Collaborative research initiatives in which the division participates include the following:
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
The Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine
The Duke Center for Genomics and Computational Biology
Hormones and Neurotransmitters
Studying the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction and regulation as well as the molecular determinants of neurotransmission
Calcium-Mediated Responses
The study of cell-signaling cascades that regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, or function and how alterations in these pathways contribute to oncogenesis
Membrane Biology
Understanding how our cells manage to precisely target ion channels and other membrane-spanning proteins to the physiological sites that optimize their physiological efficiency
Genomics of Cell Proliferation
Working toward personalized treatment of cancer patients, and similar methods that can be developed for cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Development
Studying the molecular development of the arterial pole of the heart, which is involved in some of the most common birth defects
Genetics and Metabolic Regulation
Investigating metabolic regulatory mechanisms involved in diabetes and obesity
Vascular Morphogenesis
Analyzing genetic defects manifested in inherited diseases in order to understand angiogenesis
Cardiac Regeneration
Learning about mammalian healing from cardiac injury by studying the mechanisms behind cardiac regeneration in zebra fish
Blood Pressure Homeostasis
Investigating mechanisms of kidney injury in disease states and the role of the kidney in regulation of blood pressure