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Brian Altman
Research Interest:

Role of Circadian Rhythm in in gene regulation and cancer cell biology and metabolism. 

Jennifer Anolik
Research Interest: The role of B cells in the pathophysiology of human systemic lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and the study of new immuno-modulatory treatments

Jennifer Barnas
Research Interest:

Role of Type 3 Interferon in the Pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus

Lisa Beck
Research Interest: Cutaneous allergic inflammation, Atopic Dermatitis (eczema)

Laura Calvi
Research Interest: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Microenvironmental Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow

Lisa DeLouise
Research Interest: Understanding the toxicological and biochemical properties of nanomaterial interactions with skin and the immune system; develop in vivo models to investigate nanoparticle skin penetration mechanisms, and develop novel biosensors to improve transdermal drug delivery and tissue engineering approaches.

Stephen Dewhurst
Research Interest:

Understanding the interaction of HIV with glial cells; Developing an improved live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV); Elucidating the host cell response to infection by viral pathogens (with emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 and Adeno-associated virus, AAV)

Michelle Dziejman
Research Interest: Type Three Secretion System mediated pathogenesis of V. cholerae

Megan Falsetta
Research Interest:

Translational women’s health research; To identify previously unknown mechanisms of disease for disabling vulvar conditions, namely vulvodynia and lichens

Benjamin Frisch
Research Interest: Role of inflammatory mediators in bone marrow microenvironmental dysfunction during hematologic malignancies

Harris Gelbard
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms and potential pharmacological and gene therapeutic interventions for neurologic disease associated with HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system.

Steve Georas
Research Interest:

Defining molecular pathways by which allergens and particulates activate epithelia and dendritic cells in the lung immune system

Scott Gerber
Research Interest: The Gerber lab studies tumor immunology with a focus on harnessing the immune system to recognize and kill cancerous cells utilizing an immunotherapeutic approach to enhance the efficacy of chemo/radiotherapies to control or even cure both primary and metastatic malignancies.

Steven Gill
Research Interest: Microbial pathogens and the impact of human microbial flora on human health and disease.

Stephen Hammes
Research Interest: Androgen Effects on Reproduction and Cancer

Kirsi Järvinen-Seppo
Research Interest:

Development of the infant microbiome and immune system, and how that relates to development of allergic diseases

Benjamin Korman
Research Interest: Cellular and molecular processes leading to scleroderma (fibrosis)

B. Paige Lawrence
Research Interest:

Delineating mechanisms by which environmental exposures during different life stages alter immune function

David Linehan
Research Interest:

Translational cancer research and immunotherapy

Ania Majewska
Research Interest: Glia-neuron interactions during synaptic plasticity in health and disease

Matthew McCall
Research Interest:

Developing methods to estimate gene regulatory networks from gene perturbation experiments

James McGrath
Research Interest:

In vitro models of human lung and vascular barriers during inflammation

Benjamin Miller
Research Interest:

Carbohydrate and protein recognition, molecular design, and biomolecular sensing

Tim Mosmann
Research Interest: The regulation of cytokine responses of human and mouse T-cell subsets in infections asthma, allergy and autoimmunity

Joshua Munger
Research Interest: Mechanisms of metabolic network manipulation induced by viral infection and oncogenic mutation.

Maiken Nedergaard
Research Interest: The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction.

M. Kerry O'Banion
Research Interest: Defining neuro-inflammatory processes that contribute to pathology and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease, as well as late CNS effects following radiation exposure

Jacques Robert
Research Interest: Experimental platform using the amphibian Xenopus for research in immunotoxicology, fundamental and medical immunology

Regina Rowe
Research Interest:

Innate cell antiviral responses, allergic inflammation, mucosal/airway immunity, vaccine responses

Andrea Sant
Research Interest:

Specificity and role of CD4 T cells in response to vaccination and infection

Kristin Scheible
Research Interest:

Neonatal immunology; T cell function in preterm infants

Edward Schwarz
Research Interest: Inflammatory bone loss as seen in rheumatoid arthritis, infections, tumor metastasis and wear debris induced osteolysis around prosthetic implants

Ruth Serra-Moreno
Research Interest: Studying the mechanisms by which Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and its close relative Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) circumvent the barriers of the innate immunity in their respective hosts and cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Meera Singh
Research Interest:

Immune-pathogenesis of Viral Infections

Eric Small
Research Interest:

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of heart development, disease, and regeneration; Transcriptional regulation of fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis

Laurie Steiner
Research Interest:

Understanding how regulation of RNA Polymerase II activity regulates cellular differentiation, with a focus on erythropoiesis. Delineating epigenetic control of normal erythropoiesis; determining the contribution of disrupted epigenetic regulation to inherited anemias.

Martha Susiarjo
Research Interest:

Our research program focuses on mechanisms underlying gene environment interaction in pregnancy. We are interested in elucidating how environmental factors influence epigenetic regulation of developmental-relevant genes including imprinted genes, and how exposure modulates maternal-fetal health.

Juilee Thakar
Research Interest: Systems approach utilizing bioinformatics, and dynamic modeling tools to study immune response to infections and vaccination.

David Topham
Research Interest:

Immune responses to respiratory viruses and experimental vaccines

Felix Yarovinsky
Research Interest: Innate immunity, Host-microbial interactions, Immunoparasitology, Mucosal immunology