Carrie L Lucas, PhD
Associate Professor of ImmunobiologyDownloadHi-Res Photo
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- 41 Publications
- 2,925 Citations
- 35 Yale Co-Authors
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Lucas Lab website
Publications Overview
- 41 Publications
- 2,925 Citations
- 35 Yale Co-Authors
Contact Info
Lucas Lab website
Publications Overview
- 41 Publications
- 2,925 Citations
- 35 Yale Co-Authors
About
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Associate Professor of Immunobiology
Biography
Dr. Carrie L. Lucas received her PhD from Harvard Medical School and her postdoctoral training from the National Institutes of Health, NIAID. Her laboratory discovers single-gene defects underlying severe immune disorders in humans and dissects new biology and mechanisms revealed by these gene mutations using patient cells and genetically engineered mouse models.
Appointments
Immunobiology
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Immunology
- Colton Center for Autoimmunity
- Human and Translational Immunology Program
- Immunobiology
- Immunology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Genomic Health
- Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology
- Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
Education & Training
- Postdoc
- NIAID/National Institutes of Health (2016) (2016)
- PhD
- Harvard University (2011)
- BS
- UNC-Chapel Hill (2006)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Inflammation; Signal Transduction; T-Lymphocytes
ORCID
0000-0002-5754-0820- View Lab Website
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Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Carrie L Lucas's published research.
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A big-picture view of Carrie L Lucas's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Carrie L Lucas is interested in exploring.
Saquib A. Lakhani, MD
Nina Noa Brodsky, MD
Steven Kleinstein, PhD
Tomokazu S Sumida, MD, PhD
Weizhen Ji, PhD, FACMG
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
41Publications
2,925Citations
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Signal Transduction
T-Lymphocytes
Inflammation
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
Publications
Featured Publications
PI3Kγ in B cells promotes antibody responses and generation of antibody-secreting cells
Lanahan S, Yang L, Jones K, Qi Z, Cabrera E, Cominsky L, Ramaswamy A, Barmada A, Gabernet G, Uthaya Kumar D, Xu L, Shan P, Wymann M, Kleinstein S, Rao V, Mustillo P, Romberg N, Abraham R, Lucas C. PI3Kγ in B cells promotes antibody responses and generation of antibody-secreting cells. Nature Immunology 2024, 25: 1422-1431. PMID: 38961274, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01890-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsMemory B cellsB cellsKinase activity-dependent mannerDifferentiation of antibody-secreting cellsAntibody responseGeneration of antibody-secreting cellsInborn errors of immunityActivity-dependent mannerMouse immunization modelFate choiceT cell-dependent antigensToll-like receptor activationTranscriptional programsB cell biologyPhosphoinositide 3-kinase-gammaErrors of immunityNaive B cellsTransduce signalsActivated B cellsB lineage cellsRobust antibody responsesHumoral defectsHumoral immunityReceptor activationHuman genetic errors of immunity illuminate an adaptive arsenal model of rapid defenses
Lucas C. Human genetic errors of immunity illuminate an adaptive arsenal model of rapid defenses. Trends In Immunology 2024, 45: 113-126. PMID: 38302340, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2023.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts“Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Olyha S, O’Connor S, Kribis M, Bucklin M, Uthaya Kumar D, Tyler P, Alam F, Jones K, Sheikha H, Konnikova L, Lakhani S, Montgomery R, Catanzaro J, Du H, DiGiacomo D, Rothermel H, Moran C, Fiedler K, Warner N, Hoppenreijs E, van der Made C, Hoischen A, Olbrich P, Neth O, Rodríguez-Martínez A, Lucena Soto J, van Rossum A, Dalm V, Muise A, Lucas C. “Deficiency in ELF4, X-Linked”: a Monogenic Disease Entity Resembling Behçet’s Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2024, 44: 44. PMID: 38231408, PMCID: PMC10929603, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-023-01610-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDEX patientsClass-switched memory B cellsInborn errors of immunityTreated with anti-inflammatory agentsLow natural killerX-linkedMemory B cellsErrors of immunityCohort of patientsIncreased inflammatory cytokinesLoss-of-function variantsHeterogeneous clinical phenotypesInflammatory bowel diseaseTargeted therapeutic interventionsNatural killerAnti-inflammatory agentsAphthous ulcersTherapeutic responseAutoinflammatory syndromeInflammatory markersClinical manifestationsB cellsBehcet's syndromeGastrointestinal symptomsMechanisms of diseaseCytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis
Barmada A, Klein J, Ramaswamy A, Brodsky N, Jaycox J, Sheikha H, Jones K, Habet V, Campbell M, Sumida T, Kontorovich A, Bogunovic D, Oliveira C, Steele J, Hall E, Pena-Hernandez M, Monteiro V, Lucas C, Ring A, Omer S, Iwasaki A, Yildirim I, Lucas C. Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis. Science Immunology 2023, 8: eadh3455-eadh3455. PMID: 37146127, PMCID: PMC10468758, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationC-reactive protein levelsB-type natriuretic peptidePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCardiac tissue inflammationDeep immune profilingSerum soluble CD163Vaccine-associated myocarditisCohort of patientsBlood mononuclear cellsCytotoxic T cellsLate gadolinium enhancementHypersensitivity myocarditisElevated troponinMRNA vaccinationImaging abnormalitiesNK cellsImmune profilingKiller cellsMyeloid responseNatriuretic peptideHumoral mechanismsInflammatory cytokinesThe role of PI3Kγ in the immune system: new insights and translational implications
Lanahan SM, Wymann MP, Lucas CL. The role of PI3Kγ in the immune system: new insights and translational implications. Nature Reviews Immunology 2022, 22: 687-700. PMID: 35322259, PMCID: PMC9922156, DOI: 10.1038/s41577-022-00701-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProtein structure determinationContext-dependent modulatorNew insightsImmune systemMonogenic immune disordersSpecific PI3Kγ inhibitorInflammatory cytokine releaseRole of PI3KγPI3Kγ deficiencyImmunomodulatory roleCytokine releaseClinical trialsImmune disordersPI3KγTherapeutic targetOncology indicationsTranslational implicationsDrug developmentStructure determinationPI3Kγ inhibitorsRecent advancesPhosphoinositideRoleHumansInsightsHuman autoinflammatory disease reveals ELF4 as a transcriptional regulator of inflammation
Tyler PM, Bucklin ML, Zhao M, Maher TJ, Rice AJ, Ji W, Warner N, Pan J, Morotti R, McCarthy P, Griffiths A, van Rossum AMC, Hollink IHIM, Dalm VASH, Catanzaro J, Lakhani SA, Muise AM, Lucas CL. Human autoinflammatory disease reveals ELF4 as a transcriptional regulator of inflammation. Nature Immunology 2021, 22: 1118-1126. PMID: 34326534, PMCID: PMC8985851, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-00984-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalgranulin ADNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHereditary Autoinflammatory DiseasesHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinLipocalin-2LipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutTh17 CellsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTriggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1ConceptsInterleukin-1Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characteristicsInflammatory immune cellsHuman inflammatory disordersAnti-inflammatory genesTumor necrosis factorHuman autoinflammatory diseasesInnate stimuliHyperinflammatory responseMale patientsNeutrophil chemoattractantDisease characteristicsInflammatory disordersMucosal diseaseImmune cellsInflammation amplifierNecrosis factorUnrelated male patientsAutoinflammatory diseasesMouse modelBroad translational relevanceTranslational relevanceInflammationFunction variantsMouse macrophagesImmune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Ramaswamy A, Brodsky NN, Sumida TS, Comi M, Asashima H, Hoehn KB, Li N, Liu Y, Shah A, Ravindra NG, Bishai J, Khan A, Lau W, Sellers B, Bansal N, Guerrerio P, Unterman A, Habet V, Rice AJ, Catanzaro J, Chandnani H, Lopez M, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Tsang JS, Wang Z, Yan X, Kleinstein SH, van Dijk D, Pierce RW, Hafler DA, Lucas CL. Immune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Immunity 2021, 54: 1083-1095.e7. PMID: 33891889, PMCID: PMC8043654, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMIS-C patientsDisease severityInflammatory syndromeTCR repertoireSARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndromeAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionAdult COVID-19Post-infectious complicationsMultisystem inflammatory syndromeCytotoxicity genesHealthy pediatricImmune dysregulationMemory TActive infectionMyeloid dysfunctionPatientsSingle-cell RNA sequencingFlow cytometrySerum proteomicsRepertoire analysisElevated expressionSeverityAlarminsCOVID-19Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology
Takeda AJ, Maher TJ, Zhang Y, Lanahan SM, Bucklin ML, Compton SR, Tyler PM, Comrie WA, Matsuda M, Olivier KN, Pittaluga S, McElwee JJ, Long Priel DA, Kuhns DB, Williams RL, Mustillo PJ, Wymann MP, Koneti Rao V, Lucas CL. Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 4364. PMID: 31554793, PMCID: PMC6761123, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12311-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsT cellsAppropriate adaptive immune responsePet store miceRegulatory T cellsCD4 T cellsAnti-inflammatory functionsAdaptive immune responsesLymphocytic pneumonitisPI3Kγ deficiencyTissue immunopathologyIL-23Memory CD8IL-12TLR stimulationImmune modulationImmune responseGSK3α/βMouse modelMemory BHuman patientsMiceDependent mannerP110γ catalytic subunitFunction mutationsDrug targetsUncontrolled Epstein-Barr Virus as an Atypical Presentation of Deficiency in ADA2 (DADA2)
Brooks JP, Rice AJ, Ji W, Lanahan SM, Konstantino M, Dara J, Hershfield MS, Cruickshank A, Dokmeci E, Lakhani S, Lucas CL. Uncontrolled Epstein-Barr Virus as an Atypical Presentation of Deficiency in ADA2 (DADA2). Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2021, 41: 680-683. PMID: 33394316, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00940-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DeaminaseAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersBiopsyChildDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityDNA Mutational AnalysisEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsExome SequencingFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencySiblingsSymptom AssessmentTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeNovel PIK3CD mutations affecting N-terminal residues of p110δ cause activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) in humans
Takeda AJ, Zhang Y, Dornan GL, Siempelkamp BD, Jenkins ML, Matthews HF, McElwee JJ, Bi W, Seeborg FO, Su HC, Burke JE, Lucas CL. Novel PIK3CD mutations affecting N-terminal residues of p110δ cause activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) in humans. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2017, 140: 1152-1156.e10. PMID: 28414062, PMCID: PMC5632585, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
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HIC ID1411014977RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBoth
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Honors
honor Enders Faculty Fellow
07/01/2023Yale School of Medicine Awardhonor Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators
11/01/2020National AwardInternational Cytokine & Interferon SocietyDetailsUnited Stateshonor CRI CLIP Award
07/01/2019National AwardCancer Research InstituteDetailsUnited Stateshonor Bohmfalk Scholar, Yale School of Medicine
10/01/2018Yale School of Medicine AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Charles Hood Foundation: Child Health Research Award
10/15/2017Regional AwardDetailsUnited States
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- July 11, 2024
Research Reveals Potential Target for Immune Diseases
- April 19, 2024
Immunobiology Graduate Student Mackenzie Bender awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship
- April 01, 2024
Yale Research Team Awarded $4 Million Grant to Evaluate New Immunizations for Infant RSV
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