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Immune System
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Kenner C. Rice
Research TopicsOur major research direction is the elucidation of the structure and function of neurotransmitter systems in the mammalian central nervous system…
Joshua Jay Zimmerberg
Research TopicsForty years of membrane remodelingFusion and fission are the essence of complex membrane dynamics in living cells. Fusion and fission are key ele…
Karin E. Peterson
Research TopicsVirus infection of the Central Nervous System (CNS) can lead to damage to neurons and the development of neurological disease. Multiple cell type…
Kandice Tanner
Research TopicsThe Tanner Lab studies how the physical properties of tissues influence how cells behave during development, immune responses, and cancer. Our go…
Jung-Hyun Park
Research TopicsA. The role of cytokines in immune cell homeostasis under resting and immune activating conditions. Different cell populations occupy different n…
Kaitlyn Sadtler
Research TopicsThe Section on Immunoengineering develops immune-active biomaterials for regenerative medicine through a bottom-up approach using mechanism-based…
John H. Kehrl
Research TopicsExtracellular signals modulate and regulate the function of cells that participate in immune responses. Some of these signals activate pathways t…
John J. O'Shea
Research TopicsCytokines are critical for host defense, but are also key mediators of immune-mediated disease. CD4+ helper T cells are important producers of a …
John Tisdale
Research TopicsSickle cell disease (SCD) has its roots in genetic mutations that cause a single amino acid change in the β-globin chain of hemoglobin …