Department of Oncology
Biography My research focus is the laryngeal disease recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which is relevant to my clinical background in treating voice disorders as a speech-language pathologist. Specifically, I use preclinical models to study tissue-specific factors in disease onset and progression in laryngeal papillomavirus infection.
Biography We are working on regulation networks of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)which plays a crucial role in essential cellular functions, including cell cycle progression, cell growth, proliferation and metabolism.
Biography I study viral genome replication by using molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry techniques.
Biography Project focus: Molecular genetics of papillomaviruses
Biography My research investigates the molecular mechanisms of genetic and environmentally related diseases with the goal of translating basic science discoveries into precision therapeutics. We employ synthetic biology and gene editing methods to design novel alleles to describe a gene’s function in vivo, create more robust animal models of human disease, and evaluate therapeutic approaches.