To elucidate how defective brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling in the brain leads to diminished appetite control and the emergence of affective disorders.
The goal of our research is to understand, at a molecular level, how HPVs reprogram their infected host cells and how this contributes to cancer formation.
Research in my laboratory is focused primarily on pattern formation - the developmental processes that determine the morphological features and cell types of tissues, organs and entire organisms.
As someone who started into research from the clinical care aspect, the dream is always to find something in the lab that can affect how we treat patients.