Nina Noa Brodsky, MD
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Immune 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 ResearchConceptsMIS-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-19Cytokinopathy 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 ResearchConceptsMRNA 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 cytokinesNovel compound heterozygous variants in NHLRC2 in a patient with FINCA syndrome
Brodsky NN, Boyarchuk O, Kovalchuk T, Hariyan T, Rice A, Ji W, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Lucas CL. Novel compound heterozygous variants in NHLRC2 in a patient with FINCA syndrome. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 65: 911-915. PMID: 32435055, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0776-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAngiomatosisBrain NeoplasmsCardiomegalyChild, PreschoolExome SequencingFibrosisHeterozygoteHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLung DiseasesMaleModels, MolecularNeurodegenerative DiseasesPedigreePoint MutationProtein ConformationProtein DomainsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSyndromeConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNovel compound heterozygous variantsCompound heterozygous variantsUkrainian patientsClinical featuresNovel variantsNew patientsHealthy humansCompound heterozygous combinationPatientsHeterozygous variantsSyndromeFinnish childrenNHLRC2Sanger sequencingFibrosisDiseaseGnomAD databaseN-terminal thioredoxinCentral regulatorVariantsNeurodegenerationInfections in activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS)
Brodsky NN, Lucas CL. Infections in activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS). Current Opinion In Immunology 2021, 72: 146-157. PMID: 34052541, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2021.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPI3K delta syndromeHematopoietic stem cell transplantAnti-microbial prophylaxisPI3K-delta syndromeStem cell transplantSenescent T cellsSpectrum of infectionsAdaptive immune functionAutosomal dominant disorderCell transplantImmune defectsImmunoglobulin replacementRecurrent infectionsImmunomodulatory agentsTherapy optionsT cellsImmune functionInfection susceptibilityInborn errorsDominant disorderInfectionLymphadenopathyPatientsFunction mutationsImmunodeficiencyMultisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Host Immunologic Responses
Mazer M, Bulut Y, Brodsky N, Lam F, Sturgill J, Miles S, Shein S, Carroll C, Remy K, Section O. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Host Immunologic Responses. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2022, 23: 315-320. PMID: 35050932, PMCID: PMC9058188, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Brodsky NN, Ramaswamy A, Lucas CL. The Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Trends In Microbiology 2020, 28: 956-958. PMID: 33190685, PMCID: PMC7556780, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Multisystem inflammatory syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2Life-threatening illnessDisease 2019 pandemicImmune driversInflammatory syndromeCoronavirus 2Enigmatic diseaseImportant new studiesChildrenNew studiesUnique effectsSyndromeIllnessInfectionDiseaseEarly-life human CD8+ T cells exhibit rapid, short-lived effector responses and a unique transcription factor landscape
Brodsky N, Chakder M, Kumar D, Barmada A, Wang J, Gu W, Olaloye O, Ramaswamy A, Wats A, Konnikova L, Lucas C. Early-life human CD8+ T cells exhibit rapid, short-lived effector responses and a unique transcription factor landscape. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2421106122. PMID: 40720649, PMCID: PMC12337316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2421106122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8+ T cellsHuman CD8+ T cellsKiller cell lectin-like receptor G1Neonatal CD8+ T cellsT cellsTranscription factor landscapeIL-2Human CD8+ T cellsCD8+ T cellsDNAX accessory molecule-1Tumor necrosis factor-alphaT cell receptor activationInnate-like characteristicsNecrosis factor-alphaResponse to viral infectionTissue immunopathologyNeonatal humansEffector programIL-7Interleukin-2Factor-alphaThymocyte selectionViral illnessEffector responsesMolecule-1
2026
Real-world effectiveness of perinatal RSV immunoprophylaxis: protocol for a test-negative case–control study
Llorente C, Wats A, Araujo B, Ganem J, Oliva I, Xu H, Brodsky N, Lucas C, Aronson P, Grubaugh N, Breban M, Redmond S, Shapiro E, Niccolai L, Weinberger D, Oliveira C. Real-world effectiveness of perinatal RSV immunoprophylaxis: protocol for a test-negative case–control study. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e114524. PMID: 41856594, PMCID: PMC13007147, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusAcute respiratory illnessTest-negative case-control studyCase-control studyLong-acting monoclonal antibodiesSingle-cell immune profilingRSV-negative infantsImmune-escape mutationsConvalescent blood samplesRSV-positive specimensPrelicensure clinical trialsMultivariate logistic regressionWritten Informed ConsentHuman Investigation CommitteeMaternal vaccinationState immunization registryImmune profileBreakthrough infectionSyncytial virusClinical trialsNational InstituteVaccine effectivenessPotential confoundersControlled TrialsInfants
2025
Immune dysregulation from a novel CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency variant
Brodsky N, Kennedy A, Glaser D, Jeffries L, Ji W, Natarajan E, Shin J, Sansom D, Lucas C, Lakhani S. Immune dysregulation from a novel CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency variant. Journal Of Human Immunity 2025, 2: e20250112. PMID: 41608053, PMCID: PMC12829747, DOI: 10.70962/jhi.20250112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCTLA-4CTLA-4 haploinsufficiencyImmune dysregulationCTLA4 variantsCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4T-lymphocyte antigen-4CTLA-4 expressionHeterozygous loss-of-function variantsPatient T cellsImmune checkpoint receptorsT cell activationCTLA-4 functionLoss-of-function variantsHaploinsufficient variantsCheckpoint receptorsAntigen 4Autoimmune manifestationsRecurrent infectionsAutoimmune infiltrationT cellsImmune regulationAffected individualsHaploinsufficiencyLigand uptakeDysregulation
2023
Biallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections
Jeffries L, Mis E, McWalter K, Donkervoort S, Brodsky N, Carpier J, Ji W, Ionita C, Roy B, Morrow J, Darbinyan A, Iyer K, Aul R, Banka S, Chao K, Cobbold L, Cohen S, Custodio H, Drummond-Borg M, Elmslie F, Finanger E, Hainline B, Helbig I, Hewson S, Hu Y, Jackson A, Josifova D, Konstantino M, Leach M, Mak B, McCormick D, McGee E, Nelson S, Nguyen J, Nugent K, Ortega L, Goodkin H, Roeder E, Roy S, Sapp K, Saade D, Sisodiya S, Stals K, Towner S, Wilson W, Disorders D, Borras S, Clark C, Dean J, Miedzybrodzka Z, Ross A, Tennant S, Dabir T, Donnelly D, Humphreys M, Magee A, McConnell V, McKee S, McNerlan S, Morrison P, Rea G, Stewart F, Cole T, Cooper N, Cooper-Charles L, Cox H, Islam L, Jarvis J, Keelagher R, Lim D, McMullan D, Morton J, Naik S, O’Driscoll M, Ong K, Osio D, Ragge N, Turton S, Vogt J, Williams D, Bodek S, Donaldson A, Hills A, Low K, Newbury-Ecob R, Norman A, Roberts E, Scurr I, Smithson S, Tooley M, Abbs S, Armstrong R, Dunn C, Holden S, Park S, Paterson J, Raymond L, Reid E, Sandford R, Simonic I, Tischkowitz M, Woods G, Bradley L, Comerford J, Green A, Lynch S, McQuaid S, Mullaney B, Berg J, Goudie D, Mavrak E, McLean J, McWilliam C, Reavey E, Azam T, Cleary E, Jackson A, Lam W, Lampe A, Moore D, Porteous M, Baple E, Baptista J, Brewer C, Castle B, Kivuva E, Owens M, Rankin J, Shaw-Smith C, Turner C, Turnpenny P, Tysoe C, Bradley T, Davidson R, Gardiner C, Joss S, Kinning E, Longman C, McGowan R, Murday V, Pilz D, Tobias E, Whiteford M, Williams N, Barnicoat A, Clement E, Faravelli F, Hurst J, Jenkins L, Jones W, Kumar V, Lees M, Loughlin S, Male A, Morrogh D, Rosser E, Scott R, Wilson L, Beleza A, Deshpande C, Flinter F, Holder M, Irving M, Izatt L, Josifova D, Mohammed S, Molenda A, Robert L, Roworth W, Ruddy D, Ryten M, Yau S, Bennett C, Blyth M, Campbell J, Coates A, Dobbie A, Hewitt S, Hobson E, Jackson E, Jewell R, Kraus A, Prescott K, Sheridan E, Thomson J, Bradshaw K, Dixit A, Eason J, Haines R, Harrison R, Mutch S, Sarkar A, Searle C, Shannon N, Sharif A, Suri M, Vasudevan P, Canham N, Ellis I, Greenhalgh L, Howard E, Stinton V, Swale A, Weber A, Banka S, Breen C, Briggs T, Burkitt-Wright E, Chandler K, Clayton-Smith J, Donnai D, Douzgou S, Gaunt L, Jones E, Kerr B, Langley C, Metcalfe K, Smith A, Wright R, Bourn D, Burn J, Fisher R, Hellens S, Henderson A, Montgomery T, Splitt M, Straub V, Wright M, Zwolinski S, Allen Z, Bernhard B, Brady A, Brooks C, Busby L, Clowes V, Ghali N, Holder S, Ibitoye R, Wakeling E, Blair E, Carmichael J, Cilliers D, Clasper S, Gibbons R, Kini U, Lester T, Nemeth A, Poulton J, Price S, Shears D, Stewart H, Wilkie A, Albaba S, Baker D, Balasubramanian M, Johnson D, Parker M, Quarrell O, Stewart A, Willoughby J, Crosby C, Elmslie F, Homfray T, Jin H, Lahiri N, Mansour S, Marks K, McEntagart M, Saggar A, Tatton-Brown K, Butler R, Clarke A, Corrin S, Fry A, Kamath A, McCann E, Mugalaasi H, Pottinger C, Procter A, Sampson J, Sansbury F, Varghese V, Baralle D, Callaway A, Cassidy E, Daniels S, Douglas A, Foulds N, Hunt D, Kharbanda M, Lachlan K, Mercer C, Side L, Temple I, Wellesley D, Consortium G, Ambrose J, Arumugam P, Baple E, Bleda M, Boardman-Pretty F, Boissiere J, Boustred C, Caulfield M, Chan G, Craig C, Daugherty L, de Burca A, Devereau A, Elgar G, Foulger R, Fowler T, FurióTarí P, Hackett J, Halai D, Hamblin A, Henderson S, Holman J, Hubbard T, Ibáñez K, Jackson R, Jones L, Kasperaviciute D, Kayikci M, Lahnstein L, Lawson K, Leigh S, Leong I, Lopez F, MaleadyCrowe F, Mason J, McDonagh E, Moutsianas L, Mueller M, Murugaesu N, Need A, Odhams C, Patch C, Perez-Gil D, Polychronopoulos D, Pullinger J, Rahim T, Rendon A, Riesgo-Ferreiro P, Rogers T, Ryten M, Savage K, Sawant K, Scott R, Siddiq A, Sieghart A, Smedley D, Smith K, Sosinsky A, Spooner W, Stevens H, Stuckey A, Sultana R, Thomas E, Thompson S, Tucci A, Walsh E, Watters S, Welland M, Williams E, Witkowska K, Network U, Acosta M, Adam M, Adams D, Agrawal P, Alejandro M, Alvey J, Amendola L, Andrews A, Ashley E, Azamian M, Bacino C, Bademci G, Baker E, Balasubramanyam A, Baldridge D, Bale J, Bamshad M, Barbouth D, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Beck A, Beggs A, Behrens E, Bejerano G, Bennet J, Berg-Rood B, Bernstein J, Berry G, Bican A, Bivona S, Blue E, Bohnsack J, Bonnenmann C, Bonner D, Botto L, Boyd B, Briere L, Brokamp E, Brown G, Burke E, Burrage L, Butte M, Byers P, Byrd W, Carey J, Carrasquillo O, Chang T, Chanprasert S, Chao H, Clark G, Coakley T, Cobban L, Cogan J, Coggins M, Cole F, Colley H, Cooper C, Craigen W, Crouse A, Cunningham M, D'Souza P, Dai H, Dasari S, Davids M, Dayal J, Deardorff M, Dell'Angelica E, Dhar S, Dipple K, Doherty D, Dorrani N, Douine E, Draper D, Duncan L, Earl D, Eckstein D, Emrick L, Eng C, Esteves C, Estwick T, Falk M, Fernandez L, Ferreira C, Fieg E, Findley L, Fisher P, Fogel B, Forghani I, Fresard L, Gahl W, Glass I, Godfrey R, Golden-Grant K, Goldman A, Goldstein D, Grajewski A, Groden C, Gropman A, Gutierrez I, Hahn S, Hamid R, Hanchard N, Hassey K, Hayes N, High F, Hing A, Hisama F, Holm I, Hom J, Horike-Pyne M, Huang A, Huang Y, Isasi R, Jamal F, Jarvik G, Jarvik J, Jayadev S, Johnston J, Karaviti L, Kelley E, Kennedy J, Kiley D, Kohane I, Kohler J, Krakow D, Krasnewich D, Kravets E, Korrick S, Koziura M, Krier J, Lalani S, Lam B, Lam C, Lanpher B, Lanza I, Lau C, LeBlanc K, Lee B, Lee H, Levitt R, Lewis R, Lincoln S, Liu P, Liu X, Longo N, Loo S, Loscalzo J, Maas R, Macnamara E, MacRae C, Maduro V, Majcherska M, Mak B, Malicdan M, Mamounas L, Manolio T, Mao R, Maravilla K, Markello T, Marom R, Marth G, Martin B, Martin M, Martínez-Agosto J, Marwaha S, McCauley J, McCormack C, McCray A, McGee E, Mefford H, Merritt J, Might M, Mirzaa G, Morava E, Moretti P, Morimoto M, Mulvihill J, Murdock D, Nakano-Okuno M, Nath A, Nelson S, Newman J, Nicholas S, Nickerson D, Nieves-Rodriguez S, Novacic D, Oglesbee D, Orengo J, Pace L, Pak S, Pallais J, Papp J, Parker N, Phillips J, Posey J, Potocki L, Pusey B, Quinlan A, Raskind W, Raja A, Rao D, Renteria G, Reuter C, Rives L, Robertson A, Rodan L, Rosenfeld J, Rosenwasser N, Ruzhnikov M, Sacco R, Sampson J, Samson S, Saporta M, Scott C, Schaechter J, Schedl T, Scott D, Sharma P, Shin J, Signer R, Sillari C, Silverman E, Sinsheimer J, Sisco K, Smith E, Smith K, Solem E, Solnica-Krezel L, Stoler J, Stong N, Sullivan J, Sun A, Sutton S, Sweetser D, Sybert V, Tabor H, Tamburro C, Tekin M, Telischi F, Thorson W, Tifft C, Toro C, Tran A, Tucker B, Urv T, Vanderver A, Velinder M, Viskochil D, Vogel T, Wahl C, Wallace S, Walley N, Walsh C, Walker M, Wambach J, Wan J, Wang L, Wangler M, Ward P, Wegner D, Wener M, Wenger T, Perry K, Westerfield M, Wheeler M, Whitlock J, Wolfe L, Woods J, Yamamoto S, Yang J, Yu G, Zastrow D, Zhao C, Zuchner S, Khokha M, Bönnemann C, Lucas C, Lakhani S. Biallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections. Genetics In Medicine 2023, 26: 101023. PMID: 37947183, PMCID: PMC10932913, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPatient's immune cellsBlood mononuclear cellsImmune cell subtypesEarly-onset epilepsyAffected individualsInduced seizuresCardiac dysrhythmiasRecurrent infectionsClinical syndromeFrequent infectionsMononuclear cellsPatient cohortImmune cellsMultisystem syndromeHealthy donorsMultisystem disorderCardiac arrhythmiasBiallelic variantsCell subtypesDevelopmental delayGene variantsProtein overexpressionRecessive variantsMissense variants
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Overview
Nina Brodsky, MD, is a pediatric critical care specialist who cares for children with serious health issues that require intensive monitoring and support. She focuses on treating conditions such as life-threatening infections, breathing problems, and organ failure using advanced therapies designed to stabilize critically ill children.
Dr. Brodsky uses a range of approaches to help manage the needs of young patients facing complex and rapidly changing conditions. She collaborates with a team of specialists to support vital functions, address underlying causes of illness, and guide families throughout the treatment process.
As an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Brodsky’s research centers on how genetic and environmental factors affect children who have weakened immune systems or experience harmful inflammation. She aims to uncover targeted therapies that enhance responses to vaccines and infections, while easing excessive immune reactions.
Dr. Brodsky received her medical training from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and a fellowship in pediatric critical care at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Clinical Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Pediatrics
Board Certifications
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
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- September 24, 2025Source: Yale News
‘Primed and Ready’: How One Fast-Acting Type of White Blood Cell Fights Off Infection in Infants
- April 01, 2024Source: The Hartwell Foundation
Nina Brodsky, MD Awarded 2023 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
- May 05, 2023Source: Stat News
What explains rare heart condition among young men after Covid vaccines? A new study offers clues
- April 13, 2023Source: For Humanity
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