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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.