Immunology
Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD
James S McDonnell Professor & Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology
- Email: sanadkaram@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Key words
tumor growth, metastasis, signaling mechanisms, immunology, cancer, B cells, Tregs
Andrew L. Kau, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: akau@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
Microbial community-immune interactions in airway diseases and urogenital tract
Key words
microbiota; microbiome; mucosal immunity; asthma; allergy; atopy; urinary tract infection; pathogen colonization; metabolomics;
Peggy L. Kendall, MD
Virginia Minnich Distinguished Professor
- Email: peggy.kendall@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Research summary
The role of B lymphocytes in autoimmune disease
Key words
Miriam Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
- Email: miriamykim@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Research summary
My goal is to understand how CAR T cells interact with their immune environment, and to manipulate these interactions to improve outcomes of treatment.
Key words
CAR T cells, HSCs, cell therapy, gene therapy, cancer
Jonathan Kipnis, PhD
BJC Investigator & Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor
- Email: kipnis@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
We study complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems in health and disease
Key words
Neuroimmunology; neuroscience; immunology; lymphatics; behavior; Alzheimer’s disease; neurodegeneration; glia; microglia; blood-brain barrier (BBB); meninges
Eynav Klechevsky, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: eklechevsky@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
understand the biology of different human dendritic cells and other myeloid cells as a key for manipulating immune responses in various disease conditions
Key words
Human Immunology, Dendritic Cells, Tumor Immunology, immune dysfunctions, Vaccines
Alexander Knights, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: aknights@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
We are fundamentally interested in the complex cellular and molecular interactions that take place during joint homeostasis and disease.
Key words
Osteoarthritis, Immunology, Crosstalk, Fibrosis, Inflammation
Dmitri Kotov, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: kotov@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Computational and Systems Biology
Research summary
My lab works on the host immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We use mouse models that mimic key aspects of human disease to gain a mechanistic understanding of the host response allowing for the identification of novel targets for host-directed therapies.
Key words
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, innate immunology, macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells
Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: kreiseld@WUSTL.EDU
Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology
Research summary
Key words
Brian Laidlaw, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: brian.laidlaw@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Immunology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Research summary
Investigating the development of immunological memory in disease states
Key words
B cells, immunological memory, germinal center, virus, allergy