My laboratory’s research focuses on comparative neurobiology with an emphasis on aging, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases). Using an evolutionary perspective, we investigate neurological variances across species, particularly nonhuman primates, as possible mechanisms of humans’ unique vulnerability to aging and neurodegeneration and human-specific cognitive specializations.
We investigate the neuroanatomical bases of what it means to be human. We use a comparative approach to understanding how the human brain differs from other species, including our susceptibility to neuropathological processes such as Alzheimer's disease.
We investigate the protein complexes and mechanisms that regulate genome organization throughout the cell cycle, and we study the consequences of disrupting DNA organization during development and for disease pathogenesis. We also study the role of retrotransposons in DNA organization, development and disease pathogenesis.
Our lab develps DNA-based nanoscale lipid bilayer mimetics for the structure determination of membrane proteins by cryo-electron microscopy. Moreover, we study mechanical properties of tightly bent DNA that govern biological processes including transcription, gene regulation and packing in the nucleus.
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We investigate the neural basis of dysautonomia in autism spectrum disorder. Our lab uses systems and behavioral neuroscience to define the brain-body connection. The goal of this work is to transform how we diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disabilities and other neuropsychiatric diseases.
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Kent State continues to excel in hands-on learning, as shown by the ESPN+ livestream broadcast of the Kent State Men’s Basketball team’s victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Produced entirely by digital media production undergraduates in the School of Media and Journalism, what could have been a chaotic, high-profile evening was business as usual. The student crew was able to put on a successful and high-profile live broadcast, thanks to their training at TeleProductions, Kent State’s full-service video production center, where students gain professional and technical experience work...
