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