The goal of the Madrenas laboratory is to discover the mechanisms that regulate T cell activation through the antigen receptor (TCR) using cutting-edge molecular and cellular approaches, and to translate these discoveries into feasible targets for immunotherapies.

Mark is using the confocal microscope to capture real-time protien interactions
Michelle is preparing samples for flow cytometry Wendy is identifying protien-protien interactions & their functional relevance
Thu is looking at jurkat transfectants - human cell line Clara is harvesting cells to check for the status of Lck after T-cell activation Luan is preparing samples for her experiment