Dr. Xue’s lab studies molecular mechanisms for inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. He utilizes cell line and enteroid cultures, mouse models, patient tissues and a wide array of molecular and biochemical methodologies.
Research Projects
Several ongoing projects in the Xiang Xue lab focus on finding answers to pressing questions such as:
Why are micronutrients essential for cancer cell growth?
How does mitochondrial metabolism regulate the progress of cancer?
Whether stress activated pathways play a role in cancer cell metabolism?
What role does hypoxia signaling have in intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer?
What is the critical link between nutrient homeostasis, inflammation and cancer?