Research

Research in the Department of Immunobiology is multidisciplinary in nature. We study the immune system and its pathologies, as well as the life cycles of microbes and their interactions with host cells. In that context, we are investigating the molecular mechanisms that drive immunity as well as the microbial mechanisms of infection and immune evasion. The overarching goals of our research are to: 1) understand how the immune system and microbes shape the continuum of healthy and diseased states across the lifespan; and 2) translate basic research findings into novel therapies for complex diseases.

 

Interim co-Chair, Immunobiology
Molecular basis of neonatal HIV infections
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Immunobiology
To understand the basic biology of lymphocyte development
Professor, Immunobiology
Inflammation following brain injury
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Metallobiology of Microbial Pathogenesis

 

Professor, Neurology
Neuropathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii
Interim co-Chair, Immunobiology
T cell Biology and Synthetic Receptor Engineering
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Virus-induced changes of host cell metabolism
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Interim co-Chair, Immunobiology
Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
Innate immune signaling, intestinal inflammation and cancer