Academic Year 2019-2020

 

Amrita Banerjee, PhD

Amrita Banerjee, PhD

Ken Lau Lab
Postdoc

I study microbiome-host crosstalk in the intestinal tract. My project focuses on the role of epithelial tuft cells in intestinal inflammatory disease

 

Daniel Fehrenbach, PhD

 

Daniel Fehrenbach, PhD

Meena Madhur Lab
Postdoc

Fehrenbach's previous work revolved around infiltrating machrophages in salt-sensitive hypertenstion.

 

Elaine Chen

 

Elaine Chen

James Crowe Lab
Microbe Host Interactions Graduate Program

My project revolves around studying the Human B cell response to different diseases using sequencing technologies

 

Yvonne Latour

 

Yvonne Latour

Keith Wilson Lab
Molecular Pathology and Immunology Graduate Program

My project is understanding the role of the revere transsulfuration pathway in regulating polyamine metabolism and macrophages function in the context of gastrointestinal inflammation

 

Gabriel Rodriguez

 

Gabriel Rodriguez

Young Kim Lab
Molecular Pathology and Immunology Graduate Program

My research focuses on characterizing the expression of activating and inhibitory receptors on NK cells from Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) patients and test checkpoint blockade against NK cells inhibitory receptors.

 

Nathan Klopfenstein

 

Nathan Klopfenstein

Henrique Serezani Lab
Molecular Pathology and Immunology Graduate Program

My research is focused on looking at the role of lipid mediators in skin host defense to infection, particularly in the context of diabetes.