Faculty

Margherita Cantorna

  • Director of the Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease
  • Distinguished Professor of Molecular Immunology
  • Faculty Advocate of the Flow Cytometry Core Facility
  • Huck Co-Hire with College of Agricultural Sciences

125 Henning
University Park, PA

Headshot of Margherita    Cantorna

Overview

Understanding the working of the immune system. Utilizing animal models of several human diseases including enteric infections and inflammatory bowel disease to determine the cellular targets and molecular signals by which dietary components regulate immunity.

Areas of Expertise

  • Vitamin D Keyphrases

  • Vitamin D Receptor Keyphrases

  • T Cell Immunology and Microbiology

  • Infection Immunology and Microbiology

  • Infectious Disease Immunology and Microbiology

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Immunology and Microbiology

  • Knockout Mouse Immunology and Microbiology

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Keyphrases