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Kirk McHugh

Kirk McHugh

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Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology

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Areas of Expertise

  • Cancer Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Gene Expression
  • Molecular Neurobiology

The research efforts in my laboratory rely upon an integrated scientific approach that is designed to identify the genetic pathways responsible for the ontogenesis and pathogenesis of smooth muscle tissues. The dysregulation of smooth muscle differentiation represe.