The finding that obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases are driven by inflammation and that metabolic pathways influence immune cell differentiation and function has led to the field of Immunometabolism. This new field seeks to understand links between metabolism and inflammation. Working with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC), VCI member study how metabolic pathways contribute to the pathogenesis of the Metabolic Syndrome and how metabolic pathways modulate immunity.
| Ruben Martinez Barricarte, Ph.DAssistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immunogenetics, primary immunodeficiencies, inborn errors of Immunity and infectious diseases |
| Julia Bohannon, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Innate immune responses to infection in immunocompromised hosts |
| 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 |
| Mark Boothby, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Medicine Signal transduction, transcription regulation mechanisms
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| Mariana Xavier Byndloss, D.V.M., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Linking gut microbiota, host metabolism, and disease |
| 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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| James E. Cassat, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Director, Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Interaction between host and pathogen during invasive bacterial infections
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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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| C. Buddy Creech, M.D., M.P.H.Professor of Pediatrics Edie Carell Johnson Chair in Pediatrics Clinical and Translational Research in S. aureus, Human immune response to staphylococcal infections, Staphylococcal vaccine development
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| 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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| Jane Freedman, M.D.Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine Professor of Medicine Gladys Parkinson Stahlman Chair in Cardiovascular Research Immunity, infection, and inflammation on atherothrombotic disease |
| Alyssa H. Hasty, Ph.D.Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Mechanisms by which obesity increases risk for disease
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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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| Spyros Kalams, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cellular immune responses directed against viral and bacterial pathogens
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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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| John Koethe, M.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Interaction of HIV infection and nutritional host factors in risk of metabolic disease
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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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| Mona Mashayekhi, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Gestational diabetes, Endocrine disorders of pregnancy
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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, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immune regulation in autoimmunity and transplantation
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| Dawn C. Newcomb, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Estrogen, testosterone, sex hormones, T cells, innate lymphoid cells, asthma, allergy
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| Michelle Ormseth, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Cardiovascular disease and small RNAs as biomarkers and modifiers of disease in patients with rheumatic diseases.
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| Anna Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Autoinflammatory Disease, Immunology, Genetics |
| 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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| Heather Pua, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Lung, miRNA, exRNA (extracellular RNA), extracellular vesicles, allergy, asthma, Th2
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| Marjan Rafat, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology Effects of radiation and surgery on tumor and immune cell migration, the molecular profiles of tissues wounded from therapy, and the biomechanical properties of tissues following therapy
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| Jeffrey 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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| Michael Savona, M.D.Professor of Medicine Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation |
| 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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| Anil Shanker, Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology of HIV infection; Antiviral mechanisms
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| Matthew Stier, M.D., Ph.D.Fellow, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Immunology and immunometabolism in critical illness, hemorrhagic shock, septic shock, and ARDS. |
| 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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| Kasey Vickers, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology MicroRNAs and other sRNA-mediated gene regulation in cholesterol, glucose, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
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 | Celestine Wanjalla, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Virus-specific immune responses, chronic inflammation and aging
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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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| 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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| Elma Zaganjor, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Mitochondrial function and metabolism on cell fate decisions and their relevance to physiology
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| Sandra S. Zinkel, Ph.D., M.D.Associate 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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