Sanja Arandjelovic, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Nephrology, received two NIH awards for $2.5 million to study molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. The first project “Understanding a Molecular Cascade that Drives Neutrophil Mediated Pathology … Read More
Sun’s research is in cellular lung immunity and immunopathology, focusing on viral infections such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2. His research has shown that targeting the immune system directly in the lung help prevent chronic illness and other … Read More
Congrats to Xiaoqin, Harish and Bibo on the publication of their review at Annual Review of Immunology on immune mechanisms underlying host recovery from respiratory viral infection including COVID-19. Go to annualreviews.org to read the article. Congratulations Sun Lab!
Thank you for attending the Carter Immunology Center Holiday Celebration! We enjoyed seeing everybody. Happy Holidays!!
Jie Sun, PhD, professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division and the Carter Immunology Center, discusses his work on mucosal immunity after COVID-19 natural infection or vaccination in The Scientist magazine webinar entitled “COVID-19″ Lessons Learned”; … Read More
The Cowardin laboratory, located within the Child Health Research Center at the University of Virginia, focuses on understanding how the gut microbiota during pregnancy and early postnatal life set the stage for lifelong immune responses. Undernutrition and linear growth stunting … Read More
CIC Investigators partnered with colleagues from the La Jolla Institute (LJI) to utilize single cell multi-omic analysis of human circulating immune cells to identify the B cell subtype in humans that is associated with IgE sensitization to alpha gal and … Read More
The research project seeks to understand the effects of IgE to alpha-gal on atherosclerotic plaque development and define immune mechanisms mediating IgE sensitization to alpha-gal linked to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in mice and humans. Dr. Loren Erickson, Associate Professor in … Read More
Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs Viruses that cause respiratory diseases like the flu and COVID-19 can lead to mild to severe symptoms within the first few … Read More
The Gilliam Fellowship grant, which is awarded to the student-adviser pair, signals two important things. One, Nadia Holness will be a leader in science committed to advancing diversity and inclusion. And two, Sarah Ewald and University of Virginia School of … Read More
