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What we do and study here makes a difference to people every day: Every orange, lemon, lime and tangerine found on your grocer's shelf has a genetic connection to the trees at our Citrus Research Collection. Our scientists have earned worldwide recognition for their expertise and breakthrough findings in the areas of plant sciences, environmental and natural resources and pest management.
Research Areas
Our students have the opportunity to acquire a broad understanding of human disease, therapeutics and design of predictive experimental model systems in a variety of research areas, including:
- Neuroscience, Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration
- Bioengineering
- Cancer Biology
- Molecular Endocrinology
- Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vaccine Development
- Mental Health and Behavioral Neuroscience
- Regenerative Medicine
- Drug Design and Receptor Biology
- Immunology, Chronic Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases
- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics
- Physiology and Fluid Transport