Our laboratory investigates the cell biological basis of inflammation and wound healing with special emphasis on leukocyte-endothelial interactions. The...
Department of Dermatology and MGH Cancer Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Cutaneous Biology Research Center
Building 149 13th Street, 3rd floor
Charlestown MA 02129
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Our body is colonized by a robust and diverse ecosystem - the commensal microbiome. When mucosal pathogens infect us, they first encounter our commensals... Read more about Smita Gopinath
The main focus of this laboratory is to elucidate the role of ATP and adenosine receptor signaling in immune cell activation. We have discovered that...
Our group studies how cell migration organizes the communication between the innate and the adaptive immune systems. Specifically, we are interested in...
We are motivated by the widespread understanding that a productive immune response always exerts some degree of collateral damage to healthy tissue....
The Smillie Lab uses systems approaches to understand the mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions. Our research interests are broad, spanning mucosal...
Immune cells play important roles in retinal vascular development/remodeling/repair and degeneration. Immune dysregulation during these processes in the...
Research in my lab focuses on elucidating mechanisms regulating tissue homeostasis and inflammation. Mammalian tissues are ecological communities of...