Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Surgery
·
2019 - Present
Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Surgery,
Surgery
Associate Professor in Integrative Immunobiology
·
2019 - Present
Integrative Immunobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
The lack of a biorepository during vaccine trials: A lost opportunity to understand staphylococcal immunity.
Journal Article Vaccine · March 5, 2025 Development of a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus has proven to be difficult, in no small measure due to our lack of understanding of the human immune response to this pathogen. Because the human immune response is distinct from other species often us ... Full text Link to item CitePrognosis and Risks for Probable Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · February 2025 Rationale: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) hinders lung transplant success. A 2019 consensus refined CLAD diagnosis, introducing probable or definite CLAD based on persistence of lung function decline. Outcomes and risks for probable CLAD remain ... Full text Link to item CiteAn IgM Cleaving Enzyme for Clearance of Anti-Pig Xenoreactive Antibodies in a Nonhuman Primate Model.
Journal Article Xenotransplantation · 2025 BACKGROUND: The removal of preformed antibodies with cleaving enzyme like IdeS (Imlifidase) has demonstrated therapeutic potential in organ transplantation for sensitized recipients. However, preformed xenoreactive antibodies (XAbs) against porcine glycans ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2029Targeting the B Cell Response to Treat Antibody-Mediated Rejection
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2028Lung Transplant Clinical Trial Network (LT-CTN)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2005
Ph.D.
Bemidji State University ·
1986
B.S.