| The research interests and activities
of our faculty cover a broad range that includes basic science,
translational research, and clinical research. Particular areas
of strength in the basic sciences are cancer biology, cell cycle
regulation, genomics, inflammation, immunology, signal transduction,
and stem cell research. Our
department has been a consistent leader in the application
of basic science discoveries to improving the diagnosis of
human disease. Of note are the development of immunophenotyping
for the classification of lymphomas and the use of gene expression
microarrays for developing a molecular taxonomy of human cancers.
A major focus of clinical research in
the department continues to be the correlation of patient
outcome and treatment response with the surgical pathologic
diagnosis of human cancers. A strong effort has recently been
made to strengthen research programs in laboratory medicine
with a focus on molecular diagnosis and infectious diseases.
The department is home to approximately
50 postdoctoral scholars and 30 graduate students from various
PhD programs. Many of our residents and clinical fellows are
actively engaged in laboratory research as well. Our department
consistently ranks very high in peer-reviewed NIH research
funding, particularly given the relatively small size of our
faculty.
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