Health Informatics And Implementation Science
Biostatistics And Health Services Research
Cutler Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Lab rotations are currently available in this lab. Please contact Dr. Kim.
My research for almost 30 years has focused on obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes and explores the molecular link between inflammation and insulin resistance using transgenic mice with elegant in vivo metabolic experiments and molecular approaches. My research also investigates the role of inflammation and altered metabolism in diabetic heart disease.
Melvin S. and Sandra L. Cutler Chair in Biomedical Research
Potential Rotation Projects Proteostasis regulators, HSF1, HSP70 and HSP90 in liver disease: Determine the expression and function in different cell types of the liver during acute and chronic liver injury using in vivo and in vitro models. Subsequently, we will test the relevance of the expression of these proteins in activation of intracellular signaling molecules involved in induction of fatty liver, inflammation and fibrosis. Role of chemokines in liver disease: CC-chemokines particularly CCL2/MCP-1, is significantly increased in serum as well as in the liver parenchyma in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. We test the role of MCP-1 in induction of fatty acid synthesis or metabolism and inflammation in the alcoholic liver. Our studies will also investigate the role of MCP-1 directed migration of immune cells in the liver contributing to injury.
Dr. Henninger is a vascular neurologist with research interest in the neurobiology of axonal injury associated with traumatic brain injury and its contribution to functional outcome.
Immediate opening! Two postdoctoral positions are available immediately to study cellular andmolecular mechanisms resulting in immunosuppression after alcohol use. Thefocus of this research is the role of monocytes and dendritic cells indecreased antigen-specific T cell activation after alcohol use.Intracellular signalling mechanisms resulting in decreased NF-kBactivation and inflammatory cytokine induction after acute alcoholconsumption are being investigated. Please contact Dr. Szabo for details.
Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD’97 Chair in Health Equity and Diversity
Distinguished Professor and Chair Emeritus
Richard M. Haidack Professor in Medicine
Dr. John Meyers Professor in Primary Care Medicine
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND CHAIR EMERITUS
UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
National Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan - Baystate
Jack M. Wilson Chair in Biomedical Research
Joseph D. Early Chair in Biomedical Research
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