Training Faculty for Immunology (IMM)
Program Directors: Patricia Cortes, Ph.D., and
Adrian Ting, Ph.D.
Training Faculty
- Konstantina Alexandropoulos, , Senior Faculty, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Thymic epithelial cell differentiation and regulation of T cell tolerance; mechanisms of T cell-mediated autoimmunity; Molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate leukocyte trafficking
- Christopher F. Basler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Molecular determinants of virulence of emerging viruses, including Ebola virus, Nipah virus and pandemic influenza virus
- M. Cecilia Berin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Gastrointestinal dendritic cells in allergic inflammation; Role of IgE receptors on intestinal epithelial cells in food allergy
- Julie Magarian Blander, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Dendritic cell and macrophage biology, host-pathogen interactions, Toll-like receptors and pattern recognition receptor signaling and cell biology, analysis of immune function in vivo and in vitro, phagocytosis and phagosome maturation, antigen presentation, T cell activation and differentiation, tumor immunity, gene expression, retroviral and lentiviral transductions, protein biochemistry, analysis of transgenic and gene targeted mice.
- Jonathan S. Bromberg, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Cellular and molecular transplant immunology with a focus on tolerance and the roles of regulatory T cells, trafficking, and secondary lymphoid organ structure.
- Brian Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Immunology; Immunological Tolerance; Infectious Disease; Inflammation; Antigen Presentation; Dendritic Cells; Autoimmunity; Diabetes; Molecular Biology; Gene Discovery; Gene Expressions; Gene Regulation; RNA; RNA Regulation; microRNA
- Steven Burakoff, M.D., Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: T cell immunology focusing on T cell activation. Tumor immunology with a focus on model vaccine development. Regulation of CD4 by HIV.
- Benjamin K. Chen, M.D.,Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: HIV-1, virus-host interactions, assembly, membrane protein interactions, RNA-Gag interactions, functional cloning, mouse model for lentiviral infection
- Shu-Hsia Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Cancer Immunology, immune modulated cancer therapy
- Patricia Cortes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Molecular mechanism and regulation of antigen receptor gene rearrangement
- Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Human immunodeficiency diseases; mechanisms and treatments
- Christopher C Dascher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Antigen presentation and infectious diseases
- Terry F. Davies, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Mechanisms in autoimmune disease with an emphasis on autoimmune thyroid disease
- George A. Diaz, M.D.,Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Molecular genetics of inherited metabolic disease and disease gene discovery
- Paul S. Frenette, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Adhesion mechanisms regulating hematopoiesis and the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease
- Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Molecular Biology of RNA viruses
- Peter S. Heeger, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology)
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Transplant immunology, complement, T cells
- Paul E. Klotman, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: HIV pathogenesis; HIV associated nephropathy; renal diseases; podoocan; sidekick
- Mary E. Klotman, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Molecular pathogenesis and therapy of HIV
- Sergio A. Lira, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Chemokines; leukocyte trafficking; angiogenesis; lymphoid development; mouse genetics
- Lloyd F. Mayer, M.D., Professor, Center for Immunobiology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Clinical Research
Research: Regulation of mucosal immune responses; antigen presentation by intestinal epithelial cells
- Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Ontogeny and homeostasis of Langerhans cells; role of Langerhans cells in skin graft versus host disease (GVHD)
- Thomas M. Moran, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Immune response to virus infection Viruses used: -Influenza, Newcastle Disease, and Sendai Models used: -mouse (in vivo, in-vitro, and ex-vivo) -human (in-vitro) cells isolated from human donors Cell types currently studied: -PBMCs, Monocytes, Dendritic cells, (cDCs & mDCs) Topics of interest: Effect of cytokine release on: -inflammation -trafficking Study of In VItro Immune response of cells isolated from pregnant donors to various laboratory viruses
- Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Differentiation and migration of dendritic cells
- Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Immunopathogenic mechanisms of food allergic disorders and asthma; immunomodulatory therapies
- Stuart C. Sealfon, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Systems biology of cellular signaling specificity in response to drugs or viruses
- Mihaela Skobe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Cancer metastasis, lymphangiogenesis, angiogenesis
- Hans-Willem Snoeck, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Gene and Cell Medicine
Research: Stem cell biology; immunology; gene therapy; hematopoiesis
- Adrian T. Ting, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Antiviral immune response; signal transduction in cell survival and cell death; molecular mechanisms of inflammation
- Domenico Tortorella, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
Research: Viral subversion of the adaptive branch of the immune system
- Huabao Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research
- Karen S. Zier, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine
Type(s) of Research:
Basic Science Research; Translational Research
Research: Tumor immunology; T cells; immunotherapy, and immunosuppression
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