Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project: Mucosal Immunology; Microbial-
Epithelial-Immune Interactions; Innate Immunity; Gut Biology
Undergraduate Institution:
Bucknell University; HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
Hometown:
Maio Island...
The major scientific interest of the Butovsky lab is to understand the biology of resident microglia and peripheral innate immunity in brain homeostasis and neurodegenerative conditions. The ultimate goal is to identify microglia- and monocyte-based...
We are interested in interactions between the two fundamental cell types of the nervous system, neurons and glia. My laboratory seeks to understand how neuron-glia communication facilitates the development and plasticity of synapses - the points of...
Jatin M. Vyas received his PhD in Immunology working in the laboratory of Robert Rich at the Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his MD at Baylor, he performed his internship and medical residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He...
Mucosal Immunobiology
The mucosal barriers of the body facilitate the arduous task of promoting symbiosis with the resident microbiota while simultaneously preventing microbial invasion and pathogenic inflammation. We aim to uncover not only how tissue...
Elucidating the Molecular Principles of Self vs Non-self RNA Discrimination by the Immune System
Correct discrimination of “self” vs “non-self” nucleic acids by the innate immune system is essential for host defense against viral infection. A failure to...
Research in the laboratory is focused on the immunobiology of eosinophils. As cells of the innate immune system eosinophils are notable for their content of a single type of intracellular granule. These granules in human eosinophils contain four...
