Kira Gantt

Advisor
The Roles of TgF-Beta and Macrophage-dirived Oxidants in Leishmania chagasi Infections
Biography

Gantt KR, Schultz-Cherry S, Rodriguez N, Jeronimo SM, Nascimento ET, Goldman TL, Recker TJ, Miller MA, Wilson ME. Activation of TGF-beta by Leishmania chagasi: importance for parasite survival in macrophages. J Immunol. 2003 Mar 1;170(5):2613-20. PubMed PMID: 12594289.

Gantt KR, Goldman TL, McCormick ML, Miller MA, Jeronimo SM, Nascimento ET, Britigan BE, Wilson ME. Oxidative responses of human and murine macrophages during phagocytosis of Leishmania chagasi. J Immunol. 2001 Jul 15;167(2):893-901. PubMed PMID: 11441096.

Miller MA, McGowan SE, Gantt KR, Champion M, Novick SL, Andersen KA, Bacchi CJ, Yarlett N, Britigan BE, Wilson ME. Inducible resistance to oxidant stress in the protozoan Leishmania chagasi. J Biol Chem. 2000 Oct 27;275(43):33883-9. PubMed PMID: 10931831.

Honors and Awards

  • Molecular Parasitology Meeting, 9/97 Autumn Immunology Conference, 11/98
VT-CALS Grant Coordinartor
Virginia Tech
Kira Gantt