6/17/2025
My research is focused on elucidating the immunoregulatory mechanism by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a global health concern causing severe liver disease such as fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular…
6/17/2025
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular, protozoan parasite that infects approximately one-third of the world population. The parasite can be acquired congenitally or in adults, through the ingestion of contaminated food…
6/17/2025
Pathogenesis of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) remains one of the two most common AIDS-associated malignancies and is caused by the human herpesvirus, KSHV, first discovered in 1994. Nevertheless,…
6/17/2025
Engulfment of apoptotic cells occurs throughout life in multi-cellular animals as part of normal development, homeostasis, and wound healing. The engulfment process can be broadly broken down into multiple steps…
6/17/2025
Following postdoctoral work with CIC Professors Slingluff and Hahn, I moved to the Department of Biology where I have been teaching Introduction to Immunology (Biol 3240) and Biological Therapy of…
6/17/2025
Lungs are more immunogenic than other organ and tissue grafts. In the clinical setting, combined heart lung transplants have demonstrated the rapid onset of lung rejection. Recent work in our…
6/17/2025
Research Interests: Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes. 1. Resolution of acute and propagation of chronic inflammation. 2. Mechanisms of endothelial-monocyte interaction in chronic…
6/17/2025
UNLEASH: We work on cytokine control of memory lymphocytes, with a particular interest in the molecular regulators of vaccination and pathological antibodies in different disease states. Experimentally, we use i) mouse…
6/17/2025
Our laboratory is focused on understanding how immunological pathways contribute to neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, mental and behavior disorders. We are actively investigating the cellular and molecular pathways that contribute to neuroinflammation…
6/17/2025
William A. Petri, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. studies immunology and molecular pathogenesis of infectious diseases and their consequences. The scope of research includes immunopathogenesis and vaccine development for COVID-19, molecular parasitology…