Research Programs

Research Areas of Interest

Anticancer Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics


Biomarker Development


Cancer Biology


Cancer Genetics


Cancer Genomics


Cancer Health Disparities


Cell Biology


Chemical Biology


Development of the Nervous System


Drug Delivery


Drug Development


Drug Metabolism


Gene Expression


Health Equity


Human Genetics


Intracellular Trafficking and Cell-matrix Interactions


Membrane Biology


Molecular Imaging


Muscle Physiology


Neurobiology


Neurodegeneration


Noncoding RNAs


Protein Dynamics


Protein Misfolding


Protein Filaments


Reproductive Biology


RNA Technologies and Therapy


Stem Cell Biology


Structural Biology


Translational Science


Vision Science

Funding of Research Programs

  • The National Institutes of Health
  • The National Science Foundation
  • The Department of Defense
  • California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
  • Several other private agencies