Immunology and inflammation
Inflammation occurs when the innate immune system is inappropriately activated.
About immunology and inflammation research
Inflammation is now recognized to accelerate cardiovascular disease and to contribute to the development of obesity and diabetes. Inflammation occurs when the innate immune system is inappropriately activated or when the body's normal response to injury does not turn off appropriately after tissue injury is repaired. The physiology of immunity also includes many aspects of immune cell function that are essential for a productive response to infectious diseases. Approaches include studies of exercise and immune cell trafficking, immune responses to infectious disease in the lungs, and gender differences in immune response.
Is this option for me?
This option is for students who wish to study the causative factors of immune-related diseases, as well as the effects of these diseases on the human body.
Potential specialization areas
- Differentiation of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory T cells
- Mechanisms of antibody production and B cell differentiation
- Cytokine regulation of inflammation and immunity
- Modulation of retinoid signaling during inflammatory stress
Researchers
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Hankey, Pamela
"Pam"
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Ross, Catharine
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Affiliated researchers
Researchers who are interested in this area of research but who's primary research is in a different area.
- Lang, Charles
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- Distinguished Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and Surgery
- Co-Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Medicine
- Mastro, Andrea
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- Professor of Microbiology and Cell Biology
- Ott, Troy
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- Associate Professor of Reproductive Physiology
- Pate, Joy
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- Professor of Reproductive Physiology
- C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences
- Rogers, Connie
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- Assistant Professor and Occupant of the Broadhurst Career Development Professorship for the Study of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
