Tania Baker’s current research explores mechanisms and regulation of enzyme-catalyzed protein unfolding, ATP-dependent protein degradation, and remodeling of the proteome during cellular stress responses.
Facundo Batista studies fundamental lymphocyte biology to drive the development of the next generation of vaccines and therapeutics.
Jianzhu Chen studies the immune system, harnessing the body’s defense force to explore treatment and prevention for cancer, as well as metabolic and infectious diseases.
Erin Chen studies how the microbes in our bodies educate our immune systems, in order to engineer microbial therapeutics for human disease.
Tyler Jacks is interested in the genetic events contributing to the development of cancer, and his group has created a series of mouse strains engineered to carry mutations in genes known to be involved in human cancers.
Hernandez Moura Silva seeks to understand how the immune system supports tissue physiology to unveil new approaches to treat human diseases.
Alison E. Ringel seeks to understand the molecular adaptations that enable immune cells to function and survive within unfavorable environments.
Stefani Spranger studies how the body’s immune system interacts with growing tumors to harness the immune response to fight cancer.
Harikesh S. Wong studies how cells assemble and communicate to control immune responses in tissues.