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Maria Ciofani

Associate Professor of Integrative Immunobiology
Integrative Immunobiology
128 Jones Bldg, 207 Researchr, 3010 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Mitigating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury to Reduce Early Damage to Intestinal Allografts

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2028

Bidirectional control of keratinocyte differentiation and proliferation by transcription factor FOXQ1

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028

Duke Training Grant in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1988 - 2027

Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2027

Cis-regulatory mechanisms governing RORgt expression in type 3 lymphocytes

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027

Deciphering the role of noncoding variation in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026

Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

11th International gamma delta T Cell Conference

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2025

Molecular and genomic control of innate gd T cell development

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Fox Chase Cancer Center · 2019 - 2025

Genetic and Genomics Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Basic Immunology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Regulatory mechanisms governing Th17 cell effector identity and plasticity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2016 - 2025

Transplant Infectious Diseases Interdisciplinary Research Training Grant (TIDIRTG)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEAssociate Director · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Regulatory Mechanisms of CD4+ T Cell Differentiation

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022

Structural Biological Development of Fungal-Specific Calcineurin Inhibitors

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2022

Regulation of the type 1 program during ILC3 plasticity

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2022

Organization and Function of Cellular Structure

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2020

Network approach to dissecting genetic mediators of Multiple Sclerosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Multiple Sclerosis Society · 2015 - 2019