Research in Progress

Title: Storm on the rise: COVID-19 pneumonia and lung tumor development

Title: Long-term consequences of respiratory viral infections - fibrosis et al

Title: Alterations in the Peptide-MHC Landscape

Title: “Mechanisms of superior respiratory IgA responses after mucosal vaccination”

Title: The cAMP Responsive Element Modulator (CREM) Transcription Factor Regulates Susceptibility to Malnutrition and Infection

Title: A role for ferroptosis in neurodegeneration after hemorrhagic stroke

Title: Distal inflammatory priming of normal mammary tissue by the gut microbiome drives breast tumor metastasis via metabolic dysregulation

Title: T cell-mediated immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The role of co-stimulation in protection and disease

Title: "CD38 on CD8 TRMs: friend or foe?"

Title: Reactive nitrogen species disable Toxoplasma gondii effectors for effective IFNγ-mediated restriction"

Title: "Mechanical ablation enhances melanoma-specific T cell activation & tumor antigen acquisition by conventional dendritic cells in a trafficking independent manner."

Title: SHP-1 restricts immune functions and orchestrates lipid metabolism in microglia in amyloid-beta amyloidosis

Title: "Enhancing the specificity of Cx3cr1 CreERT2 microglial genetic targeting utilizing a macrophage depletion/repopulation strategy"

Title: "Determining mechanisms of acquired resistance to CAR-T therapy in an antigenpos minimal residual disease model of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma"

Title: Exploring the combinatorial advantages of myeloid manipulating therapies and focused ultrasound

Title: Characterizing B cell responses in MCPyV-driven Merkel cell carcinoma

Ana's Title: “Exacerbated tau pathology in a model of traumatic brain injury is mediated by impaired meningeal lymphatic function” Brett's Title: Molecular Regulation of Marginal Zone B cells

Ashraf's Title: Profiling pneumococcal vaccine-specific B cells in aging HIV individuals Malcolm's Title: "Systems model predicts mechanisms of neutrophil activation in response to conflicting cues"

Sam's title: "Systemic-prime + mucosal-boost vaccination in lung tumor bearing mice"Emily's title: “IL-33/ST2 independent activation of innate effectors in allergic asthma”.

Xiaoqin's Title: “The Role of Peroxisomal Function in Macrophage Senescence and Cell Death” Rossymar's Title: "Enhancing engineered T cell therapy for ovarian cancer by overcoming adenosine-mediated immunosuppression".

Claire's title: "A nutrient deficient, humanized diet drives Immunoglobulin A overproduction and bacterial overgrowth in mice" Simona's Title: “Commensal dysbiosis mediates changes in mammary tissue immune and stromal cells to promote HR+ breast tumor dissemination”

Uddin's Title: "Activation of CXCL9/10/11-CXCR3 pathway protects mice from SARS-CoV-2 infection" Malave's title: “Engineering B cells to protect against respiratory viruses”.

Xu's Title: Unraveling the Role of Melanoma-Cognate CD4+ T cells in Enhancing Vaccine-Induced Memory CD8+ T cell Development Tian's Title: The role of sympathetic nervous system in host response during C. difficile infection.