M.D. Autoimmune disease, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, chimerism as a cause of autoimmunity. Mitzi Nagarkatti , Cellular and molecular immunology and cancer biology, cytotoxic T cell activation, Fas-based tumor killing, apoptosis in immunotoxicology. M.D. Interaction between plasma proteins and cells involved inflammation, complement and neutrophil activation. D. Immunobiology of periodontal disease, complement and inflammatory mediators in periodontal disease. D. Immunology and biochemistry of mast cells.
Courses See the previous page for links to a typical schedule for a Ph.D. student.
A survey of immunobiology as a total host response to foreign agents. MIC 685 Advanced Immunobiology-1. Topics in tumor immunology, cell interactions and genetics in the immune response. MIC 685 Advanced Immunobiology-2. Topics in tumor immunology, cell interactions and genetics in the immune response.