Biotechnology and Research: Spotlight on Research

WesternU faculty researchers are engaged in academic inquiry in multiple disciplines.

Here, you will find us working hard to develop prevention and treatment of disease. See our topics of interest:

• Arterio-venous Fistula
• Behavioral and Mental Health
• Cancer
• Carotid Artery Diseases – Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
• Clinical Research in Nursing, including Health Policy & Practice, Outcome Assessment, Interprofessional Education, Wellness and Stress Reduction
• Coronary Artery Disease – Atherosclerosis, Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction
• 3D Bioprinting and Augmented Reality Simulation
• Diabetes
• Drug Discovery and Clinical Pharmacology
• Emesis – Role of Neuropeptides
• Foot Disorders and Disease, including Charcot Neuroarthropathy, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Fungal Infections
• Genetic and Epigenetic Studies in Parasitic Infection and Other Diseases
• Infectious Diseases with Focus on the Computational Approach to Determine Molecular and Structural Details of Protein Interaction, Immunomodulation of HIV and Mycobacterial Infection, Mad Cow Disease, Avian flu, and MRSA
• Gingivitis and Periodontitis
• Hyperlipidemia – Post-translational Processing of Lipases
• Integrative Neurobiology, including Synaptogenesis, Synaptic Plasticity, Ion Channels in CNS Diseases, Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetic Disorders, and others
• Mechanosensitive Ion Channels
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Ocular Disease, including Cataract, Glaucoma, and Macular Degeneration
• Physical Therapy
• Rotator Cuff Injury in the Shoulder
• Sex-based Differences in Diseases and Response to Cannabinoids, Hormones, and other Substances
• Stem Cell Research
• Traumatic Brain Injury