Bulk high-resolution mass spectrometry can provide sensitive and global snapshots of metabolites involved in cancer metabolism. However, intra-tumor heterogeneity (IntraTH) convolutes the cellular origins and tumor pathologies associated with the detected metabolites, thus making the elucidation ...

This project aims to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in two anatomically different upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer sites in two populations with distinctly different disease rates and genetic profiles. One population has very high rates for both esophageal squamous cel...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). Due to M. leprae's narrow host range and an inability to be cultured in vitro, the biological investigation of this disease has been difficult. Host genetic factors have been ...