Inflammation

Inflammation contributes to the pathology of various metabolic, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. We aim to understand the molecular, physiological and pathological mechanisms that connect the mediators of inflammation with the onset and progression of various diseases.

Pharmacology Faculty

Bland, Michelle

Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism

Desai, Bimal N.

Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation, immunity and tissue homeostasis

Hsu, Ku-Lung

Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry

Leitinger, Norbert

Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes

Lynch, Kevin R.

Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate

Rosin, Diane L.

Immunological mechanisms of acute kidney injury and progressive kidney disease

Other PSTG Faculty

Criss, Alison K.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis

Gaultier, Alban

Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.

Goldfarb, Adam N.

Hematopathology and Understanding the Molecular Basis of Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis

Kipnis, Jonathan

Neuroimmunology and glia biology in cognition, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

McNamara, Coleen A.

Atherosclerosis, Obesity, Diabetes

Ravichandran, Kodi S.

Apoptotic cell clearance mechanisms in health and disease