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Biosciences Program Faculty performing Immunology research
Immunology research at the University of Iowa includes laboratories in the Immunology PhD Program and other programs on campus.
Encompassing the disciplines of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and genetics; immunology sits as the intersection of these important basic sciences.
The University of Iowa has successfully attracted excellent scientists during the years of rapid growth in the immunology community. Our faculty are interactive and dedicated to training students and postdoctoral fellows in their favorite discipline.
Iowa has produced many excellent immunology investigators who have pursued successful careers in academic institutions, research institutes, and industry. |
| Name |
Rank |
Department/
Program |
Research
Description |
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Allen, Lee-Ann, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Macrophage and neutrophil function, mechanisms of phagocytosis, pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori and Francisella tularensis |
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Apicella, Michael, MD |
Professor (Head) |
Microbiology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Understanding of the molecular basis of the human immune response to Neisseria and Haemophilus to improve vaccine technology. |
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Badovinac, Vladimir, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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Generation, manipulation, and maintenance of antigen-specific memory CD8 T cell responses |
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Ballas, Zuhair, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
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Immunodeficiency, immunomodulation, natural killer cells, CpG DNA, Asthma, cancer immunology |
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Bishop, Gail, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
Internal Medicine
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Molecular mechanisms of lymphocyte activation; role in normal immunity, autoimmunity, and lymphoma. |
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Butler, John, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
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Developmental Immunology; Antibody and T cell repertoire development; role of colonization and viral infection on antibody and T cell repertoire diversification |
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Chen, Songhai, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pharmacology
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G protein-dependent signaling mechanisms of leukocyte migration and tumor metastasis |
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Colgan, John, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Signal transduction pathways that control of the development and function of lymphocytes |
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Dawson, Deborah, PhD |
Professor |
Preventive & Community Dentistry
Program in Public Health Genetics
Biostatistics
Genetics
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Statistical genetic analysis, including methodological development and modeling of human disorders; investigations of dental outcomes, including caries, fluorosis, periodontal disease and growth and development. |
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Field, Elizabeth, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
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Molecular/cellular mechanisms involved in the induction and maintenance of immunologic tolerance |
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Griffith, Thomas, MD |
Associate Professor |
Urology
Immunology
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Apoptosis, tumor immunology, urological oncology |
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Harty, John, PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
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Immunobiology of T cell responses to pathogens |
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Heusel, Jonathan, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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Molecular parameters of natural killer (NK) cell activation in the settings of viral infection, cancer, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
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Houtman, Jon, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Role of Adaptor Proteins in T Cell Activation |
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Janz, Siegfried, MD |
Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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Mouse models of human B cell and plasma cell neoplasms |
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Kline, Joel, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Health
Human Toxicology
Immunology
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Study of the modulation of airway inflammatory responses in asthma |
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Knudson, C. Michael, MD/PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pathology
Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Regulation of oncogenesis and cell death by the Bcl-2 family |
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Legge, Kevin, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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Dendritic Cell Immunobiology and Pulmonary Immunity |
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Meier, Jeffrey, MD |
Associate Professor |
Internal Medicine
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Viral pathogenesis at the molecular level |
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Morita, Craig T., MD/PhD |
Associate Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Nonpeptide antigen recognition by gamma-delta T cells |
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Nauseef, William, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Human polymorphonuclear neutrophil metabolism and function |
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Perlman, Stanley, MD/PhD |
Professor |
Microbiology
Pediatrics
Immunology
Neuroscience
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Virus-induced demyelination, SARS pathogenesis |
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Quelle, Frederick, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pharmacology
Immunology
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Cytokine receptor signal transduction mechanisms regulating cell growth and survival |
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Rothman, Paul, MD |
Professor (Head) |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Immunology
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Regulation of Cytokine Signaling |
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Schlueter, Annette, MD/PhD |
Associate Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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Dendritic cell function in aging, and disease states including alcoholism and graft-versus-host disease |
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Sutterwala, Fayyaz, MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Biology of the NOD-like receptor family in infection and inflammation. |
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Varga, Steve, PhD |
Associate Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
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Viral immunology and immunopathology. |
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Waldschmidt, Thomas, PhD |
Professor |
Pathology
Immunology
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B cell development, B cell subsets, Germinal center reaction, Bone marrow transplantation, Effect of ethanol on B cell function |
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Weiner, George, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
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Lymphoma and leukemia immunotherapy; Mechanisms of action of anti-tumor monoclonal antibodies |
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Weiss, Jerrold, PhD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Human Toxicology
Immunology
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Innate mammalian antibacterial defense mechanisms |
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Wilson, Mary, MD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Immunology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
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Immunobiology, genetics, and molecular biology of visceral leishmaniasis in murine and human hosts |
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Xue, Hai-Hui (Howard), MD/PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Microbiology
Immunology
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Transcriptional control of lymphocyte development and function |
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Zavazava, Nicholas, MD/PhD |
Professor |
Internal Medicine
Immunology
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Mechanisms and molecular basis of embryonic stem cell differentiation |
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