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FACULTY

Steering Committee Members

Stephen D. Miller, PhD
Congressman John Edward Porter Professor of Biomedical Research
Director, Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center

William J. Karpus, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology

Geoffrey S. Kansas, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology/Immunology

 

 Faculty Members by Specialty

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology

  • Theodore S. Jardetzky, PhD                  
    Associate Professor                               
    tedj@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest:  X-ray structure analysis of viral proteins and proteins of the immune system
  • Robert A. Lamb, PhD
    John Evans Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    ralamb@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Structure-function of viral envelope proteins; viral-fusion mechanisms

  • Tai T Wu, PhD
    Professor
    t-wu@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Structural and functional relations of protein and DNA, especially immunoglobulins

Cell and Molecular Biology

  • James R. Bartles, PhD
    Associate Professor
    j-bartles@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Actin-binding proteins
  • Rex L. Chisholm, PhD
    Professor; Director for the Center of Genetic Medicine
    r-chisholm@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular genetics of cell motility and molecular motors
  • Robert D. Goldman, PhD
    Stephen Walter Ranson Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
    r-goldman@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Structure and function of cytoskeletal systems

Dermatology

  • Paul Stein, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    p-stein2@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Src family kinases in prolilferation and differentiation

Medicine/Allergy-Immunology

  • Leslie C. Grammer, MD
    Professor
    l-grammer@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunopathogenesis of respiratory diseases; Substance P
  • Paul A. Greenberger, MD
    Professor
    p-greenberger@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunopathogenesis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • Robert P. Schleimer, PhD
    Professor; Chief, Division of Allergy-Immunology
    rpschleimer@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Mechanisms of pathogenesis in allergic disease

Medicine/Gastroenterology

  • Terrence A. Barrett, MD
    Associate Professor
    tabarrett@northwestern.edu
    Area of interest: Molecular aspects of mucosal immunity

Medicine/Hematology-Oncology

  • Al B. Benson III, MD
    Professor
    a-benson@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Cancer clinical trials and chemoprevention
  • Steven T. Rosen, MD
    Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine; Director, Robt. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
    s-rosen@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of resistance to hormal therapies of cancer

 Medicine/Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Disease

  • Richard K. Burt, MD
    Associate Professor; Chief, Division of Immunotherapy
    rburt@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Bone marrow transplantation in autoimmune disease

Medicine/Infectious Diseases

  • Steven M. Wolinsky, MD
    Samuel J. Sackett Professor of Infectious Disease
    s-wolinsky@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular biology and immunopathology of HIV infection

Medicine/Pulmonary

  • David Dean, PhD
    Associate Professor
    dean@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Gene therapy

Medicine/Rheumatology

  • Syamal K. Datta, MD
    Solovy-Arthritis Research Society Professor Medicine
    skd257@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Systemic autoimmunity, immunoregulation, B cells
  • Richard M. Pope, MD
    Mabel Greene Meyers Professor of Medicine
    rmp158@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Cellular immune mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis

Microbiology/Immunology

  • Ashok Aiyar, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    a-aiyar@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Epstein-Barr virus genome maintenance, replication and expression
  • Melissa Brown, PhD
    Professor
    m-brown12@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Mast cells in autoimmunity
  • Nicholas P. Cianciotto, PhD
    Professor
    n-cianciotto@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular pathogenesis of intracellular bacteria including Legionella pneumophila
  • Neil A. Clipstone, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    n-clipstone@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of adipocyte differentiation and transformation
  • Karla Fullner Satchell, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    k-satchell@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular pathogenesis of Vibrio cholerae
  • Alan Hauser, MD/PhD
    Assistant Professor
    ahauser@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system in virulence
  • Laurence M. Howard, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor
    laurence@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunobiology of gamma-delta T cells
  • Geoffrey S. Kansas, PhD
    Associate Professor
    gsk@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Selectins in leukocyte adhesion and migration
  • Byung S. Kim, PhD
    Professor
    bskim@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Antigen processing; T cell activation; viral immunity
  • Laimonis A. Laimins, PhD
    Professor
    l-laimins@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Cancer biology and gene expression; papillomaviruses
  • Jonathan Leis, PhD
    Professor; Executive Associate Dean
    j-leis@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Mechanisms of retroviral replication
  • Richard M. Longnecker, PhD
    Professor
    r-longnecker@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Epstein-Barr virus transformation, latency and entry
  • Stephen D. Miller, PhD
    Congressman John Edward Porter Professor of Biomedical Research; Director, Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center
    s-d-miller@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunoregulation of T cell immune responses; Virus-induced autoimmunity
  • Julie K. Olson, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor
    j-olson2@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest:  Immunobiology of innate immunity
  • M. Kathleen Rundell, PhD
    Professor
    krundell@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Genetics of DNA tumor viruses
  • H. Steven Seifert, PhD
    Professor
    h-seifert@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: DNA recombination mechanisms; Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis
  • Greg Smith, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    g-smith3@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Cell biology of herpesvirus transport and neurologic spread
  • Patricia G. Spear, PhD
    Guy and Anne Youmans Professor of Microbiology-Immunology
    p-spear@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of herpes virus entry
  • Bayar Thimmapaya, PhD
    Professor
    b-thimmapaya@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Transcription factors; genetics of cancer and metastases; adenovirus
  • Carl R. Waltenbaugh, PhD
    Professor
    waltenbaugh@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunomodulation by alcohol
  • Susan Winandy, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    s-winandy@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Transcriptional regulation of T cell development; molecular basis of leukemiagenesis

Neurology (Evanston Hospital)

  • Bruce A. Cohen, MD
    Professor
    bac106@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Clinical aspects of multiple sclerosis
  • Peter Dau, MD
    Professor
    p-dau@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunomodulation by plasmapheresis
  • Howard L. Lipton, MD
    Professor
    hlipton@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular pathogenesis of Theiler's virus-induced demyelinating disease

Pathology

  • Mauro C. Dal Canto, MD
    Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Pathology
    m-dalcant@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Experimental models of demyelination and neurodegeneration
  • David M. Engman, MD/PhD
    Associate Professor
    d-engman@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular genetics of Trypanosoma cruzi; pathogenesis of inflammatory heart disease
  • Kathleen J. Green, PhD
    Joseph L. Mayberry Sr. Professor of Pathology and Toxicology
    kgreen@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular and cellular analysis of desmosomes and keratins
  • Kasturi Haldar, PhD
    Professor
    k-haldar@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular and cell biology of intracellular parasitism
  • William J. Karpus, PhD
    Associate Professor
    w-karpus@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Chemokines in autoimmunity and oral tolerance
  • Zoltan N. Oltvai, MD
    Assistant Professor
    zno008@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Intracellular regulation of apoptosis
  • Warren Tourtellotte, MD/PhD
    Assistant Professor
    warren@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immediate early gene function in the nervous system
  • Nabeel Yaseen, MD/PhD
    Assistant Professor
    n-yaseen@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular pathogeneis of acute myeloid leukemia

Pediatrics (Children's Memorial Hospital)

  • Maurice R. O'Gorman, PhD
    Associate Professor
    mogorman@kellogg.northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Multiple sclerosis; flow cytometry
  • Lauren M. Pachman, MD
    Professor
    pachman@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunopathogenesis of juvenile dermatomyocitis
  • Jacqueline A. Pongracic, MD
    Associate Professor
    j-pongracic@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Allergic rhinitis; anaphylaxis; asthma
  • Anne Rowley, MD
    Assistant Professor
    a-rowley@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Etiology, pathogenesis and immunology of Kawasaki disease
  • Yuqi Zhao, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    yzhao@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular studies of human immunodeficiency virus protein R

 Surgery

  • Michael Messod Abecassis, MD
    Associate Professor
    mabecass@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Cytomegalovirus latency and reactivation
  • Mary A. Hummel, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor
    m-hummel@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Molecular mechanisms of cytomegalovirus reactivation after transplantation
  • Dixon B. Kaufman, MD
    Associate Professor
    d-kaufman@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Immunobiology of islet transplant rejection
  • Joseph R. Levanthal, MD
    Assistant Professor
    j-leventhal@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Xenotransplantation
  • Frank P. Stuart, MD
    James Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor of Medicine
    fstuart@northwestern.edu
    Area of Interest: Allotransplantation

 

 

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