Physician-researchers in the Tufts Medical Center William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology lead the way in conducting clinical research to define chronic kidney disease and have written the guidelines for its medical management.

In the Covic laboratory, we study a novel class of cell surface proteins known as protease-activated receptors.

The Buchsbaum Laboratory focuses on studying signal transduction pathways underlying cancer cell growth and metastasis. In particular, we are interested in pathways involving the Rac protein, a member of the Ras superfamily that is a central player in multiple signaling pathways affecting malignant cell behavior.

The Department of Ophthalmology’s research portfolio is robust.

The members of the Division of Colorectal Surgery have a wide number of research interests including complications of ostomies, inflammatory bowel disease, pathogenesis of colorectal and anal cancer and treatment of early rectal cancer.

Our faculty actively participates in clinical and basic sciences research on urological oncology, benign prostate hyperplasia (BHP) and minimally invasive surgical procedures. Basic laboratory research is focused on prostate cancer and BPH.