
Adipocytes, Adipose Tissue, Diabetes, Bone, Obesity

Interested in human ovarian folliculogenesis and fertility preservation

Investigating the function of paternally-inherited histones during early embryogenesis.

Interaction between retroviruses and human cellular proteins. Mechanism of action of the DEK oncoprotein. Role of vimentin in immunity and cancer. Kaposi’s Sarcoma.

Developing a device to simultaneously measure NADH generation and oxygen consumption in mitochondria in order to investigate the role of metabolic intermediates in bioenergetics. The data collected will be used to develop a computer model of the system.




My research focuses on investigating Notch cofactors that may regulate Notch signaling in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia



Molecular genetics of aggressive breast cancer phenotypes and hereditary breast cancer. Angiogenesis, molecular therapeutics.


Muscular dystrophy, muscle, cardiomypathy, disease modeling

Understanding the role of nuclear hormone receptors in the radiosensitization of breast cancers.

Using cell lines and neuronal models to investigate molecular mechanisms of Ubiquilin-2 (UBQLN2) regulation in normal cellular function and ALS caused by UBQLN2 mutations.

Rho GTPases, cell-cell junctions, cytokinesis, cytoskeleton, mechanotransduction


Understanding translation regulation of G4C2 repeat-containing transcripts in C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD.

Translation, integrated stress response, RNA Biology, stress granules, neurological disease

Mobile Genetic Elements; Human Genome structure, function, and evolution; molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics

Identification of novel non-histone substrates of methyltransferases as well as structural and functional characterization of KDM5 demethylases

Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance, inflammation, metabolic disorders and associated cardiovascular disease.

Sex chromosomes, spermatogenesis, large palindromes, selfish genes

Aging, Neuroscience, Behavior

hypothalamus, brainstem, obesity, diabetes, leptin