We study rare childhood diseases using medical genetics, genomics, and Drosophila models. Understand the underlying mechanisms of Mendelian disease. Clinical and genetic aspects of rare human disease ...
The main research interest of the Martin Lab is the study of molecular mechanisms controlling cell growth and differentiation in embryogenesis and their relation to congenital heart defects and heart ...
Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...
Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...
The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...