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Research Areas

Research Goals

  • Attract, support, and retain top-tier research faculty and teams, fostering a thriving research community.
  • Expand discovery in strategic and emerging fields, driving innovation that leads to new knowledge, therapies, and intellectual property.
  • Advance translational and clinical research, leveraging our clinical and community reach to accelerate impactful treatment development.
  • Promote inclusive, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research, building  strong community partnerships to address complex societal challenges through diverse perspectives.

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Microbiology & Immunology

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Educational Research

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Cardiovascular

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Drug Discovery

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Community Health

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Cancer Biology

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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine