Carla-Maria Alexander, PhD
Title/Position
08/2004 - 07/2011
Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
T Regulatory Cells and the Germinal Center
Tina Arkee, MD, PhD
Title/Position
07/2016 - 12/2021
Resident Physician, Nashville General Hospital
Role of TRAF3-CD28 Interactions in the Regulation of T Cell Signaling
Rebecca Benson, MD, PhD
Title/Position
08/2001 - 05/2006
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Regulation of B lymphocyte activation and apoptosis
Roger Berton, PhD
Title/Position
08/2018 - 11/2023
Translational Research Scientist II, Merck
The role of sepsis in shaping the naïve cd8 t cell compartment and factors that influence host’s susceptibility to sepsis
Cory Best, PhD
Title/Position
01/1994 - 03/2000
Characterization and Function of Two CD43 Isoforms on Murine Hematopoientic Cells
Mahmood Bilal, PhD
Title/Position
07/2010 - 04/2015
Associate Director - Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
The Role of Grb2 family members in T cell Receptor (TCR)-mediated signaling events
Dana Bohan, PhD
Title/Position
08/2017 - 07/2022
Senior Scientist / Consultant, Third Rock Ventures
Investigating early events during enveloped RNA virus infection: understanding cell tropism, routes of infection and virus utilization of cellular receptors
Jayden Bowen, MD, PhD
Title/Position
08/2019 - 07/2024
Resident Physician, Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
The role of TREM-1 in allergic airway inflammation
Alexander Boyden, PhD
Title/Position
08/2006 - 08/2012
Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Iowa
Influenza A Virus Induces Regulated T Cell-driven B Cell Responses
Ashley Brate, PhD
Title/Position
08/2014 - 10/2019
Associate Director, SeromYx Systems
The Role of CNS-Specific CD8+ T cells in Relapsing-Remitting Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Erik Brincks, PhD
Title/Position
08/2005 - 12/2009
Senior Director, Translational Research, Lumos Pharma
Roles for TRAIL in the Immune Response to Influenza Virus Infection
Kevin Brown, MD, PhD
Title/Position
08/1998 - 05/2001
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina
Regulation of B Cell Activation by CD40 and the Epstein-Barr Virus Oncoprotein LMP1
Noah Butler, PhD
Title/Position
08/2003 - 08/2007
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa
Structural and Biological Basis for the Selection of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Escape Variant Viruses in Mice Infected with a Coronavirus
Lindsey Carlin, PhD
Title/Position
08/2007 - 07/2013
Clinical Account Manager, Miltenyi Biotec
Natural Killer Cell Activation, Trafficking, and Contribution to Immune Responses to Viral Pathogens
Michael Carlson, PhD
Title/Position
08/2002 - 09/2006
Scientific Sales Manager, Sysmex America
Humoral Immunity in Mice After Allogeneic Gone Marrow Transplantation
Elaine Castilow (Hamarstrom), PhD
Title/Position
06/2004 - 10/2008
Global Medical Training Director, SpringWorks Therapeutics
Mechanisms of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine-Enhanced Disease
Nicole Chapman, PhD
Title/Position
08/2008 -09/2013
Senior Scientist, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
The Related Kinases FAK and Pyk2 Serve Distinct Functions in TCR-mediated T Cell Activation
Cassy Cozine, PhD
Title/Position
08/2001 - 01/2006
Associate Professor of Biology, Coe College
Characterization and Regulation of Isotype Switched B Cells In the Primary Germinal Center Response
Sequoia Crooks, MS
Title/Position
08/2019 - 07/2021
Investigating the basic mechanisms underlying memory CD8 T cell function and persistence
Miranda Curtiss, MD, PhD
Title/Position
08/2006 - 04/2011
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Role of Tim-1 in Immune Responses
Derek Danahy, PhD
Title/Position
08/2014 - 07/2019
Associate Director, Cross Portfolio Integration, Bristol Myers Squibb
Polymicrobial sepsis influences CD8 T cell responses and alters host susceptibility to infection and cancer
Ajai Dandekar, MD, PhD
Title/Position
06/2000 - 04/2004
Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington
The Role of B Cells and Gamma-Delta T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Mouse Hepatitis Virus Induced Demyelination
Richard Davis, PhD
Title/Position
08/2010 - 08/2016
Director of Clinical Microbiology, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Neutrophil Responses to Infection with Leishmania Parasites: MHC Class II-expression and Parasite Life-stage Interactions
Ivy Debreceni, PhD
Title/Position
08/2018 - 11/2024
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Iowa
Pathogenic role of CD226 in lacrimal gland autoimmunity in the non-obese diabetic mouse model of Sjögren Syndrome
Andrew Dosch, MS
Title/Position
08/2019 - 12/2021
Brain and Systemic Aging Lab, Mayo Clinic
The Role of Tim3 on CD8 T cells Following Influenza A Virus Infection
Jonah Elliff, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Interferons in Innate and Adaptive Immune Control of Ebolavirus Infection
PhD Defense 01/2026
Loren Erickson, PhD
Title/Position
08/1993 - 11/1997
Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia
CD40-Dependent Activation of Murine B Cell Subsets
Greg Esparza, MD, PhD
Title/Position
08/2006 - 01/2012
Physician, Family Practice and Emergency Medicine, Morton County Clinic
The Molecular Requirements for Activation of Specific Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling Pathways
Nan Fang, PhD
Title/Position
06/1995 - 07/1999
Founder / CEO, Singleron Biotechnologies
Regulation of SLP-76 Tyrosin Phosphorylation and its Association with other Molecules
Hailie Fowler, MS
Title/Position
08/2013 - 12/2015
Core Technician, Northwestern University