Research

Illustration by Grant Lo (Taliaferro Lab)

Our department conducts research across a wide biological scale for fundamental scientific understanding with applications to many disease contexts. The overarching goal is to reach a level of molecular insight that helps develop therapeutic approaches to disease.

The schematic above depicts many of the cellular processes that are studied by labs in our department. The tiles below highlight fields of study on which multiple groups in the department focus. Click any of the tiles below for information on specific areas of research.