| 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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