Immunobiology and Immunotherapy Program Members

Victor H. Engelhard, Ph.D., Program Leader

Professor, Department of Microbiology

T lymphocyte based immunity to antigens expressed on melanoma and other tumors

Timothy P. Bender, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Lymphocyte development and the regulation of gene expression during hematopoiesis

Larry Borish, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Genes regulating immunoglobulin synthesis and class switching

Thomas J. Braciale, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology 

T lymphocyte activation and in vivo trafficking in infection and autoimmunity

David Brenin, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Breast Cancer

Michael G. Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

NK cells and their receptors in immunity to cytomegalovirus infection

Kimberly Bullock, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Timothy N. J. Bullock, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Role of CD4 T cells in promoting CD8 T cell anti-tumor immunity

Michael A. Coppola, Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Cell Biology

Sperm-specific proteins as immunotherapeutic and diagnostic agents in various types of cancer

Sheila E. Crowe, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Oxidative stress in inflammation and epithelial cell damage in digestive tract the mucosa, and its relationship to gastric cancer

John J. Densmore, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Malignant hematology (Lymphoma, Myeloma, Leukemia)

Loren Erickson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of B lymphocyte function; Genetic susceptibility in systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple myeloma; Immunotherapeutics in the treatment of B cell disorders

Peter B. Ernst, DVM, Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

H. pylori- induced inflammation and oxidative stress in gastric cell growth and differentiation

Charles J. Flickinger, M.D.

Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology 

Expression and function of cancer testis antigens during spermatogenesis

Shu Man Fu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Regulation of immune responses to chronically expressed autoantigens

Joanna B. Goldberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Role of H. pylori lipopolysaccharide in inflammation and innate immunity

Adam N. Goldfarb, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology

Molecular determinants regulating megakaryocytic lineage commitment in bone marrow

William Grosh, M.D.

Associate Professor, Medicine, Hematology and Oncology

Melanoma, sarcoma, drug development, drug resistance, endocrine tumors, and gynecological malignancies

Young S. Hahn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Molecular mechanism of immune modulation by Hepatitis C virus; immunopathogenesis of liver damage

John C. Herr, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Proteins involved in spermiogenesis, oogenesis and fertilization; testis and ovary genes that dysregulate in human tumors

Kevin T. Hogan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Identification of melanoma antigens that stimulate specific CD8 T cell responses

Donald F. Hunt, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Chemistry

Application of mass spectrometry to identification of peptide antigens and proteins in complex mixtures

Shyr-Te Ju, Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Expression and function of Fas ligand in apoptosis and chemotaxis

Dean Kedes, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Tumorigeneis and host evasion mechanisms of Kaposi's sarcoma virus

Ulrike Lorenz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in T cell development and function, and in breast cancer

Marcia J. McDuffie, M.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Genetic analysis of self-tolerance

David W. Mullins Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology 

Characterization of immunologic responses to cancer in patients, to improve immunotherapy

William A. Petri, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Entamoeba histolytica as a model to understand cell - cell adherence, cell killing and metastasis

Kodi S. Ravichandran, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology

Intracellular signaling pathways in hematopoietic cells and their regulation of growth and differentiation

Craig L. Slingluff, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Human Tumor Cell Antigens

Robert M. Strieter, M.D., FCCP, FACP

Professor and Chair, Medicine

Cytokine and Chemokine Biology As Related to Human Diseases 

Sun-sang J. Sung, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Dendritic cell subsets in lung and their influence on lung-localized immune responses

Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Role of complement in the action of anti-tumor monoclonal antibodies

Kenneth S.K. Tung, M.D.

Professor, Department of Pathology

Mechanisms of maintenance of self-tolerance and pathogenesis of autoimmune disease

Judith Woodfolk, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Immune Response to Allergens

Angela Zarling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Research, Microbiology

Manipulation of phosphopeptide display on cancer cells

Member list current as of October 2008