Beirne B. Carter Center Research Faculty Members
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Harini
Bagavant,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology Pathogensis of lupus glomerulonephritis in murine models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Timothy
P.
Bender,
Ph. D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development |
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Warren
Kline
Bolton,
M.D. [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Nephrology Pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis |
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Larry
Borish,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Molecular Genetic Studies in Allergic Disease and Asthma. Immune and cellular mechanisms of rhuIL-4R. Immune mechanisms in chronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitis (CHES) |
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Thomas
J.
Braciale,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Pathology T Lymphocyte Responses To Virus Infection |
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Michael
G.
Brown,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology NK Cells and Viral Immunity |
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Timothy
N.
Bullock,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pathology Generation of vaccines to tumors |
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Steven
M.
Cohn,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Communication between the Immune System and Epithelium in Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases. |
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Fabio
Cominelli,
M.D.,Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Molecular biology of inflammation cytokines, inflammatory bowel disease |
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Umesh
Deshmukh,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology Autoantibody responses against lupus-associated autoantigens. |
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Victor
H.
Engelhard,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Immune responses to tumors and immunotherapy / Impact of self-tolerance on anti-tumor immunity / Processing and presentation of MHC-restricted antigens |
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Loren
D.
Erickson,
Ph.D. [more information]
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 |
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Peter
B.
Ernst,
D.V.M, Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastrointestinal inflammation with specific interests in lymphoepithelial cell interactions in H. pylori infection and inflammatory bowel disease. |
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Shu-Man
Fu,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology Human Lymphocyte Biology and Autoimmunity |
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Joanna
B.
Goldberg,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis |
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Lloyd
S.
Gray,
M.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology Experimental Cancer Therapies |
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Young
S.
Hahn,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology Immune Suppression by Hepatitis C Virus |
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Marie-Louise
Hammarskjold,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Post Transcriptional Gene Regulation and the Molecular Biology of Human Retroviruses |
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Doris
M.
Haverstick,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology The cell biology of signal transduction pathways involving changes in intracellular free Ca2+ leading to proliferation (growth). |
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Catherine
C. "Lynn"
Hedrick,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Atherogenesis; hyperglycemia and insulin resistance |
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John
C.
Herr,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology Differential Gene Expression During Spermiogenesis and Oogenesis in Application to Contraceptive Drug and Vaccine Development |
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Peter
Heymann,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Pediatrics |
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Kevin
T.
Hogan,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Surgery Tumor Antigen Recognition by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes |
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Donald
F.
Hunt,
Ph.D. [more information]
University Professor of Chemistry Analytical Biochemistry |
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Shyr-Te
Ju,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology Regulatory T Cells and Multi-Organ Autoimmune Disease |
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Dean
H.
Kedes,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health Human Herpes virus Associated with Kaposi's Sarcoma |
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Jonathan
Kipnis,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Neuro-Immune Interactions |
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Norbert
Leitinger,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes. |
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Joel
M.
Linden,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Vice Chairman of Research of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine Adenosine Signaling in Inflammation and Diabetes |
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Peter
Lobo,
M.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Basic transplant immunology, clinical research on transplant patients |
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Ulrike
M.
Lorenz,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology Involvement of the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in signal transduction pathways |
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Barbara
J.
Mann,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health Pathogenicity of Francisella tularensis and the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica, vaccines |
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Marcia
J.
McDuffie,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Genetic analysis of autoimmunity |
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Borna
Mehrad,
M.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary anti-microbial host defense |
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David
W.
Mullins,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Microbiology Immunotherapy; Tumor Immunology |
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Jerry
L.
Nadler,
M.D. [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Development of New therapeutics to help prevent or reverse type I diabetes |
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Mark
D.
Okusa,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Mechanisms of renal injury |
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J.
Thomas
Parsons,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Chair of Microbiology Adhesion Signaling in Normal, Cardiovascular and Cancer Cells |
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Sarah (Sally)
J.
Parsons,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Molecular mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases in mitogenesis, tumorigenesis, and neuronal activity. |
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William
A.
Petri,
Jr.,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Parasitic Infection |
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Theresa
T.
Pizarro,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Dynamics of Intestinal Immune System |
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Thomas
A.
Platts-Mills,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Common Allergic Diseases |
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Timothy
L.
Pruett,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Surgery Infectious diseases and transplantation, specific interest in cytokine response |
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Kodi
S.
Ravichandran,
B.V.Sc., Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Intracecellular signaling in lymphocytes and phagocytes |
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David
M.
Rekosh,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Microbiology Human Immunodeficiency; Virus Gene Expression |
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Margo
R.
Roberts,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Microbiology Immune Reconstitution and Neuroimmunology |
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James
K.
Roche,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Immunochemistry of glycoproteins, cell-mediated immunity, auto-immunity |
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Charles
E.
Rose,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Role of chemokines in asthma and other forms of lung inflammation. |
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Julianne
J.
Sando,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology Structure and Activation of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Isozymes and Roles of PKCs in Signal Transaduction |
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Craig
L.
Slingluff,
Jr.,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Surgery Human Tumor Cell Antigens |
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John
Steinke,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
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Sun-Sang
Sung,
Ph.D. [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology |
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Ronald
P.
Taylor,
Ph.D. [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Clearance of Pathogens: The role of complement in Immunotherapy: New approaches to vaccine generation |
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Kenneth
S.
Tung,
M.D. [more information]
Professor of Pathology Tolerance and Autoimmunity: My laboratory explores the fundamental mechanisms of prevention and induction of autoimmune diseases of clinical relevance. |
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Judith
A.
Woodfolk,
M.D., Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Immune Response to Allergens |
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Angela
Zarling,
Ph.D. [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Microbiology Manipulation of phosphopeptide display on cancer cells |
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