Faculty

Adam Adler

Adam Adler, Ph.D.
Professor

T Cell Tolerance, Tumor Immunity

aadler@uchc.edu

Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.

Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Aging, Exercise, Metabolism, Inflammation

jbartley@uchc.edu

Stefan Brocke

Stefan Brocke, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

cAMP Signaling, Autoimmunity, T Cell-endothelial Cell Interactions, Chemotaxis

sbrocke@uchc.edu

Robert Clark, M.D.

Robert Clark, M.D.
Professor

Autoimmunity, Immune Regulation, Regulatory T Cells

rclark@uchc.edu

Bernard L. Cook, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Science editing, Vector illustration, Biomedical science

becook@uchc.edu

Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.

Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Integrins, Neutrophils, Leukocyte Recruitment, Inflammation, Microscopy

zfan@uchc.edu

Laura Haynes, Ph.D.
Professor

CD4 T Cells, Infectious Disease, Aging

lhaynes@uchc.edu

Evan Jellison

Evan Jellison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Flow Cytometry Facility

jellison@uchc.edu

J Patcher 2

Joel Pachter, Ph.D. 
Professor

Blood-Brain Barrier, Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis

pachter@uchc.edu

Vijay Rathinam, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Professor

Innate Immunity, Inflammasomes, Host Pathogen Interactions, Inflammatory Diseases

rathinam@uchc.edu

Jianbin Ruan, Ph.D.

Jianbin Ruan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Innate Immunity, Inflammasome, Pore-forming Proteins/Toxins, Host-pathogen Interactions

ruan@uchc.edu

Dr. Srivastava

Pramod Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Immunology and Medicine
Eversource Energy Chair in Experimental Oncology
Director, Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases

srivastava@uchc.edu

Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Ph.D., D.V.M., Assistant Professor

Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja,  Ph.D., D.V.M.
Associate Professor

Program Director, Immunology Graduate Program

Innate Immunity, Host-pathogen Interactions, Inflammasomes, Bacterial Regulation of Innate Immune Responses

kailasanvanaja@uchc.edu

Anthony Vella, Ph.D.

Anthony Vella, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Boehringer Ingelheim Chair in Immunology
Senior Associate Dean for Research Planning and Coordination

T Cell Immunity, Costimulation, Adjuvants, Cytokines

vella@uchc.edu

Kepeng Wang, Ph.D.

Kepeng Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Inflammation, Cancer Immunology, Tumor Microenvironment

kewang@uchc.edu

Penghua Wang, Ph.D.

Penghua Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Vector-Borne Virus, Antiviral Immunity, Viral Arthritis/Encephalitis, Innate Immunity, Immune Evasion

pewang@uchc.edu

Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.

Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.
Professor

Associate Director - Immunology Graduate Program

Obesity, Metainflammation, Tissue-specific Stem Cells, Non-coding RNA, Epigenetics

bzhou@uchc.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Sasan Jalili, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

sasan.jalili@jax.org

Derya Unutmaz, M.D.

Derya Unutmaz, M.D.
Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

derya.unutmaz@jax.org

Shuzhao Li, Ph.D.

Shuzhao Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

shuzhao.li@jax.org

Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.

Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

karolina.palucka@jax.org

Silke Paust, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

silke.paust@jax.org

Joint Appointments

Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D.

Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Neuroscience

crocker@uchc.edu

Kelly Hawley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

hawley@uchc.edu

Adam P. Matson, M.D.

Adam P. Matson, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

amatson@uchc.edu

Patrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.

Patrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cell Biology

pamurphy@uchc.edu

Juan Salazor

Juan Salazar, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor and Chairman, Pediatrics

jsalazar@uchc.edu

Smilowitz

Henry Smilowitz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cell Biology

smilowitz@uchc.edu

Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery

ksoc@uchc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Amala Guha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Amala Guha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

guha@uchc.edu

Richard Zeff

Richard Zeff, M.D.
Professor

Emeritus Faculty

Irving Goldschnelder

Irving Goldschneider, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

igoldsch@uchc.edu

Lynn Puddington

Lynn Puddington, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus

puddington@uchc.edu

Charlotte Ressler, Ph.D.

Charlotte Ressler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus