URMC / Labs / Robert Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorJacques Robert, Ph.D.Email JacquesResearch Interest: Experimental platform using the amphibian Xenopus for research in immunotoxicology, fundamental and medical immunologyPostdoctoral ScholarsDionysia Dimitrakopoulou, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowMatthieu Paiola, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interest: The role of T cells and innate-like T cells in the host resistance against Mycobacteria infectionResearch StaffFrancisco De Jesús AndinoTechnicianTina MartinLaboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsVania Lopez-RuizPWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: Investigating ligand presentation by XNC4, a non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule that confers resistance to infections by non-TB mycobacteria in XenopusConnor McGuireResearch Interest: Studying the ways in which mixtures of thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals alter the development of the immune system in Xenopus laevis.