Welcome to the Cairo Lab!

We are a Chemical Biology research group at the University of Alberta in the Department of Chemistry.

Our primary research interests are in understanding molecular mechanisms that regulate receptor function at the plasma membrane. These processes are critical for cell function, activation, and adhesion; therefore, revealing these mechanisms will lead to novel therapeutic strategies.

We use medicinal chemistry, bioconjugate chemistry, and enzymology as our primary tools to study these systems. Applications in cell biology and immunology are being explored with fluorescence microscopy and biophysical methods including single particle tracking (SPT) and fluorescence photobleaching recovery (FPR). Our studies are focused on targets in human health including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and inflammation.

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