Human Biology Division

Exploring Biological Systems to Find New Ways to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases

Grounded in high-quality science, researchers in the Human Biology Division perform fundamental, applied and translational research in model organisms and in vitro systems. With backgrounds in molecular and cell biology, genomics, genetics, virology, infectious disease, computational biology, pathology and clinical research, these investigators form an interdisciplinary team that in other institutions would likely be spread out over multiple departments. Together, they propel research toward new and improved approaches to the treatment and prevention of cancers and infectious diseases.

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Diverse Knowledge

Our faculty apply individual advances in human biology to their research into cancer and infectious diseases.

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Accelerating Advances

Our labs explore cancer and infectious diseases at a molecular and genetic level to discover new forms of treatment.

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“What drives me is making an impact in patients’ lives. Research is a continuous and intense process, not a short-term outcome.”

— Dr. Taran Gujral, cancer biologist

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Latest Human Biology News

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New projects advance health equity research Two $1M grants support efforts to pinpoint novel prostate cancer biomarkers, improve clinical trial enrollment and inclusion November 28, 2023
Extending efficacy for CAR T-cell therapies Dr. Shivani Srivastava receives NCI MERIT Award to investigate how to improve engineered cancer immunotherapies against solid tumors through reservoirs of self-renewing immune cells October 9, 2023
New technique could help make precision medicine more widely available Simple CUT&Tag adaptation gives information about genetic regulatory elements in formalin-fixed tumor samples October 4, 2023
RNA stability may play a role in prostate cancer New research links mutations in RNA region that helps regulate protein production to progression and drug resistance July 28, 2023