The Kavran Lab studies the molecular mechanisms that control signaling pathways, broadly at the level of protein kinases and specifically using the Hippo pathway. Simply, we want to understand how cells communicate with each other, their environment, and how they respond to that information so to understand how mutations or drugs can change these events in both healthy and diseased cells. 

We are dedicated to advancing knowledge, rigorous science, being members of a collaborative and supportive research team, and simultaneously mentoring and training the next generation of scientists.

We are part of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health of Johns Hopkins University.