Focus Areas

Research in the Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapeutics Program focuses on a wide range of clinically applicable topics. The goal is to improve patient care by developing novel approaches for immunosuppression, vaccination, modulation, reconstitution and monitoring.

Faculty members lead innovative research programs that focus on applying immunological approaches to a multitude of diseases and conditions:

Area of focus	Researcher or laboratory
Aging and the immune system	Jorg Goronzy, M.D., Ph.D. Cornelia M. Weyand, M.D., Ph.D.
Allergy	Allergic Diseases: Hirohito Kita
Cancer genetics and immunity	Larry R. Pease, Ph.D.
Cancer immunology	Khashayarsha Khazaie, Ph.D. Foteini Gounari, Ph.D.
Cardiomyopathies	Leslie T. Cooper, M.D.
Celiac disease	Joseph A. Murray, M.D.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Robert Vassallo, M.D.
Diabetes	Artificial Pancreas: Yogish C. Kudva
Diagnostic immunology	Amir A. Sadighi Akha, M.D., Ph.D. David L. Murray, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Andrew D. Badley
Inflammation and fibrosis	Khashayarsha Khazaie, Ph.D.
Inflammatory bowel disease	Immuno-Epigenetics: William A. Faubion Jr.
Lung fibrosis	Ulrich Specks, M.D.
Lung remodeling	Robert Vassallo, M.D.
Lung transplant	Mark E. Wylam, M.D.
Melanoma	Melanoma Research: Svetomir N. Markovic
Transplant	Artificial Pancreas: Yogish C. Kudva
Vaccines	Vaccine Research Group: Gregory A. Poland, Richard B. Kennedy, Inna G. Ovsyannikova
Vasculitis	Ulrich Specks, M.D. Cornelia M. Weyand, M.D.