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Sonali J. Bracken

Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medicine

Recent Publications


What's atypical about human B cells after allogeneic stem cell transplantation?

Journal Article J Leukoc Biol · May 7, 2025 Atypical B cells or age-associated B cells represent an alternative lineage of memory B cells. Emerging evidence suggests that context influences the apparent functional heterogeneity of age-associated B cells. While data support a protective role for age- ... Full text Link to item Cite

Heightened TLR7 signaling primes BCR-activated B cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease for effector functions.

Journal Article Blood Adv · February 13, 2024 Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a debilitating, autoimmune-like syndrome that can occur after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Constitutively activated B cells contribute to ongoing alloreactivity and autoreactivity in patie ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


B Cell-Fibroblast Crosstalk Promotes Chronic GVHD of the Lung

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Connecticut, School of Medicine · 2017 M.D.
University of Connecticut · 2017 Ph.D.