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Ambulos,
Nicholas
P.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-0665
nambulos@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Core Facility, Shared Resource, Genomics, Molecular Genetics, Sequencing, Gene Expression, Genotyping, Core Management, Pharmacogenomics, Assay Development
Ardanuy,
Jeremy
G.,
PhD,
Research Associate
jardanuy@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Pathogenesis, allergy, asthma ,diabetes, coronavirus, influenzavirus, respiratory disease, host-pathogen interaction
Asiedu,
Emmanuel
PhD, BS,
Post Doc Fellow
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Awad,
Ola
A.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
(410) 706-1394
oawad@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Neurodegeneration, GBA1 mutations, Parkinson's disease, Induced-pluripotent stem cells, autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis, transcription factor EB (TFEB), mTOR kinase.
Azad,
Abdu
F.,
PharmD, PhD, MPH,
Professor Emeritus
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Bianchet,
Mario
A.,
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Blanco,
Jorge
C.,
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
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Bruno,
Vincent
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-0812
vbruno@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Fungal Pathogenesis, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Transcriptomics, Genomics
Cairo,
Cristiana
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-1366
ccairo@ihv.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Human immunology, γδ lymphocytes, Neonatal immunity, Malaria, HIV, Infectious diseases, Fetal-maternal interface.
Cao,
Xuefang
PhD,
Professor
410-706-8452
XuefangCao@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Cancer immunology and immunotherapy, transplantation immunology, T cell biology, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
Carbonetti,
Nicholas
H.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-7677 (Office)
ncarbonetti@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Bordetella, pertussis, respiratory infection, host response, lung inflammation, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor signaling, pendrin, adult and neonatal mouse models, interferons, IL-12
Carey,
Gregory
B.,
PhD,
Associate Professor
(410) 706-8191
gcarey@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Lymphoma, apoptosis, B cell receptor, reactive oxygen species, signal transduction, cancer cell biology, cytokine, resistance, autophagy, RedOx biology
Carneiro da Silva,
Joana
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-0817
jcsilva@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Parasites: Plasmodium, Cryptosporidium, Babesia, Theileria;
-omics: comparative genomics, transcriptomics, single cell transcriptomics
Vaccinology: genomics of vaccine design and vaccine efficacy
Cerny,
Jan
V.,
MD, PhD,
Adjunct Professor
(410) 706-7114
jcerny@som.umaryland.edu
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Chatterjee,
Budhaditya
PhD,
Post Doc Fellow
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Collins,
Kim
D.,
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Conway De Macario,
Everly
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
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Coughlan,
Lynda
PhD,
Associate Professor
+1-(410) 706-2536
LCoughlan@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Adenoviral vectors, vaccines, influenza virus, therapeutic antibodies, RSV, coronavirus, universal vaccines, immunology
DasSarma,
Shiladitya
PhD,
Professor
410-234-8847
sdassarma@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: extremophiles, haloarchaea, microbial genomics, purple membrane, gas vesicle nanoparticles, vaccines and therapeutics, climate change
Despres,
Hannah
PhD,
Post Doc Fellow
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Dooley,
Helen
M.,
PhD,
Associate Professor
+1-410-234-8837
hdooley@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Immunology, evolution, antibodies, sharks
Dumetz,
Franck
A.,
PhD,
Research Associate
+1 (410) 706-0778
fdumetz@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Parasites, RNA biology (structure and base modifications), sequencing, OneHealth
Dunning Hotopp,
Julie
C.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-5673
jdhotopp@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: lateral gene transfer, horizontal gene transfer, genomics, human somatic genome, Wolbachia, Drosophila ananassae, filarial nematodes, Neisseria meningitidis, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Rickettisales, Anaplasmataceae
Dwivedi,
Ankit
PhD, MS,
Research Associate
(410) 706-6782
adwivedi@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium, Babesia, Evolution, Population genetics, Genomics
Edwards,
Vonetta
PhD,
Research Associate
(410)706-6717
vedwards@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Host-pathogen interactions, Vaginal microbiome, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Cervical-vaginal models, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Female reproductive tract, Reproductive hormones
Ezelle,
Heather
J.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
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Fan,
Xiaoxuan
PhD,
Associate Professor
410-706-2173
XiaoxuanFan@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting
Feldman,
Ricardo
A.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-4197 (office)
rfeldman@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) for disease modeling, drug discovery and regenerative medicine; lysosomal storage diseases; Gaucher disease; Parkinson's disease; neuronal development; dopaminergic development; neurodegeneration; Wnt pathway; GSK3β; β-catenin; glucocerebrosidase; sphingolipids; mTOR; TFEB; enzyme replacement therapy (ERT); substrate reduction therapy (SRT), mesenchymal stem cells (MSC); osteoblasts; bone disease; macrophages; hematopoietic development.
Ferraz,
Camila
PhD,
Research Associate
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Flajnik,
Martin
F.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-5161
mflajnik@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Origins of adaptive immunity; major histocompatibility complex; single-domain antibodies; emergence of T cell receptors and immunoglobulins; evolution of lymphoid tissues
France,
Michael Timothy
PhD,
Research Associate
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Fricke,
W. Florian
PhD,
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Germany: +49 (711) 459 24841
wffricke@som.umaryland.edu
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Frieman,
Matthew
B.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-2539
mfrieman@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Coronavirus, MERS, SARS, Influenza, Pathogenesis, anti-viral, therapeutics, diabetes, DPP4, lung, COVID19
Gajer,
Pawel
PhD,
Research Associate
410-706-6716
pgajer@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: bioinformatics, bacterial vaginosis, preterm delivery
Galkin,
Andrey
PhD,
Research Associate
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Garzino-Demo,
Alfredo
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Gillespie,
Joseph
J.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
jgillespie@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Evolutionary Biology, Rickettsiology, Rickettsia, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogenetics, Phylogenomics, Metabolomics, Structural Biology, Lateral Gene Transfer, Type IV Secretion Systems, Secretome, Pathogenesis, Genome Sequencing, Arthropods, Ticks, Fleas, Body Lice, Epidemic Typhus, Murine Typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Transitional Group rickettsiae, Wolbachia
Harioudh,
Munesh
K.,
PhD,
Research Associate
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Hassel,
Bret
A.,
PhD,
Professor
410-328-2344
bhassel@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Rnase-L, type-1 interferon, mRNA turnover, innate immunity, tumor suppressor
Hazen,
Tracy
H.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-1954
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Keywords: E. coli, Klebsiella, Vibrio, Enterobacterales, genomics, evolution, antibiotic resistance, microbial surveillance
Hegab Souquette,
Aisha
PhD,
Research Associate
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Holm,
Johanna
B.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-7905
jholm@som.umaryland.edu
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Jackson,
William
T.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-5404
wjackson@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Picornavirus, Poliovirus, Rhinovirus, Coxsackievirus, Enterovirus D-68, PV, HRV, CVB3, EVD-68, Autophagy, Secretion, Trafficking
Kaper,
James
B.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-7114
jkaper@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Microbiology, Immunology, Bacterial Vaccines, Enteric Pathogenesis, Bacterial Genetics, Intestinal Colonization
Keegan,
Achsah
D.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-8174
akeegan@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: cytokines, signal transduction, IL-4, IL-13, receptors, STAT6, macrophages, allergy, asthma
Kumar,
Manoj
PhD,
Assistant Professor
(410) 706-4198
mkumar@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Neurodegeneration, Parkinson’s disease, dopamine neurons, microglia, pluripotent stem cells, mitochondria, lysosome, alpha synuclein, gene editing
Latinovic,
Olga
S.,
PhD, MSc, MBA,
Adjunct Assistant Professor
(410) 706-2769
olatinovic@ihv.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: HIV-1 Entry Inhibition In Vivo
Laukaitis-Yousey,
Hanna
J..,
MS,
Research Associate
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Lewis,
George
K.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-4668
glewis@ihv.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: HIV Vaccine Development, Immunology, Structural Biology, Non-human Primates
Li,
Yuxing
PhD,
Professor
240-314-6332
YuxingLi@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: HIV-1, neutralizing antibody, B cell, Ebola virus, vaccine, immunotherapeutics, structural biology
Livak,
Ferenc
MD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Luetkens,
Tim
C.,
MD,
Associate Professor
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Keywords: Cellular immunotherapies, protein engineering
Ma,
Bing
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-8365
bma@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Multi-‘Omics’, Big data, Genomics, Microbiome, Metagenomics, Metabolomics, Transcriptomics, Metatranscriptomics, single-cell RNA-seq, Microbe-Host Interaction, live biotherapeutics, Biomarker discovery, Data mining, GI Health, Systems Biology
Macario,
Alberto
J L.,
MD,
Adjunct Professor
macarioster@gmail.com
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McIntire,
Katherine
M.,
PhD,
Research Associate
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Moudgil,
Kamal
D.,
MD, PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-7804 (office)
kmoudgil@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Immunology, Autoimmunity, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Immune Regulation, Heat-shock Proteins, Antigen Processing and Presentation, Natural products, Herbal Medicine
Nanjaiah,
Hemalatha
MSc,
Post Doc Fellow
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Nene,
Vishvanath
M.,
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
(410) 706-3860
vnene@som.umaryland.edu
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Ohta,
Yuko
PhD,
Assistant Professor
(410) 706-4196
yota@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Molecular Biology, Comparative Immunology, Immunogenetics, Bioinformatics,
Gene Annotation, Comparative Genomics, Genome evolution, Cell Biology, pharmaceutical science, cancer chemotherapy
Ozcam,
Mustafa
PhD,
Assistant Professor
mozcam@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Microbiome, Early-Life Diet, Protein Metabolism,
Food Allergy, Asthma, System Biology.
Pedra,
Joao
H.F.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-7343
jpedra@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Tick-borne diseases; Arthropod Immunology; Skin Immunology; Immunometabolism; Neuroimmunology
Perkins,
Darren
J.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-2374
dperkins@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Macrophage, lipopolysaccharide, LPS, type I Interferon, Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs), Salmonella
Prantner,
Daniel
J.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
(410) 706-4716
dprantner@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Macrophages, Innate Immunology, Toll-like Receptors, Signal Transduction, Interferons, Sepsis
Prasad,
Joni
M.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-6353
jprasad@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: lrp1, protein biochemistry, lipoprotein receptor, hemostasis, S. aureus, infection, fibrinogen
Rahman,
Mohammed Sayeedur
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-5441 (Office)
mrahman@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Microbiology, Bacteriology, Rickettsia, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Transcriptome, Protein Secretion pathways, Secretome, Interactome, Virulence, Pathogenesis, Arthropods, Ticks, Fleas, Body Lice, Epidemic Typhus, Murine Typhus, Spotted Fever and Transitional Group rickettsiae
Ravel,
Jacques
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-5674
jravel@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Human microbiome, vaginal microbiome, bacterial vaginosis, Chlamydia trachomatis, HPV, Trichomonas vaginalis, genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, multi-omics, bioinformatics, computational biology, 3D biomimetic models, live biotherapeutics products, probiotics, Lactobacillus, translational microbiome science.
Richard,
Katharina
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-2171
krichard@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Oncology, Pre-clinical, In Vivo Models, Innate Immunity, Macrophages, TLR4, Metabolism, Catanionic Surfactant Nanoparticles, Vaccines, Francisella tularensis
Rickert,
David
M.,
BS,
Research Fellow
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Robb,
Frank
T.,
PhD,
Professor Emeritus
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Roberts,
Aleah
D.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
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Rorke,
Ellen
A.,
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
(410) 706-4251
erorke@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: AP-1, keratinocyte, epidermis, keratoderma, ichthyosis
Sacci,
John
B.,
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Sadik,
Mohammad
MSc,
Post Doc Fellow
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Sarkar,
Saumen
PhD,
Professor
410-706-0921
ssarkar@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Type I Interferon (IFN),
IFN-Stimulated Genes (ISG),
Oligoadenylate Synthetase,
Innate Immune Signaling Anti-viral innate immunity,
Tumor microenvironment,
IFN Signaling,
Interferon Regulatory Factor (IRF),
Scanlon,
Karen
M.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
(410) 706-7940
kscanlon@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Immune ontogeny, respiratory infection, pediatric infection, pulmonary hypertension, Bordetella pertussis, pulmonary immunology
Schmaljohn,
Alan
L.,
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
(240) 626-3704
aschmaljohn@som.umaryland.edu
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Schulze,
Dan
H.,
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
(410) 706-5180
dschulze@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Histocompatibility, sodium calcium exchange, Fc receptors, Natural Killer cells, biosensors
Serre,
David
Dr. rer. nat.,
Professor
(410) 706-7983
dserre@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Gene expression, Plasmodium, Malaria, Eukaryotic pathogens.
Shang,
Xiaoran
PhD,
Research Associate
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Shirey,
Kari Ann
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-4716
kshirey@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Innate Immunity, Macrophage, Macrophage differentiation, Alternatively activated macrophage (AAM or M2), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza, Toll-like Receptors (TLRs), Acute Lung Injurey (ALI),secondary bacterial infection
Silverman,
David
J.,
PhD,
Professor Emeritus
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Singh,
Nevil
J.,
PhD,
Associate Professor
4107066916
nsingh@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: T cell activation & differentiation, Immunological tolerance, Immunological Memory, Neuroimmunology, Adaptive immunity to infections, Dendritic cell activation, IL-12 family cytokines, Tumor Immunology, Cancer Immunology
Skerry,
Ciaran
PhD,
Assistant Professor
4107060097
cskerry@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Microbiology, Immunology, Bordetella, bordetella pertussis, host-pathogen, host-directed, sphingosine-1-phosphate, peptidoglycan, peptidoglycan recognition protein,
Sundberg,
Eric
J.,
PhD,
Adjunct Professor
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Tallon,
Luke
J.,
Research Associate
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Taylor,
Louis
PhD,
Post Doc Fellow
louis.taylor@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: virology, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, RNAseq, transcriptomics, genomics, metagenomics, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics
Tettelin,
Herve
PhD,
Professor
(410) 706-6764
tettelin@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Bacterial pathogens, comparative genomics, functional genomics, population genomics, RNA-seq, Tn-seq, bioinformatics, Streptococcus, pneumococcus, oral bacteria, host-pathogen interactions, host responses to infection, spatial transcriptomics, sepsis, respiratory disease, heart damage, vaccine, capsular polysaccharides, bacterial genome-wide association studies.
Toshchakov,
Vladimir
Y.,
PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor
(410) 706-7076
vtoshchakov@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Cell signaling. Toll-like receptors. TIR domains.
Trotta,
Rossana
PhD,
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Tsagmo,
Jean Marc
N.,
PhD,
Post Doc Fellow
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Valencia,
Luisa
M.,
PhD, BS,
Post Doc Fellow
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Vasta,
Gerardo
R.,
PhD,
Professor
(410) 234-8826
gvasta@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Glycobiology, Glycoimmunology, Lectin, Galectin, F-Lectin, Glycan Receptor, Molecular Recognition, Protein Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Transcriptomics, Genomics, Recombinant Expression, Innate Immunity, Inflammatory Signaling Pathways, Epithelial Cells, Hemocyte, Macrophage, Leukocyte, Protozoan Parasite, Virus, PRR, PAMP, MAMP, Intracellular Signaling, Galectin Inhibitor
Vogel,
Stefanie
N.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-4838 (office)
svogel@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: macrophages, lipopolysaccharide, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), macrophage differentiation, signaling pathways, interferons, cytokines, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Francisella tularensis, vaccines, dextran sodium sulfate, HMGB1, Box A, Adenovirus vector
Voss,
Oliver
H.,
PhD,
Assistant Professor
410-706-3337
OVoss@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Monocytes, Macrophages, Inflammasome, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Caspases, TLR signaling, Rickettsia infection and other infectious diseases
Webb,
Tonya
J.,
PhD,
Professor
410-706-4109
twebb@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: cancer immunology, cancer immunotherapy, CD1d-mediated NKT cell activation
ELISA, flow cytometry, Western blotting, qPCR, lipidomics, proteomics
spheroids, artificial antigen presenting cells
Weston,
Stuart
M.,
PhD,
Research Associate
410-706-2539
sweston@som.umaryland.edu
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Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, influenza, antiviral drugs, host factors.
Wu Chuang,
Alejandra
PhD,
Post Doc Fellow
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