A Commitment to Immunology

Beirne B. Carter Immunology Center Members are Teaming up to Expand Studies on the Effects of Tick bite-induced IgE sensitization to alpha-gal on Coronary Artery Disease to Alzheimer’s Disease and Adapting a Single Cell AI Framework for Precision Medicine
The NIH has awarded two new research supplements to an existing $4M award to investigate the potential role of IgE antibodies to alpha-gal in driving vascular inflammation in cardiovascular disease (CVD). The innovative new studies will address the impact of IgE … Read More

Josefina Garcia Diaz from Hahn Lab of the Carter Immunology Center Awarded R01 Grant Supplement for $115,486 to Study Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases
Chronic HCV infection affects an estimated 3% of the world’s population (>180 million people) and is a worldwide health problem causing end-stage liver diseases including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The development of HCV-related HCC occurs by advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis. The … Read More

Harish Narasimhan from Sun Lab of the Carter Immunology Center Awarded F31 Grant for $121,136 to Study Immune-epithelial Progenitor Interactions that Drive Age-associated Dysplastic Lung Repair Post Viral Pneumonia
Respiratory viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for approximately 2 million deaths per year and an even higher healthcare burden during pandemics. Individuals over the age of 65 in particular, … Read More

Dana May from Ewald Lab of the Carter Immunology Center Awarded R35 Diversity Supplement Grant for $141,141 to Study Brain Endothelial Dysfunction in Cachexia
Cachexia, or the inflammatory loss of lean body mass, is a leading predictor of morbidity across chronic diseases. A disease of complex etiology, cachexia has proven difficult to model in animals. Little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms controlling cachexia … Read More

Kristin Anderson Earns K22 Transition Career Development Award
Kristin Anderson, PhD, a resident faculty member of the Carter Immunology Center, and an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, earned a NIH Research Career Development (K) Award in the fourth quarter of FY23. K … Read More

Jie Sun of the Berne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research Awarded 2.8 million R01 Grant to Uncover mechanisms underlying the development of chronic lung sequelae post COVID-19
Apart from the acute illness caused by SARS-CoV-2, it is now clear that a significant percentage of patients develop long term conditions post COVID-19, including systemic and respiratory symptoms. Given the catastrophic spread of SARS CoV-2 infection globally, there are … Read More
Dr. Chiara Giannarelli, MD, PhD
From Viral Infection to Vascular Disease: SARS-CoV-2 and Atherosclerosis
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New insights into the molecular mechanisms of T cell exhaustion
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