Immunology Faculty
Bender, Jeffrey
Robert I. Levy Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Interests:Inflammatory, Immune, Metabolic and Hormonal Effects on the Endothelium
Bothwell, Alfred
Professor of Immunobiology
Director of Graduate Studies
Research Interests:Human T cell recognition; inflammation and cancer; type 1 diabetes; function of PPARs
Chen, Lieping
Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Cancer Immunology Program at Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests:molecular, biochemical and structural aspects of cell surface molecule pathways and their functions in the control of innate and adaptive immunity and subsequent development of cancer
Chi, Tian
Associate Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests:Epigenetic memory; transgenerational inheritance; chromatin biology
Craft, Joseph
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Section Chief, Rheumatology
Program Director, Investigative Medicine
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine
Research Interests:Arthritis; Autoimmunity; Cytokines; Diseases and Disorders; Lupus; T Cell Differentiation; T Cells; Tolerance
Cresswell, Peter
Eugene Higgins Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Cell Biology and of Dermatology
Research Interests:Molecular mechanisms of antigen processing; assembly and intracellular transport of CD1 molecules, class I and class II MHC molecules; effector functions and mechanisms of action of interferon-induced proteins; viral immunity
Dhodapkar, Madhav
Arthur H. and Isabel Bunker Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Chief, Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Hematologic Malignancies, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests:Myeloma and related plasma cell disorders; human immune system's interaction with growing tumors in patients; preneoplastic monoclonal gammopathy and multiple myeloma, tumor and host related factors
Elias, Jack
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine and Professor of Immunobiology
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Research Interests:Cell and Molecular biology of lung injury and repair; Asthma; COPD; Pulmonary fibrosis; acute lung injury; Cytokines; Inflammation; Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Diseases; Transgenic mice, genetically modified mice; Emphysema; Fibrosis; Inflammation
Fikrig, Erol
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Microbial Pathogenesis
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests:Vector-borne diseases; Lyme disease; Human granulocytic ehrilichiosis; West Nile virus
Flavell, Richard
Sterling Professor of Immunobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Department Chair, Immunobiology
Research Interests:Animal Models; Autoimmunity; Diabetes; Gene Expression; Gene Transfer; Genes; Immune System; Lyme Borreliosis Or Lyme Disease; Molecular Cellular Entities; Recombinant DNA; Transgenic Animals; Autoimmunity; Knockout Mice; Lyme Disease; T Cell Lineages; Tolerance; Transgenic Mice
Goldstein, Daniel
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Immunobiology
Research Interests:immunity in transplantation; the impact of aging on inflammation and immunity
Hafler, David
Gilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology
Chair, Department of Neurology
Research Interests:neuroimmunology; multiple sclerosis; autoimmunity; genetics; immunobiology
Herold, Kevan
Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Deputy Director for Translational Science, YCCI
Research Interests:Type 1 diabetes; immune therapy; autoimmunity
Iwasaki, Akiko
Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Research Interests:Innate immunity; Autophagy; Inflammasomes; sexually transmitted infections; Herpes simplex virus; human papillomavirus;respiratory virus infections; Influenza infection; T cell immunity; Commensal bacteria
Kaech, Susan
Associate Professor of Immunobiology
HHMI Early Career Scientist
Research Interests:Mechanisms of memory T cell development; Developmental Biology; Immunobiology; Immunology; Vaccine; Immunobiology; T-Cells; Vaccines; Adaptive immunity and immunological memory to viruses
Kavathas, Paula
Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Genetics and of Immunobiology
Associate Chair for Research
Director, Science Education Outreach Program
Research Interests:Gene Regulation; Immunology; Molecular Cellular Entities; Receptors; Structure Or Function (Health Or Safety Or Medical); Transgenic Animals
Kleinstein, Steven
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:Computational immunology; Systems biology; Disease/tissue/pathway/process modeling and simulation; Statistical and model-based analysis of experimental and clinical data
Kumar, Priti
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbial Pathogenesis
Research Interests:RNA interference (RNAi)-based strategies for treating viral infections
Lindenbach, Brett
Assistant Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis
Research Interests:Cell Biology; Enveloped Viruses; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C Virus; Molecular Biology; Positive-strand RNA Viruses; RNA; Virology; Virus
Means, Robert
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director of Graduate Admissions, Microbiology Program
Research Interests:Viruses; Immune responses; AIDS-associated cancers; KSHV; Adverse pregnancy events; Oncogenesis; Cancer metabolism; Tumor virology; Herpesviruses
Medzhitov, Ruslan
David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Research Interests:Biochemistry; Immunobiology; Immunology; Innate Immunity; Toll Receptors
Meffre, Eric
Associate Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Immunology)
Research Interests:Human B cell tolerance; primary immunodeficiencies; autoimmune disease
Min, Wang
Associate Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:Cytokine signaling; angiogenesis; Biology of vascular endothelium; gene therapy
Pereira, João
Assistant Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests:Immunology; Hematopoiesis; B-lymphocyte development; Bone marrow niches; Cell migration
Pober, Jordan
Ensign Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Pathology
Director, Human and Translational Immunology Program
Vice-Chair, Dept. of Immunobiology for the Section of Human and Translational Immunology
Research Interests:Immunobiology of vascular endothelial cells: cytokine actions and mechanisms; transplantation immunology
Robek, Michael
Associate Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:Virus-host interactions; viral immunology; hepatitis viruses; interferon
Rothlin, Carla
Assistant Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests:Regulation of inflammation; homeostatic control of the immune system
Roy, Craig
Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis
Research Interests:Molecular; cellular; microbial pathogens; bacteria; vesicular transport; Legionella pneumophila; Coxiella burnetii; macrophages; protozoan; proteins
Ruddle, Nancy
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Research Interests:Cell trafficking and inflammation in autoimmunity and lymphoid organ development
Schatz, David
Professor of Immunobiology
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research Interests:Biochemical mechanism and developmental regulation of V(D)J recombination and somatic hypermutation; lymphocyte development; mechanisms of DNA repair; function of the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins; mechanisms of lymphomagenesis
Shlomchik, Mark
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Immunobiology
Associate Director, Transfusion Service
Research Interests:Autoimmunity; Blood or Blood Products or Transfusions; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Immunobiology; Immunology; Immunopathology; Immunotherapy; Lymphocytes; Transgenic Animals
Shlomchik, Warren
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology), of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Hematology)
Research Interests:Mechanisms of antigen presentation; T cell effector function and regulation of Graft-vs.-Host Disease and Graft-vs.-Leukemia
Su, Bing
Associate Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests:Kinase pathways; receptor signals; regulating cell growth
Xiong, Yong
Associate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research Interests:Innate immune systems; HIV; fatty acid synthase (FAS); polyketide synthase (PKS); Viral vectors
