Overview
I am an immunologist, with a focus to characterize the immune system in response to infectious and non-infectious diseases including cancer, HIV, autoimmune disease, and transplantation. My goals are to identify novel biomarkers/immune signatures that clinicians can utilize to diagnosis, predict disease outcomes, and determine patients' response to treatment.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery
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2021 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Mode of injury and level of synovitis alter inflammatory chondrocyte gene expression and associated pathways.
Journal Article Sci Rep · November 21, 2024 Although various joint injuries result in post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), differences in chondrocyte response to specific injuries, such as blunt compression or fracture, are unclear. Furthermore, the role of underlying joint inflammation, or synovit ... Full text Link to item CiteDifferences in microenvironment of lung cancer and pleural effusions by single-cell RNA sequencing.
Journal Article Lung Cancer · July 2024 BACKGROUND: Direct comparison of tumor microenvironment of matched lung cancer biopsies and pleural effusions (PE) from the same patients is critical in understanding tumor biology but has not been performed. This is the first study to compare the lung can ... Full text Link to item CiteImmune dysregulation in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Journal Article J Neuroimmunol · June 15, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune disorder of the peripheral nerves with an incompletely understood underlying pathophysiology. This investigation focused on defining B and T cell frequencies, T cell funct ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Defining the clinical phenotype and immunopathology of seronegative MG
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Myasthenia Gravis Foundation · 2021 - 2023VTEU Task D Option 2 Protocol FY.2015.A4D14.0033
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2022Biomarkers predicting response to eculizumab in MG (NonFed)
ResearchMentor · Awarded by The George Washington University · 2021 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Alabama, Birmingham ·
2010
Ph.D.