{"id":5746,"date":"2024-10-09T23:39:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/?page_id=5746"},"modified":"2025-05-31T01:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T01:03:39","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/research\/hec-night-132.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Exterior photo of Anderson Tower\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Research and Biotechnology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">Research Areas<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">Research Areas<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research &amp; 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Safety<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-outreach\/research-horizons-newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Horizons Newsletter<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/spotlight-on-research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotlight on Faculty in Research<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/student-research-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Research Resources<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h4><strong>Research Goals <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Attract, support, and retain<\/strong> top-tier research faculty and teams, fostering a thriving research community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expand discovery<\/strong> in strategic and emerging fields, driving innovation that leads to new knowledge, therapies, and intellectual property.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advance translational and clinical research<\/strong>, leveraging our clinical and community reach to accelerate impactful treatment development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Promote inclusive, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research<\/strong>, building\u00a0 strong community partnerships to address complex societal challenges through diverse perspectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex px-24 md:space-x-16\">\n<div class=\"md:w-4\/12 px-24 py-32 lg:px-32 xl:px-40 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray text-center md:mt-0 lazyloaded\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/research-areas\/neuroscience\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5829 size-full\" src=\"\/media\/research\/neuro.png\" alt=\"Illustration of a human head in profile with an orange brain highlighted against a blue background.\" width=\"323\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-130 uppercase text-red lazyloaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/research-areas\/neuroscience\">Neuroscience<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:w-4\/12 px-24 py-32 lg:px-32 xl:px-40 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray text-center mt-16 md:mt-0 lazyloaded\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5828 size-full\" src=\"\/media\/research\/microbiology-immunology.png\" alt=\"Illustration of a virus surrounded by antibodies, with a blue and purple background.\" width=\"332\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-130 uppercase text-red lazyloaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-areas\/microbiology-immunology\/\">Microbiology &amp; 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