The Chiu lab combines immunology, neurobiology and microbiology to investigate how bacteria interact with nociceptors to produce pain, and how these neurons modulate the immune response during inflammation.
The Choi lab studies the immune system and brain interaction, and its effects on neurodevelopment, behavior and mood. They seek to learn how cytokines may act as neuromodulators influencing the development and activity of neurons in the cortex.
The Colonna lab is broadly interested in innate immunity, focused in two main areas related to IBD: 1) innate lymphoid cells in mucosal immunity and 2) plasmacytoid dendritic cells and IFNalpha/beta in host defense and autoimmunity.
