{"id":43,"date":"2015-01-06T16:36:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T20:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.immunology.uh.uconn.edu\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:38:02","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Adam<\/p>\n

Adam Adler, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

T Cell Tolerance, Tumor Immunity<\/em><\/p>\n

aadler@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jenna<\/p>\n

Jenna Bartley, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor<\/p>\n

Aging, Exercise, Metabolism, Inflammation<\/em><\/p>\n

jbartley@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stefan<\/p>\n

Stefan Brocke, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
Associate Professor<\/p>\n

cAMP Signaling, Autoimmunity, T Cell-endothelial Cell Interactions, Chemotaxis<\/em><\/p>\n

sbrocke@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Robert<\/p>\n

Robert Clark, M.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

Autoimmunity, Immune Regulation, Regulatory T Cells<\/em><\/p>\n

rclark@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Bernard L. Cook, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Science editing, Vector illustration, Biomedical science<\/em><\/p>\n

becook@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Zhichao<\/p>\n

Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n

Integrins, Neutrophils, Leukocyte Recruitment, Inflammation, Microscopy<\/em><\/p>\n

zfan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Laura Haynes, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

CD4 T Cells, Infectious Disease, Aging<\/em><\/p>\n

lhaynes@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Evan<\/p>\n

Evan Jellison, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor
\nDirector, Flow Cytometry Facility<\/p>\n

jellison@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Kai Li, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n

Innate Immunity, Immune Recognition, Phagocytosis, Proximity Labeling, Host-Microbe Interaction<\/em><\/p>\n

kali@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"J<\/p>\n

Joel Pachter, Ph.D.<\/a>\u00a0
<\/strong>Professor<\/p>\n

Blood-Brain Barrier, Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis<\/em><\/p>\n

pachter@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Vijay Rathinam, Ph.D., D.V.M.<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

Innate Immunity, Inflammasomes, Host Pathogen Interactions, Inflammatory Diseases<\/em><\/p>\n

rathinam@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jianbin<\/p>\n

Jianbin Ruan, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n

Innate Immunity, Inflammasome, Pore-forming Proteins\/Toxins, Host-pathogen Interactions<\/em><\/p>\n

ruan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/p>\n

Pramod Srivastava, Ph.D., M.D.<\/strong><\/a>
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<\/p>\n

srivastava@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sivapriya<\/p>\n

Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, \u00a0Ph.D., D.V.M.<\/a><\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor<\/p>\n

Program Director, Immunology Graduate Program<\/p>\n

Innate Immunity, Host-pathogen Interactions, Inflammasomes, Bacterial Regulation of Innate Immune Responses<\/em><\/p>\n

kailasanvanaja@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Anthony<\/p>\n

Anthony Vella, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor and Chair
\nBoehringer Ingelheim Chair in Immunology
\nSenior Associate Dean for Research Planning and Coordination<\/p>\n

T Cell Immunity, Costimulation, Adjuvants, Cytokines<\/em><\/p>\n

vella@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kepeng<\/p>\n

Kepeng Wang, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Inflammation, Cancer Immunology, Tumor Microenvironment<\/em><\/p>\n

kewang@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Penghua<\/p>\n

Penghua Wang, Ph.D.<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Vector-Borne Virus, Antiviral Immunity, Viral Arthritis\/Encephalitis, Innate Immunity, Immune Evasion<\/em><\/p>\n

pewang@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Beiyan<\/p>\n

Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

Associate Director - Immunology Graduate Program<\/p>\n

Obesity, Metainflammation, Tissue-specific Stem Cells, Non-coding RNA, Epigenetics<\/em><\/p>\n

bzhou@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Affiliated Faculty<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Sasan Jalili, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor
\nThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n

sasan.jalili@jax.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Derya<\/p>\n

Derya Unutmaz, M.D.<\/strong><\/a>
Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n

derya.unutmaz@jax.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Shuzhao<\/p>\n

Shuzhao Li, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor
\nThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n

shuzhao.li@jax.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Karolina<\/p>\n

Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
Professor
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n

karolina.palucka@jax.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Silke Paust, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor
\nThe Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine<\/p>\n

silke.paust@jax.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Joint Appointments<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Margaret Callahan, M.D., Ph.D<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor, Medicine<\/p>\n

mcallahan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stephen<\/p>\n

Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Neuroscience<\/p>\n

crocker@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Kelly Hawley, Ph.D.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics<\/p>\n

hawley@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jayesh<\/p>\n

Jayesh Kamath, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Psychiatry<\/p>\n

jkamath@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Guangfu<\/p>\n

Guangfu Li, Ph.D., DVM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor, Surgery<\/p>\n

gli@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Adam<\/p>\n

Adam P. Matson, M.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Pediatrics<\/p>\n

amatson@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Patrick<\/p>\n

Patrick A. Murphy, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Cell Biology<\/p>\n

pamurphy@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Justin D. Radolf, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor, Medicine<\/p>\n

jradolf@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Smilowitz\"<\/p>\n

Henry Smilowitz, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Cell Biology<\/p>\n

smilowitz@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kevin<\/p>\n

Kevin Staveley-O\u2019Carroll, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, FACS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor and Chair, Surgery<\/p>\n

ksoc@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Adjunct Faculty<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Amala<\/p>\n

Amala Guha, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

guha@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Richard<\/p>\n

Richard Zeff, M.D.<\/strong>
Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Emeritus Faculty<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Irving<\/p>\n

Irving Goldschneider, M.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor Emeritus<\/p>\n

igoldsch@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lynn<\/p>\n

Lynn Puddington, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

puddington@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Charlotte<\/p>\n

Charlotte Ressler, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Roger<\/p>\n

Roger Thrall, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor Emeritus<\/p>\n

thrall@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adam Adler, Ph.D. Professor T Cell Tolerance, Tumor Immunity aadler@uchc.edu Jenna Bartley, Ph.D. Associate Professor Aging, Exercise, Metabolism, Inflammation jbartley@uchc.edu Stefan Brocke, M.D., Ph.D. Associate ProfessorcAMP Signaling, Autoimmunity, T Cell-endothelial Cell Interactions, Chemotaxissbrocke@uchc.edu 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 23:41:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":115,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3676,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/3676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/immunology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}