Centers, Institutes & Labs

The Polo-Parada Lab at the University of Missouri School of Medicine explores how electrical signals form in various parts of the heart, which is crucial for the growth of embryos and the survival of fetuses. Additionally, the lab studies how nanotechnology can be applied in medicine and life sciences.

The Precision Oncology Lab is led by School of Medicine researcher Syamantak Khan, PhD. The laboratory's primary focus is understanding how cancer evades various treatments and uses this understanding to innovate precision oncology strategies to address the overarching challenge of therapeutic resistance.

The Pulmonary Imaging Research Lab investigates pulmonary structure-function relationships using various medical imaging modalities such as CT, proton MRI, and hyperpolarized noble gas MRI of the lung.

The Rural Health Research Center at the University of Missouri School of Medicine is dedicated to improving community health in rural Missouri by increasing health research, especially among rural populations.

The Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Clinical Simulation Center offers programs to improve patient care and safety.

The goal of the Singh lab is to find new ways to prevent and treat ocular infectious diseases and glaucoma that cause blindness.

The Subramanian Lab’s research is dedicated to identifying efficient therapeutic targets for the complex life-threatening sexually dimorphic aortic vascular disease: abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). AAA is an asymptomatic, permanent dilation of abdominal aorta which can cause death by aortic rupture.

The mission of the Thompson Center is to support individuals & families impacted by autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses. The Thompson Center uses world class programs that integrate research, clinical service delivery, education, and public policy. 

Visit the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment site.

The mission of the Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics is to perform the best clinically applicable orthopaedic research in the world to improve health care for patients.