University of Georgia
Regeneration of myelin in the mammalian brain, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating adult neural stem cells, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease
My training is in human exposure assessment to environmental chemicals and environmental epidemiology, with current EPA and NIH/NIOSH-funded forest fire research.
We study undergraduate research experiences and inclusive education for under served groups, including students with disabilities and transfer students.
Structural and mechanistic investigation of the GPI-anchor biosynthesis pathway
Ecology and evolution of infectious disease; pollinator health; host-parasite evolution; apiculture; agroecology
Functional movement and motor control following concussion, the biomechanics of head trauma, and clinical concussion management.
Dr. Strauss takes a cognitive and affective neuroscience approach to examining motivational and hedonic deficits in adults with schizophrenia and youth at clinical high risk for psychosis.
Developing novel therapeutic strategies for colon and breast cancer, both in vitro and in vivo; Identifying and characterizing novel molecules in the tumor microenvironment that influence cancer progression; Studying exosomal miRNAs and their role in cancer metastasis.
Population genomics and evolution of pathogenic bacteria, antimicrobial resistance, genomic epidemiology, precision diagnostic.
