He received his B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Tennessee in 1994 and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in 2000. He completed his postdoctoral work at University of Virginia. Dr. Legge’s research is focused on the induction and regulation of the adaptive immune response to pulmonary pathogens. His current research focuses on the areas of peripheral control of pathogen specific CD8 T cells responses by dendritic cells in the lungs, dendritic cell regulation of the developing CD8 T cell response in the regional lymph nodes following influenza virus infections, immunity following vaccination against influenza vaccination, and the effects of chronic alcohol on pulmonary adaptive immunity. Dr. Legge is also a collaborating research member of the Nanovaccine Initiative consortium originating at Iowa State University.