The immune system is fundamentally evolved to protect against foreign pathogens and interact with the microbiome. Vanderbilt has a strong history of inquiry into mechanisms by which the immune system recognizes and eliminates pathogens. It is also now appreciated that the host microbiome plays a critical role to tune the immune response, control pathogenic bacteria, and maintain overall health.
| Christopher Aiken, 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 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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| 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 |
| Mariana Xavier Byndloss, D.V.M., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Linking gut microbiota, host metabolism, and disease
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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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| Jim Connelly, M.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Primary Immune Deficiency, Bone Marrow Failure, Neutropenia, Sickle Cell Disease
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| Timothy L. Cover, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Bacteria-host interactions, bacterial toxins, helicobacter pylori, and gastric cancer |
| 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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| James E. Crowe, M.D.Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Ann Scott Carell Chair Human B cell and antibody responses to infections
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| Kelly Dooley, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Addison B. Scoville, Jr. Chair in Medicine Therapeutics for drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB, TB-HIV, and pediatric TB meningitis
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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 Drug and nanoparticle targeting, intracellular biomacromolecular delivery, and systems for controlled release of growth factors and other extracellular-acting molecules
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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 |
| Jeremy A. Goettel, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Mechanisms regulating intestinal immunity
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| Raymond Harris, Jr., M.D.Director, Division of Nephrology Professor of Medicine Ann and Roscoe R. Robinson Chair in Nephrology Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Role of growth factors in recovery from acute renal injury
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| 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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| John Joseph Karijolich, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Oncogenic Viruses, RNA-based mechanisms of antiviral and antitumor immunity, epigenomics, CRISPR screens
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| Tae Kon Kim, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Immune checkpoints in hematologic malignancies and GVHD
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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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| 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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| Nick Markham, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Colorectal cancer, C. difficile, cancer biology, microbiome, transcriptomics, organoids, microbial toxin pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions
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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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| 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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| Kristen Ogden, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Acquistion and impact of genetic diversity of segmented, double stranded RNA viruses
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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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| Richard M. Peek, Jr., M.D.Director, Division of Gastroenterology Mina Cobb Wallace Chair in Immunology Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Pathogenesis, helicobacter pylori, gastric cancer, carcinogenesis, infectious disease, bacterial pathogenesis, inflammation, malignancy
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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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| 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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| Ann Richmond, Ph.D.Associate Director for Research Education Professor of Pharmacology Professor of Dermatology The role of the inflammatory response in tumor progression
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| Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Pediatrics Amphibian immune defenses against an ancient fungal pathogen
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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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| Michael Savona, M.D.Professor of Medicine Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation |
| 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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| 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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| Ciara Shaver, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Mechanisms of acute lung injury and inflammation during critical illness and after lung transplantation
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Ann Tate, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Host-Microbe Interactions, Innate Immunity, Disease Dynamics, Functional Genomics, Theoretical Modeling, Computational Biology
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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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| 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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| Sandra S. Zinkel, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology 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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