health; Community Outreach Initiatives; Ventricular Function
Clinical and Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), which includes the spectrum from concussion to coma, is one of the most common maladies affecting humanity, yet until recently the acute and chronic consequences of TBI were either ignored or considered beyond the reach of medical science.
Obesity and Eating Disorders
Dr. Chao’s research bridges clinical, behavioral, and neuroscience approaches to identify key factors underlying binge eating, obesity and related comorbidities.
Population genetics and human evolution
Human evolution - and what genetics can tell us about that process.
Longitudinal analysis of C. difficile infection following immune/microbiota perturbation
The project assess how the immune system shapes pathogen biology in the intestine.