WesternU faculty researchers are engaged in academic inquiry in multiple disciplines.
Here, you will find us working hard to develop prevention and treatment of disease. See our topics of interest:
- Arterio-venous Fistula
- Behavioral and Mental Health
- Cancer
- Carotid Artery Diseases – Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
- Clinical Research in Nursing, including Health Policy & Practice, Outcome Assessment, Interprofessional Education, Wellness and Stress Reduction
- Coronary Artery Disease – Atherosclerosis, Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction
- 3D Bioprinting and Augmented Reality Simulation
- Diabetes
- Drug Discovery and Clinical Pharmacology
- Emesis – Role of Neuropeptides
- Foot Disorders and Disease, including Charcot Neuroarthropathy, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Fungal Infections
- Genetic and Epigenetic Studies in Parasitic Infection and Other Diseases
- Infectious Diseases with Focus on the Computational Approach to Determine Molecular and Structural Details of Protein Interaction, Immunomodulation of HIV and Mycobacterial Infection, Mad Cow Disease, Avian flu, and MRSA
- Gingivitis and Periodontitis
- Hyperlipidemia – Post-translational Processing of Lipases
- Integrative Neurobiology, including Synaptogenesis, Synaptic Plasticity, Ion Channels in CNS Diseases, Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetic Disorders, and others
- Mechanosensitive Ion Channels
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Ocular Disease, including Cataract, Glaucoma, and Macular Degeneration
- Physical Therapy
- Rotator Cuff Injury in the Shoulder
- Sex-based Differences in Diseases and Response to Cannabinoids, Hormones, and other Substances
- Stem Cell Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury