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

Research Interests:
Pathogensis of lupus glomerulonephritis in murine models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Timothy  P.  Bender,  Ph. D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Regulation of gene expression during lymphocyte development
Warren  Kline  Bolton,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Nephrology

Research Interests:
Pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis
Larry  Borish,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Research Interests:
Molecular Genetic Studies in Allergic Disease and Asthma. Immune and cellular mechanisms of rhuIL-4R. Immune mechanisms in chronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitis (CHES)
Thomas  J.  Braciale,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
T Lymphocyte Responses To Virus Infection
Michael  G.  Brown,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Research Interests:
NK Cells and Viral Immunity
Timothy  N.  Bullock,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Generation of vaccines to tumors
Steven  M.  Cohn,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests:
Communication between the Immune System and Epithelium in Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases.
Fabio  Cominelli,  M.D.,Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests:
Molecular biology of inflammation cytokines, inflammatory bowel disease
Umesh  Deshmukh,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Research Interests:
Autoantibody responses against lupus-associated autoantigens.
Victor  H.  Engelhard,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Immune responses to tumors and immunotherapy / Impact of self-tolerance on anti-tumor immunity / Processing and presentation of MHC-restricted antigens
Loren  D.  Erickson,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
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,  D.V.M, Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests:
Gastrointestinal inflammation with specific interests in lymphoepithelial cell interactions in H. pylori infection and inflammatory bowel disease.
Shu-Man  Fu,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Research Interests:
Human Lymphocyte Biology and Autoimmunity
Joanna  B.  Goldberg,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Lloyd  S.  Gray,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Experimental Cancer Therapies
Young  S.  Hahn,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Immune Suppression by Hepatitis C Virus
Marie-Louise  Hammarskjold,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Post Transcriptional Gene Regulation and the Molecular Biology of Human Retroviruses
Doris  M.  Haverstick,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology

Research Interests:
The cell biology of signal transduction pathways involving changes in intracellular free Ca2+ leading to proliferation (growth).
Catherine  C. "Lynn"  Hedrick,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Atherogenesis; hyperglycemia and insulin resistance
John  C.  Herr,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Cell Biology

Research Interests:
Differential Gene Expression During Spermiogenesis and Oogenesis in Application to Contraceptive Drug and Vaccine Development
Peter  Heymann,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests:
Kevin  T.  Hogan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Surgery

Research Interests:
Tumor Antigen Recognition by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Donald  F.  Hunt,  Ph.D.    [more information]
University Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Analytical Biochemistry
Shyr-Te  Ju,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Research Interests:
Regulatory T Cells and Multi-Organ Autoimmune Disease
Dean  H.  Kedes,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Human Herpes virus Associated with Kaposi's Sarcoma
Jonathan  Kipnis,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Neuro-Immune Interactions
Norbert  Leitinger,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes.
Joel  M.  Linden,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Vice Chairman of Research of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Interests:
Adenosine Signaling in Inflammation and Diabetes
Peter  Lobo,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

Research Interests:
Basic transplant immunology, clinical research on transplant patients
Ulrike  M.  Lorenz,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Involvement of the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in signal transduction pathways
Barbara  J.  Mann,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Pathogenicity of Francisella tularensis and the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica, vaccines
Marcia  J.  McDuffie,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Genetic analysis of autoimmunity
Borna  Mehrad,  M.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests:
Pulmonary anti-microbial host defense
David  W.  Mullins,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Immunotherapy; Tumor Immunology
Jerry  L.  Nadler,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Interests:
Development of New therapeutics to help prevent or reverse type I diabetes
Mark  D.  Okusa,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of renal injury
J.  Thomas  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Adhesion Signaling in Normal, Cardiovascular and Cancer Cells
Sarah (Sally)  J.  Parsons,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases in mitogenesis, tumorigenesis, and neuronal activity.
William  A.  Petri,  Jr.,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Division Chief of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health

Research Interests:
Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Parasitic Infection
Theresa  T.  Pizarro,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests:
Dynamics of Intestinal Immune System
Thomas  A.  Platts-Mills,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Research Interests:
Common Allergic Diseases
Timothy  L.  Pruett,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Surgery

Research Interests:
Infectious diseases and transplantation, specific interest in cytokine response
Kodi  S.  Ravichandran,  B.V.Sc., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Intracecellular signaling in lymphocytes and phagocytes
David  M.  Rekosh,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Human Immunodeficiency; Virus Gene Expression
Margo  R.  Roberts,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Immune Reconstitution and Neuroimmunology
James  K.  Roche,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Interests:
Immunochemistry of glycoproteins, cell-mediated immunity, auto-immunity
Charles  E.  Rose,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests:
Role of chemokines in asthma and other forms of lung inflammation.
Julianne  J.  Sando,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Structure and Activation of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Isozymes and Roles of PKCs in Signal Transaduction
Craig  L.  Slingluff,  Jr.,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Surgery

Research Interests:
Human Tumor Cell Antigens
John  Steinke,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Research Interests:
Sun-Sang  Sung,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Research of Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Research Interests:
Ronald  P.  Taylor,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Clearance of Pathogens: The role of complement in Immunotherapy: New approaches to vaccine generation
Kenneth  S.  Tung,  M.D.    [more information]
Professor of Pathology

Research Interests:
Tolerance and Autoimmunity: My laboratory explores the fundamental mechanisms of prevention and induction of autoimmune diseases of clinical relevance.
Judith  A.  Woodfolk,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Research Interests:
Immune Response to Allergens
Angela  Zarling,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Research of Microbiology

Research Interests:
Manipulation of phosphopeptide display on cancer cells