Jordan Pober

Jordan Pober, M.D. ’77, Ph.D. ’77, FW ’78, whose research focuses on the functions of vascular endothelial cells in inflammatory and immune responses and how inflammation and immunity affect vascular health and function, has been named the inaugural Bayer Professor of Translational Medicine. Bayer has established this professorship in recognition of the goals it shares with the School of Medicine to improve the translation and delivery of fundamental scientific discoveries in human health. Pober serves as director of the Human and Translational Immunology Program and is vice chair of the Department of Immunology’s Section of Human and Translational Immunology.