Allison Norlander is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received her B.S. in microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh. Allison then earned her Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University studying the impact of salt on T helper 17 cells in hypertension with Dr. Meena Madhur and Dr. David Harrison. She joined Peebles lab in 2017 and currently studies the influence of prostacyclin on T regulatory cells in allergic inflammation.
Learn a bit about her research from Dr. Norlander herself!
"PGI2 signaling licenses Treg suppressive function and prevents reprogramming toward a pathogenic Treg phenotype"
When you were 5, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A Veterinarian!
What was it about science that drew you to it?
Problem solving while contributing to understanding human disease.
If you could study anything, what would it be?
I've always wanted to study immunology in the context of disease because of my family, so I'm happy.
What's next for you?
Submission of K awards and we'll see from there!
Best way to pass the time while waiting on an experiment to finish:
Facebook.
What's the most fun "socially distanced" activity you've done recently?
Socially distanced kickboxing class!
