People Group Archives: Faculty

Lyme disease is the leading tick-borne bacterial disease in the world resulting in greater than 30,000 cases per year in the US alone. Lyme disease…

My research is focused on understanding molecular mechanisms controlling peripheral nerve development with emphasis on regulation of growth and differentiation of Schwann cells into myelin-forming…

“The Cole lab’s research program suffered a major power-related incident in January 2021, which led to the loss of most valuable samples and reagents. Thus, all research projects are on hold during…

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity and many of the cardiovascular disorders (hypertension, cardiomyopathy, decreased cardiac reflexes, and cardiac failure) are…

Research in my laboratory is focused toward understanding the molecular mechanism of regulation of gene expression in prostate and breast cancer, specifically, components of signaling…

Malaria afflicts about half of the world population causing over 600,000 deaths each year. In addition to contributing significantly towards overall childhood mortality in the…

The main research focus in the Chai laboratory is a novel “extracellular membrane-associated serine protease proteolytic activation and action network”, involving the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored prostasin…

I teach Quantitative Biological Methods (BSC 3403), Molecular Biology I (PCB 3522), Medical Biochemistry (BCH 4024), and Peer Instruction and Laboratory Occupational Training (PILOT, PCB…

Mechanism and treatment of pancreatic tumor progression The 5-year survival rate of patients diagnosed with advanced pancreatic tumor is a dismal 6% and effective therapeutic…

  Dr. Raheleh Ahangari is an Associate Professor of Medicine (teaching position) in Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at UCF College of Medicine and is…