Faculty

• Barry, Michael A., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Medicine
  • barry.michael@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Vector targeting
    • Gene therapy
    • Vaccine development
    • Oncolytic cancer therapy
    • In vivo ligand and virus imaging
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• Billadeau, Daniel D., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • billadeau.daniel@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Signal transduction
    • Identification and characterization of intracellular signaling cascades linking extracellular stimuli to cellular activation
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• Bram, Richard J., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • bram.richard@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Signal transduction
    • Molecular signaling in immune system activation and neoplastic transformation
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• David, Chella S., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Microbiology
  • david.chella@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Immunogenetics
    • Immunogenetic aspects of the immune response with emphasis on MHC Class I and II genes
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• Dong, Haidong, M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Assistant Professor of Immunology and Urology
  • dong.haidong@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • T cell co-stimulation and co-inhibition
    • T cell tolerance in tumor host
    • Tumor immunotherapy
    • CD8 T cell memory
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• Faubion, William A., M.D. (Rochester)

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • faubion.william@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Relationship between cells of the innate immune system, regulatory T cells, and commensal bacteria.
    • Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
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• Gil Pages, Diana, Ph.D., (Rochester)

  • Assistant Professor of Immunology
  • gilpages.diana@mayo.edu
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• Hedin, Karen E., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • hedin.karen@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Molecular immunology
    • Signal transduction
    • Chemokine receptors: molecular mechanisms and biological effects
    • T lymphocyte development and immune activation
    • Tumor metastasis
    • Molecular determinants of antitumor vaccines
    • Transplantation immunology
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• Howe, Charles L., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
  • howe@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Neuroimmunology
    • Immune-mediated CNS injury
    • Acute CNS virus infections
    • Immunobiology of CD8 T cells
    • Immunobiology of inflammatory monocytes
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• Jelinek, Diane F., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • jelinek.diane@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Growth and differentiation of B lymphocytes
    • Multiple myeloma
    • B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    • Receptor interactions
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• Johnson, Aaron J., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Associate Professor of Immunology
  • johnson.aaron2@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Neuroimmunology
    • Inflammatory mediators that disrupt the BBB in vivo using Theiler's virus infection
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• Kita, Hirohito, M.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Immunology
  • kita.hirohito@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Allergic diseases and asthma
    • Immunobiology of eosinophils
    • Adhesion molecules
    • Granulocyte activation
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• Knutson, Keith L. Ph.D., (Rochester)

  • Associate Professor of Immunology
  • knutson.keith@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Cancer vaccines
    • Adoptive T cell therapy
    • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition and breast cancer stem cells
    • Biology of myeloid derived suppressor cells and regulatory T cells in cancer
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• Kwon, Eugene D., M.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology and Urology
  • kwon.eugene@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Cancer immunotherapy
    • Developing state-of-the-art immunotherapies for prostrate, kidney or bladder cancer
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• Lennon, Vanda A., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology and Neurology
  • lennon.vanda@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Neuroimmunology
    • Molecular mechanisms of paraneoplastic autoimmunity and loss of self-tolerance
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• Markovic, Svetomir N., M.D., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Oncology and Medicine
  • markovic.svetomir@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Immune modulation in cancer patients
    • Monitoring immune response in cancer patients
    • Developing new methodology for monitoring immune function
    • Anti-angiogenesis therapy in clinical trials
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• Medina, Kay L., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Assistant Professor of Immunology
  • medina.kay@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • B cell development
    • Molecular regulation of cell fate determination
    • Cytokine signaling
    • Cancer stem cells in B cell malignancies
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• Murray, Joseph A., M.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • murray.joseph@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Celiac Disease
    • Autoimmune Disease
    • Animal models and genetics of autoimmunity
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• Pease, Larry R., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • pease.larry@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Antigen recognition by T cells
    • Immune potentiation of T cell immunity
    • T cell repertoire
    • Antitumor and antivirus responses
    • Immunology of multiple sclerosis (MS)
    • Antibodies as receptor ligands
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• Poeschla, Eric M., M.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Medicine
  • poeschla.eric@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Gene therapy
    • Mechanisms of lentiviral disease pathogenesis
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• Rodriguez, Moses, M.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Neurology and Immunology
  • rodriguez.moses@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Virus-induced demyelination
    • Promotion of remyelination using monoclonal antibodies
    • Immune response to virus infection of the nervous system
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• Schrum, Adam G. Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Assistant Professor of Immunology
  • schrum.adam@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Adaptive immunity and tolerance
    • Network properties of signal transduction
    • Chronic inflammation and cancer
    • T cell antigen receptor structure and function
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• Shapiro, Virginia M., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Associate Professor of Immunology
  • shapiro.virginia1@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Epigenetic regulation of hematopoiesis
    • Regulation of lymphocyte development and homeostasis
    • Signal transduction in T cell activation
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• Vile, Richard G., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Immunology
  • vile.richard@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Fusogenic membrane glycoproteins as a novel class of genes for the local and immune-mediated control of tumor growth
    • Mechanisms of heat shock protein 70 induced during tumor cell killing
    • Adoptive transfer of dendritic cells into tumors
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• Wettstein, Peter J., Ph.D. (Rochester)

  • Professor of Surgery and Immunology
  • wettstein.peter@mayo.edu
  • Research interests:
    • Immunogenetics
    • Regulation of the cell response to minor histocompatibility antigens in mice
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• April 22, 2013
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