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Immunodeficiencies and Histiocytosis Program

Michael B. Jordan, MD

Appointment

Assistant Professor

Email

michael.jordan@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-0281

Fax

513-636-5355

Credentials

MD: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX 1993

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Dallas, 1996

Fellowship: The Children's Hospital (Denver) 2002

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1996; Sub-board of Pediatric Heme/Onc 2002

Awards and Honors

  • 2003 Nezelof Award for outstanding research into histiocytic disorders, The Histiocyte Society

Research

Better understanding histiocytic disorders and developing novel therapies for them; regulation of the immune response; immunotherapy of cancer

Research Grants and Contracts

"An Animal Model of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis"
9/02-9/05
The Histiocytosis Association of America
Role: Principle investigator,

K08 AI50802
6/02-6/05
"B Cell Expansion After Dendritic Cell Immunization"
Role: Principle investigator

2 K12 HD28827
9/04-9/06
Pediatric Center for Gene Expression and Development
Role: Investigator

Publications, Most Recent

Connect to Michael Jordan's publications on PubMed

Hoffmann PR, Kench JA, Vondracek A, Kruk E, Daleke DL, Jordan M, Marrack P, Henson PM, Fadok VA. Interaction between Phosphatidylserine and the Phosphatidylserine Receptor Inhibits Immune Responses In Vivo.J Immunol. 2005 Feb 1;174(3):1393-404.

Jordan MB, McClain KL, Yan X, Hicks J, Jaffe R. Anti-CD52 Antibody, Alemtuzumab, binds to Langerhans cells in Langerhans cell histiocytosis.Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2005 Mar;44(3):251-4.

Jordan MB, Hildeman D, Kappler J, Marrack P. An animal model of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): CD8+ T cells and interferon gamma are essential for the disorder.Blood. 2004 Aug 1;104(3):735-43).

Jordan MB, Mills DM, Kappler J, Marrack P, Cambier JC. Promotion of B cell immune responses via an alum-induced myeloid cell population. Science. 2004 Jun 18;304(5678):1808-10.

Jordan, M., van Rooijen, N., Izui, S., Kappler, J. and Marrack, P. 2003. Liposomal clodronate as a novel agent for treating autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a mouse model.Blood 101:594-601.

Kedl, R., Jordan, M., Potter, T., Kappler, J., Marrack, P. and Dow, S. 2001. CD40 stimulation accelerates deletion of tumor-specific CD8(+) T cells in the absence of tumor-antigen vaccination.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 98(19):10811-6.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Society of Hematology
  • The Histiocyte Society

Special Interests

Histiocytic disorders: HLH and LCH

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