URMC / Labs / Program for Advanced Immune Bioimaging / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorsMinsoo Kim, Ph.D.Phone: (585) 276-3917Email MinsooResearch Interest: Innate and adaptive immune responses and cancer immunotherapy Jim Miller, Ph.D.KMRBPhone: (585) 275-9698Email JimResearch Interest: Molecular and cellular events that regulate T cell signaling and activationNozomi Nishimura, Ph.D.Cornell Univ.Email NozomiResearch Interest: How the vasculature, immune, inflammatory systems and cells native to a tissue interact in disease states. Patrick Oakes, Ph.D.Loyola ChicagoEmail PatrickResearch Interest: Using high resolution quantitative microscopy and bioengineering approaches to probe mechanical interactions in cellular processesDavid Topham, Ph.D.KMRBPhone: (585) 273-1403Email DavidResearch Interest: Multiple roles of virus-specific Band T cells in determining the outcome of viral infection of the respiratory tract. Long term protective effect of immunological mechanisms. FacultySteve Georas, M.D.ProfessorKMRBPhone: (585) 275-4861Email SteveResearch Interest: Defining molecular mechanisms for respiratory-virus induced epithelial barrier dysfunction; exploring the use of oscillometry in the diagnosis and management of airways disorders; and determining how race neutral PFT interpretation strategies impact the utility of spirometryKihong Lim, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorPhone: (585) 273-1435Email KihongResearch Interest: Innate immunity in influenza infection, Regulation of immune responses via trail formationJuilee Thakar, Ph.D.ProfessorKMRBPhone: (585) 276-6925Email JuileeResearch Interest: Systems approach utilizing bioinformatics, and dynamic modeling tools to study immune response to infections and vaccination. Research StaffDavid OleksynTechnical Associate IGraduate StudentsAdam Geber, BSMSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)IMV - Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Ph.D. ProgramResearch AssistantsJuliana NajjarUndergraduate Student