Proposed Research Emphases

DB

• Establish a Center for Oral Health Discovery
• Clinical research
• Stem cell research
• Tissue regeneration
• Molecular microbiology

GSBS

• Bioinformatics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
• Structural Biology
• In Vivo Imaging Technologies
• Drug Discovery and Development
• Faculty-driven Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Programs

SHIS

• Health Informatics
• Computational Biomedicine
• Educational Technology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Public Health Informatics

MS

• Interdisciplinary, translational research
• Physiologic Genomics or Systems Biology
• Structural Biology
• Neurobiology of Human Development
• Molecular Biology of Human Pathogens

SON

• Interdisciplinary, translational research
• S ymptom Management research
• Obesity risk factors
• Substance abuse
• Aging-related research

SPH

• Further development of obesity research, emphasizing prevention programs for children and adolescents
• Enhance health promotion programs addressing health risk factors, such as tobacco use, substance abuse, nutrition, physical activity, sexual activity and use of health care services
• Further building on the work of the Human Genetics Center in identifying genetic factors contributing to major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes
• Continued leadership in clinical trials research
• Strengthen and expand health service and policy research
• Expand research in occupational and environmental health
• Grow infectious disease research
• Further develop research and research training to address health disparities

IMM

• Stem cell research
• Neurodegenerative brain disease
• Obesity – metabolic diseases
• Systems Biology

EVP for Rsrch

• Interdisciplinary RoadMap initiative
• Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH)