Our research group studies the role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood retinal barrier (BRB) and neurovascular/retinal-vascular system in health and disease by merging concepts across immunology, neuroscience, and cellular and molecular biology.
For biological investigations, we regularly leverage 2D and 3D cell culture platforms, human tissue, and in vivo mouse models to perform comprehensive studies. Our comprehensive activities are supported by the diverse expertise of our trainees and collaborations across UCSF.
The Arnold lab is an active member of the UCSF Neonatal Brain Research Institute (NBRI: https://newbornresearch.ucsf.edu/), the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI: https://cvri.ucsf.edu/), and ImmunoX (https://immunox.ucsf.edu/). As pediatrician physician scientists, we harness these collaborations and our clinical endeavors to Improve the health of children and advance clinically meaningful health-related science.