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Projects

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The role of fibroblast growth factors in development, regeneration, and disease

Our goal is to understand the mechanisms of lacrimal and salivary glands development and regeneration.

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​Therapeutic intervention of chronic inflammation

Our study focuses on investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying lacrimal gland inflammation.

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Mechanisms of Aging

Our goal is to understand the mechanism of aging related inflammation

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Lacrimal gland progenitor cell function
 

One of our research focuses is on the potential of stem/progenitor cells for lacrimal gland regeneration and treating diseases.

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Analysis of salivary glands ionocyte function

Our goal is to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in Ionocytes to regulate saliva composition

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Myoepithelial cell function

Define the role and the function of MECs in exocrine glands.

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