
{"id":1349,"date":"2022-10-13T17:37:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/design\/?page_id=1349"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:21:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/cardozolab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Title Description &#8211; Section &#8211; Header &#8211; Fullwidth Slider &#8221; module_id=&#8221;header-title-description-slider-section1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,174,239,0.09)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/cardozolab2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2022\/07\/ai-002-1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; 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Those interested in a potential collaboration or a position in the lab should contact Dr. Cardozo<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> (<a href=\"mailto:christopher.cardozo@mssm.edu\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">christopher.cardozo@mssm.edu<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Paralax Background fullwidth Image &#8211; Section 3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;section3_paralax_bg_fullwidth_img&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image title_text=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/cardozolab2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2022\/10\/3.png&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;217.5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2px|||||&#8221; filter_opacity=&#8221;20%&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Two Column Image with Title and Text Over Button  &#8211; Section 4 (Mobile and Tablet Only)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;section4_one_col_img_over_title_over_txt_over_btn_mobile_tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#00AEEF&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#d80b8c&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;33deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/cardozolab2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2022\/10\/Background-1.png&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|0px|63px|0px||&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;150px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; bottom_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/cardozolab2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2022\/08\/2021-Hero-Shot-2-smallest-scaled-3.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;2021-Hero-Shot-2-smallest-scaled-3&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#58595B&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;4%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tissue Regression and Reorganization<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">How tissues regenerate from stem cells and how different organs balance cell loss with new growth is under intensive investigation in the regenerative biology field. 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