Research
- Clinical Research
- Trauma Research & Education Foundation
- Eliceiri Lab
- Integrated Research Laboratories in Human Inflammation
Integrated Research Laboratories in Human Inflammation
About the Lab
Our laboratories are interested in the molecular, cellular and physiological changes that characterize the human response to injury. In the central nervous system (CNS), we study the blood brain barrier, cerebrospinal fluid and the contribution of microglia to inflammation in the brain. In peripheral tissues, we study the parasympathetic control of neuroinflammation and how the vagus nerve can regulate the response to burn, hemorrhage and cutaneous injury. Our research focuses on the function of sentinel genes that control set points of homeostasis and specifically, taxonomically restricted genes that differentiate the human response to injury from that of other species.
Todd Costantini, MD
Associate Professor
Antonio De Maio, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Neuroscience
Brian Eliceiri, PhD
Professor
In The News
UC San Diego Surgery Resident Theresa Chan, MD awarded the 2017-2018 Shock Society Research Investigator Fellowship
Rob Dorschner, MD awarded KL2 grant award from UC San Diego CTRI
Theresa Chan, MD wins First Place for Basic Science at the ACS-COT Region IX Resident Paper Competition