We are the RIPL research team, which stands for Respiratory and Immunology Project and Laboratory, within the College of Biomedical Sciences of Larkin University.

Our main scientific goal is to provide further insight into the immuno-physiological health effects that airborne pollutants of different chemical origins induce once they cross the human respiratory barrier among susceptible individuals (e.g. people suffering from asthma, respiratory allergies, and other chronic respiratory conditions). We seek to address our scientific questions by integrating human-based immuno-physiological approaches, molecular biology, and computational biology.

The RIPL Effect research group will also serve as a venue for the core of the group, our students, to complement and put into practice the knowledge gained at the College of Biomedical Sciences of Larkin University. As well as, carry out high-quality scientific research, and exemplify:

• Inclusiveness (in the RIPL Effect team, everyone’s voice count)
• Multi-disciplinary focus (different disciplines will be integrated to reach our goals)
• Diversity (we will value and respect differences in perspectives and opinions)
• Integrity (our science will follow strict institutional, scientific, and ethical guidelines)
• Productivity (we will input our highest efforts to reach our goals)
• Innovation (we will remain open-minded, and will learn from both successes and failures)
• Excellence (the highest quality of scientific research will always be our target)
• Collaboration (what is done in isolation is often accomplished better in partnership)
• Leadership (we will nourish from a culture of intra and inter-motivation and inspiration)