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.
CURRENT LABORATORY MEMBERS
Clinical Research Coordinator
Matthew earned his BA at the University of Virginia and joined the division in 2023.
Matthew’s research interests include tick bites and alpha-gal.
He enjoys golfing and cooking.
Recent publications include: Richards, N. E., Ailsworth, S. M., Workman, L. J., Bortz, P. S., Patel, J., MacCallum, M., Canderan, G., Murphy, D., Muehling, L. M., McGowan, E. C., Woodfolk, J. A., Kadl, A., Platts-Mills, T. A. E., & Wilson, J. M. (2024). “Mammalian Meat Allergy and IgE to Alpha-Gal in Central Virginia: Findings From a COVID-19 Vaccine and Patient Cohort.” The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 12(10), 2817–2825.e2
Lab Specialist Senior
Lab Manager
Lisa has a BA in biochemistry from the University of Virginia, class of 1980. She joined the Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Division in 2009.
A few of Lisa’s duties are running IgE, IgG4, pan IgG, and IgG3 assays on the ImmunoCAP.
Lisa is the lab manager for both the Platts-Mills and Wilson labs.