Fred Stuart Kantor MD

Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Immunology); Interim Chief, Section of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Departments & Organizations

Yale Medical Group

Internal Medicine: Allergy & Clinical ImmunologyTraditional Residency Program

Research Interests

Host parasite relationship in Lyme Borreliosis; immune relationship between Borrelia burgdorferi and the host in chronic infection more...

Education

• M.D., New York University, 1956

Selected Publications

• Thomas MJ, Noble A, Sawicka E, Askenase PW, Kemeny DM. CD8 T cells inhibit IgE via dendritic cell IL-12 induction that promotes Th1 T cell counter-regulation. J Immunol. 2002 Jan 1168(1):216-23.
• Geba GP, Ptak W, Askenase PW. Topical tacrolimus and cyclosporin A differentially inhibit early and late effector phases of cutaneous delayed-type and immunoglobulin E hypersensitivity. Immunology. 2001 Oct104(2):235-42.
• Askenase PW. Yes T cells, but three different T cells (alphabeta, gammadelta and NK T cells), and also B-1 cells mediate contact sensitivity. Clin Exp Immunol. 2001 Sep125(3):345-50.

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