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Research Projects in Life Sciences
The
Department of Molecular and Microbiology is closely affiliated
with the research centers within the Life Sciences Initiatives
on the Prince William Campus. Projects include collaborative
endeavors with government agencies and corporate entities.
Current
Projects
Bioinformatics
Projects
Corporate
partners include
Advanced
BioSystems (ABS)
Ganeden
Biotech Company
Lockheed Martin
Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
American Type Culture Collection
Collaborating
Universities
Georgetown
University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Some
of the key research initiatives currently underway at George
Mason University's Life Sciences include:
- Biomedical
genomics;
- Functional
genomics of liver diseases and disorders;
- In-vitro
studies with growth factors;
- Functional
genomics of development and differentiation;
- Mechanisms
of anti-microbial resistance;
- Gene
regulation;
- Studies
in geno-toxicology;
- Development
of new genomics based diagnostic tools; and
- Cancer
genomics;
- Environmental
Surface Water Quality Analysis;
- Environmental
Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance.
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