The immune system likely plays an important role in the progression and development of chronic diseases, including cancer. Indeed, chronic inflammation has been shown to contribute to tumor metastases, aging, and cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases, as well as the spread of infectious diseases. Researchers who study the connection between immunology and disease are investigating mechanisms that will lead to the development of new anti-inflammatory therapeutic approaches to disease management.
Potential Specialization Areas
- Autoimmunity (inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
- Cancer
- Infectious diseases (virology, bacteriology, parasitology)
- The microbiome (metabolomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metagenomics)
- Hematopoiesis
- Reproductive immunology
Faculty Working In Immunology and Inflammation
Margherita Cantorna
- Director of the Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease
- Distinguished Professor of Molecular Immunology
Understanding the working of the immune system. Utilizing animal models of several human diseases including enteric. . .
Sonia Cavigelli
- Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Neuroscience
- Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Development of temperament/personality; relationship of temperament and social status to stress and health; individual. . .
Erika Ganda
- Emphasis Area Representative, Microbiome Sciences
- Associate Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes
Developing practical ways to leverage the microbiome to improve food safety and improve food production animals' production. . .
Joshua Kellogg
- Emphasis Area Representative, Molecular Toxicology
- Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Development of new metabolomics tools for chemical and biological characterization of complex systems. Discovery of new. . .
Girish Kirimanjeswara
- Emphasis Area Representative, Immunology and Infectious Disease
- Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Science
Establishing the Virulence Factors
Laura Klein
- Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Biobehavioral effects of stress on drug abuse; sex differences in neuroendocrine and behavioral stress responses; nicotine. . .
Andrew Patterson
- Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Professor of Molecular Toxicology
The Patterson lab is focused on understanding the host-metabolite-microbiome axis
Robert Paulson
- Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
The Paulson lab studies the mechanisms that regulate tissue regeneration with a focus on understanding the response to anemic. . .
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu
- Professor of Immunology and Molecular Toxicology
Molecular mechanisms by which bioactives such as selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, and other products of natural origin alter. . .
