Research

We are on the threshold of amazing scientific discoveries that promise greater progress than ever before. As we enter the post genome era, we strive to discover new biomedical knowledge to help us understand the molecular basis of human disease and develop the next generation of therapeutic agents.

We use the modern tools of functional genomics (bioinformatics, gene array, proteomics and unique animal models of human disease) to pursue these answers at the level of genes and gene products.

Our research enterprise at the University of Cincinnati is immense. Faculty members from all departments, centers of excellence and institutes in the College of Medicine, and from laboratories across the entire UC Academic Health Center, mentor over 150 undergraduate student researchers each summer. 

Ongoing research features nearly any area of biomedical investigation you can think of – some of our biggest research areas include cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, cancer, neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders, developmental disorders, metabolic disorders and immunobiology and infectious diseases.

Our SURF programs request that you indicate what type of research you are interested in. This is mainly to help us place you with a laboratory. You will be asked to describe the areas of biomedical research that interest you, and to list one or more specific faculty members at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with whom you would like to work. 

Research Priority Areas