Wilson Research
Jeffrey Wilson, MD
PRIMARY APPOINTMENT:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
CONTACT:
UVA Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology
PO Box 801355
MR-4
Charlottesville, VA
Telephone: 434.924.2227
Fax: 434.244.4503
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Jeffrey Wilson’s primary clinical and research focus is on alpha-gal syndrome. Working with Dr. Platts-Mills and colleagues, his lab has been involved in studies better to understand alpha-gal epidemiology locally and across the USA. This work involved a UVA employee cohort recruited to study COVID-19 vaccine antibody responses and a DoD-funded project of 3000 military recruits collaborating with Dr. Cade Nylund at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The lab also studies links between tick bites and alpha-gal sensitization and was awarded an NIH grant to recruit and follow individuals who have had recent tick bites. Based on a prior observation that alpha-gal sensitization was associated with heart disease, the lab has been involved with the NHLBI-sponsored Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. The goal has been to understand better whether IgE sensitization to alpha-gal is a risk factor for early coronary artery disease development. As part of these investigations, Dr. Wilson has ongoing collaborations with Dr. Coleen McNamara (Cardiology/Beirne Carter Immunology Center) and Prof. Loren Erickson (Microbiology/Beirne Carter Immunology Center). In partnership with Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD at the University of North Carolina, the lab is also studying whether IgE sensitization to more common food allergens could contribute to cardiovascular disease.
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