Dr. Brian Kim awarded the prestigious Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award provides grants to junior physician scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers.
Graduate student Madison Mack highlights new work by the Gallo Lab in the current issue of Immunity
The skin barrier is essential for host defense, but how the skin provides protection when the barrier is breached is not well understood. In this issue of Immunity, Gallo and colleagues report that keratinocytes integrate signals from antimicrobial peptides via MAVS signaling to amplify their antiviral immune response.
MSTP student Landon Kyle Oetjen discusses new insights into basophil biology in the latest issue of Cold Spring Harbor Press Perspectives in Biology
Basophils have become increasingly recognized as important innate immune cells that mediate antihelminth immunity and barrier inflammation. Recent discoveries have uncovered previously unrecognized heterogeneity in basophil populations. However, how diversity in basophil regulation and function impacts human disease remains poorly defined. The goal of the present review is to highlight how new insights into basophil heterogeneity can help us to better understand disease pathogenesis and inform the development of new therapeutics.
HHMI student Amy Xu invited to present on atopic dermatitis at the International Eczema Council (IEC)
Founded in late 2014, the International Eczema Council (IEC) is a global nonprofit organization led by dermatology experts on atopic dermatitis. The IEC is dedicated to increasing the understanding of atopic dermatitis and promoting its optimal management through research, education and patient/family care.