Immunology
The broad research goals of this research is to understand the cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms that drive immunologically-mediated disorders.
Dysregulated immune responses are of central importance to the pathogenesis and expression of a wide spectrum of disease (HIV, asthma, coronary artery disease, arthritis, cystic fibrosis, cancers) that cause an immense burden of morbidity and mortality in the US and the world at large.
Faculty
Artem Barski, PhD, Assistant Professor
Epigenomics of immunological memory [Visit Allergy and Immunology]
Jay Degen, PhD, Professor
The role of hemostatic factors and coupled signaling systems in development, inflammatory response, vessel wall disease and tumor biology [Visit Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology]
John Harley, MD, PhD, Professor
Lupus genetics, genetics and genomics [Visit Rheumatology]
Gurjit Hershey, MD, PhD, Professor
Genetics and the pathogenesis of atopic disorders [Visit Asthma Research]
David Hildeman, PhD, Associate Professor
Molecular biology of antigen-specific T cells, including mechanisms involved in cell signaling, apoptosis, and sex-based differences in autoimmunity and the T cell response to viral infections [Visit Immunobiology]
Tim Le Cras, PhD, Associate Professor
Chronic lung diseases: Asthma, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary hypertension [Visit the Le Cras Lab]
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, Professor
Eosinophil biology, chemokine receptor signaling pathways [Visit the Rothenberg Lab]
Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD, Professor
Organ morphogenesis, gene regulation, cell differentiation, respiratory disease [Visit the Whitsett Lab]
Contact Us
For more information about the Molecular and Developmental Biology Program at Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati, email mdbprog@cchmc.org or call 513-636-4545. You can also apply online at our application page.
