The immune system must balance the maintenance of a capacity to eliminate an infinite array of pathogens with the necessity to not induce an immune response against oneself. Insufficient or excessive immune responses can lead to immune deficiencies, autoimmunity, or inflammatory syndromes. VCI members are exploring the cellular and genetic basis for these immune dysregulation disorders to better understand basic immunology and mechanisms of inflammation.
| Matthew R. Alexander, Ph.D., M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Immunology, Hypertension, Vascular Biology, Inflammation, Microvasculature
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| Holly Algood, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Assistant Professor of Medicine Immune response to Helicobacter pylori
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| Manuel Ascano, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Post-transcriptional gene regulation in innate immunity and cellular stress
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| Justin M. Balko, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Translational cancer research focused on molecular therapeutics, onco-immunology & bioinformatics
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| Rachel Bonami, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology B cell, T cell, Autoimmunity, Type 1 Diabetes, Myositis, Sjogren's Syndrome, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Autoimmunity
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| Mark R. Boothby, M.D., Ph. D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Medicine Signal transduction, transcription regulation mechanisms
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| Katherine Cahill, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD), Adult-onset Asthma, NSAID drug allergy, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps, Eicosanoid Biology, Cells and Mediators of Allergic Inflammation
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| Sung Hoon Cho, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immune response, cellular metabolism & tumor progression
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| Jim Connelly, M.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Primary Immune Deficiency, Bone Marrow Failure, Neutropenia, Sickle Cell Disease
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| Timothy Cover, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Bacteria-host interactions, bacterial toxins, helicobacter pylori, and gastric cancer |
| Leslie Crofford, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Director, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology Wilson Family Chair in Medicine Innate and acquired immunity in inflammatory arthritis, myositis, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, pain
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| Amanda Doran, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cholesterol, Lipids, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Statin Intolerance
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| Craig Duvall , Ph.D.Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rrug and nanoparticle targeting, intracellular biomacromolecular delivery, and systems for controlled release of growth factors and other extracellular-acting molecules
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| P. Brent Ferrell, Jr., M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Molecular investigations in myeloid disease
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| Jeremy A. Goettel, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Mechanisms regulating intestinal immunity
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| Jonathan M. Irish, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cancer, precision medicine, computational biology, machine learning, cell signaling, chemical biology, single cell tools
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| Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Dendritic cells, Neo-antigens, Isolevuglandins
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| Jonathan Kropski, M.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Pulmonary fibrosis, Genetics, Rare lung diseases, Single cell genomics
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| Ken Lau, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Single-cell, computational systems biology, inflammation, colorectal cancer, stem cells, epithelial biology, cell state specification, signal transduction
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| Amy S. Major, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immunological mechanisms of autoimmunity in atherosclerosis
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| Janet Markle, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Inborn errors of immunity, Molecular and cellular immunology, pediatric immune-mediated diseases
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| Denis Mogilenko, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immunometabolism, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Cancer Biology, Obesity, Aging,
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| Daniel J. Moore, Ph.D., M.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immune regulation in autoimmunity and transplantation
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| Danyvid Olivares-Villagomez, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Mucosal immunology, IEL, iCD8alpha, osteopontin, granzyme
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| Michelle Ormseth, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatic diseases and small RNAs as biomarkers and modifiers of disease in patients with rheumatic diseases.
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| Dolly Padovani-Claudio, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Vascular diseases of the retina
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| Anna Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Autoinflammatory Disease, Immunology, Genetics |
| Mary Philip, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Hematology, Cancer Immunology, T cells, Epigenetics, Autoimmunity, Differentiation
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| Elizabeth Phillips, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Dermatology John A. Oates Chair in Clinical Research Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Pharmacology HLA, T-cell Immunology, Immunogenomics, Pharmacogenomics, Drug Hypersensitivity, SJS/TEN, Adverse Drug Reactions
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| Jeffery C. Rathmell, Ph.D.Director, Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Immunobiology T cell metabolism in inflammation and anti-tumor immunity
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| Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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| Ana P. Serezani, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor of Medicine Immunology, Inflammation, T cells, lung remodeling and fibrosis.
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| C. Henrique Serezani, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Understanding host defense in pre-existing inflammatory conditions
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| Luc Van Kaer, Ph.D.Elizabeth and John Shapiro Chair Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Role of innate-type regulatory lymphocytes in health and chronic inflammatory diseases
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Nicole L. Ward, Ph.D.Vice Chair for Research, Department of Dermatology Professor of Dermatology Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), lupus, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), other inflammatory skin diseases, multi-‘omics, microbiome, and skin disease co-morbidities.
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| Erin Wilfong, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Myositis-related Interstitial Lung Disease and Rheumatic Disease |
| John T. Wilson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Enginering Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Polymer science, nanotechnology, immunobiology, colloid and surface engineering, cell engineering, and drug delivery
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| Keith T. Wilson, M.D.Thomas F. Frist Sr. Chair in Medicine Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Host immune response to the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori
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| Lan Wu, M.D.Research Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Interactions between the immune and metabolic systems, whole body metabolism
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| Fiona E. Yull, D.Phil.Associate Professor of Cancer Biology Associate Professor of Pharmacology Ovarian, breast and lung cancer
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| Sandra S. Zinkel, Ph.D., M.DAssociate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Cancer Biology Mechanisms by which normal and malignant cells regulate programed cell death or apoptosis following DNA damage
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