Khan Lab

Zia KhanOur research focuses on understanding how blood vessels form and how this process is disrupted in chronic diseases.  One area of particular interest is vasculo-genesis, the process in which new blood vessels are created by vascular regenerative stem cells.  We hope to apply knowledge gained in the laboratory to help patients with diseases that are dependent on blood vessels, such as diabetes and cancer.  In these serious diseases, the body loses the control over blood vessels that grow either excessively or insufficiently.  Our vision is to use inherent ability of the patients’ own stem cells to manipulate blood vessels as a treatment option.

 

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