In dozens of laboratories throughout the campus, researchers are working to unravel the mysteries of heart and kidney disease, cardiac complications in newborns, chronic lung disease, skin cancer, sickle cell disease, disorders of the autoimmune system, and much more. Conduct molecular and cellular assays including RNA isolation, qPCR, PCR, Western blotting, flow cytometry, ELISA, immunofluorescence, viability assays, apoptosis assays, and signaling pathway analysis.