Immunology

We welcome Dr. Penghua Wang as an assistant professor to the Department of Immunology. Dr. Wang’s research is focused primarily in host-pathogen interactions, with a focus on RNA viruses in vivo and in vitro.
Congratulations to Dr. Adam Adler and Dr. Anthony Vella for receiving an NIH R21 grant entitled, “Test if antitumor T cells use a putative super-enhancer in the IL1RL2-IL1RL1 intergenic region to form "innate-like" responses to cytokines.”
The Rathinam lab has discovered a new role for the cell death protein Gasdermin D. Their latest Immunity paper first authored by Ishita Banerjee, an Immunology graduate student, demonstrates that gasdermin D inhibits the production of type I interferon molecules in response to self and foreign DNA that entered the cytosol. Since type I interferons have profound roles in autoimmune diseases such as lupus and cancer immunity, the findings from this study may have therapeutic implications. View the study.
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we report the untimely passing of our dear colleague Dr. Andrei Medvedev.
We welcome Dr. Jenna Bartley as an assistant professor to the Department of Immunology. Dr. Bartley studies translational research into human aging with a focus on how immune responses and physical function decline as we get older.
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Haynes on receiving an NIH R21 grant entitled, “Impact of Aging and Influenza Infection on Muscle Health.”

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