Chemistry – Studies chemical approaches to maximize the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs.

Clinical Sciences – Studies the diagnostic imaging features of various naturally occurring cancers in animals.

Biology – Studies the control of protein synthesis and the alterations in gene expression that can lead to cancer.

Biology – Studies the p21-activated kinases (Paks) in order to identify small molecule inhibitors of their function.

Chemical Engineering – Studies graphene nanotechnology for early cancer diagnosis, cell detection, and cell capture

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies innate immune responses important to cancer.

Chemistry – Studies use of nanotechnology and hyperthermia to treat and diagnose cancer.

Biology – Studies genes important to normal development and cancer.

Leadership Studies – Studies leadership skills to improve citizen access to cancer services.

Biology – Studies macrophages and other inflammatory cells.

Biochemistry – Studies computer modeling of disordered proteins in cell signaling and cancer.

Chemistry – Studies treatment of cancers with magnetic nanoparticles.

Biology – Studies regulation of cell death.

Biology – Studies cell pinching during cell division and cell interactions with extracellular matrix in development and cancer.

Chemistry – Studies signal transduction pathways (i.e. kinase cascades) in single cells to better understand how misregulation of these pathways results in the development of various cancers.

Biology – Studies genes important to both development and cancer.

Biology – Studies nitrate and drinking water quality.

Biology – Studies complement activation and regulatory proteins and innate immune molecules.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies regulation, structure and function of ion channels and transporters in macromolecular complexes.

Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology – Conducts molecular evaluation of how host cell biology is modified by pathogens.

Clinical Sciences – Studies how environmental carcinogenic compounds move through the body and concentrate in vulnerable organs, causing harm.

Biology – Studies pathogenic mechanisms of anaerobic bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile.

Biology – Studies the mechanisms of pathogenesis for the opportunistic bacterial pathogen, Enterococcus faecalis

Human Nutrition – Studies antioxidants, phytochemicals, and exercise in prevention and treatment of chronic disease.

Kinesiology – Studies environmental correlates and the role of exercise intensity levels for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.

Biology – Studies cell development and polarity.

Clinical Sciences – Studies the diagnosis and treatment of feline lymphoma as well as clinical trials involving treatment of cancer in animals.

Chemistry – Studies the use of multiphoton methods to trigger anticancer drugs.

Biochemistry – Studies inhibition of the blockage of oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells.

Chemistry – Performs synthesis and bio-evaluation of new anti-cancer agents.

Chemistry – Studies new techniques for sampling biomarkers for cancer diagnosis.

Chemistry – Studies carcinogenic activity of metabolites formed from estrogens and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Biochemistry – Studies immunological mechanisms relevant to human cancers.

Biology – Studies protein transport pathways relevant to surface receptors responding to external cues.

Chemistry – Studies nanotechnology for early cancer diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring.

Chemistry – Conducts mechanistic studies of cancerous proteins, and synthesis of their inhibitors.

Human Nutrition – Studies phytochemicals in prevention of leukemia, which may lead to development of efficient, low cost, and long-term safe dietary regimens for the community.

Human Nutrition – Studies the potential of dietary compounds or supplements to decrease prostate tumor growth.

Geography – Studies geographic differentials in cancer incidence and mortality rates using spatial statistics and geographic information systems (GIS) technology.

Grain Sciences & Industry – Studies the identification and isolation of phytochemical components from cereal grains and processing co-products.

Clinical Sciences – Studies treatments of cancer in pets, and protein changes that occur in dogs with lymphoma.

Human Nutrition – Investigates the role of host defense peptides and their clinical application in treating infectious disease and inflammatory disorders.

Biology – Studies serpin function in mosquito-transmitted malaria, and potential relationship to human cancer.

Biology – Studies genes involved in DNA repair in yeast whose counterparts help prevent cancer in humans.

Biochemistry – Studies functions of genes involved in exoskeleton synthesis and turnover.

Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology – Studies the regulation of gap junction in colon cancer cells.

Psychology – studies addictive behavior in rodent models, especially for substances that increase risk of cancer such as nicotine & tobacco.

Horticulture – Studies metabolic engineering of flavonoids to prevent cancer.

Biology – Studies viral transcription and genome replication and its links to cancer.

Biology – Conducts preclinical development of novel synthetic classes of anti-cancer drugs.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies a growth factor, TGFβ, which can induce or promote cancer development.

Biochemistry – Studies anticancer agents using multidimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and computer aided molecular modeling.

Chemistry – Studies synthesis and biological evaluation of novel DNA cleaving agents.

Biochemistry – Studies a protein correlated with several human cancers.

Biochemistry – Studies killing cancer cells by altering their energy metabolism.

Biology – Studies protein degradation by the proteasome, the target of the cancer drug Bortezomib.

Plant Pathology – Studies anti-viral defense pathways.

Biology – Tumor virus inhibitors of the antiviral protein kinase PKR

Clinical Sciences – Studies cellular secretion and protein movement in normal and cancer cells.

Chemical Engineering – Studies improving boron neutron capture therapy by enhanced targeting of the cancer cells

Biology – Studies interactions of lipids/sterols and regulatory proteins that are key to cell division and development.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies hormone-induced changes in epithelial function.

Engineering Extension – Studies radon related lung cancer risk prevention and reduction

Grain Science & Industry – Studies biomaterials that can be fabricated into scaffolds for 3-dimensional cell growth to advance cancer drug discovery and treatment.

Physics – Studies force-dependent molecular mechanisms of cancers, and uses nanolithography techniques in cancer detection.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies role of angiotensin II signaling in lung and colon cancer formation and chemoprevention.

Biology – Studies HIV evolution and host gene response to tuberculosis.

Plant Pathology – Studies how transcription factors—regulators of cell growth involved in many cancers—are themselves regulated.

Biochemistry – Conducts biochemical studies of cellular constituents important to cancers.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies umbilical cord matrix stem cells as a potential therapy for degenerative diseases and cancer.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies treatment of malignant gliomas with stem cell transplantation.

Human Nutrition – Studies cancer prevention by dietary calorie restriction, exercise and plant chemicals.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies fluid homeostasis and blood flow regulation in the inner ear.

Biochemistry – Studies the mechanism of cell division and its relationship to cancer.

Anatomy & Physiology – Studies the potential use of stem cells for gene delivery vehicles, especially to brain tumors.

Biology – Studies the roles of lipid signaling and lipid metabolism in cancer.

Plant Pathology – Studies virus entry and cellular response to viral infection.

Biochemistry – Studies cell-cell interactions and communications in cancer.

Biochemistry – Studies role of anti-oxidants in cancer prevention.