Coy Allen
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Dr. Coy Allen
Professor
Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
Control of overzealous inflammation
The Allen group explores the intersection between inflammatory diseases, host-microbe interactions, and cancer. The aim is to identify critical factors in the initiation and resolution of inflammation, and to find out how to control overzealous inflammation.Cell division is fascinatingly complex and needs to be completed with utmost precision, so that both daughter cells can survive.