Pathology

Kevin L. Legge, PhD
Dendritic Cell Immunobiology and Pulmonary Immunity Laboratory

Contact Information
Phone: 319-335-5401
112 Medical Research Center

Recent Graduate College Focus on Dr. Legge's Research

In the News:

McGill J, Van Rooijen N, Legge KL. (2010). IL-15 trans-presentation by pulmonary dendritic cells promotes effector CD8 T cell survival during influenza virus infections. Journal of Experimental Medicine207:521.

Faculty of 1000 "Exceptional"

Commentaries:
Randall, TD. Pulmonary dendritic cells: thinking globally, acting locally. J. Exp. Med 207:451-454

Brincks, E and Woodland DL. Novel roles for IL-15 in T cell survival. F1000 Biology Reports 2010 Vol:2:67

Langlois RA, Meyerholz DK, Coleman RA, Cook RT, Waldschmidt TJ, Legge KL. (2010). Oseltamivir treatment prevents the increased influenza virus disease severity and lethality occurring in chronic ethanol consuming mice. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research34:1425.

Commentary
Guidot, DA. A Sigh of relief about treating influenza in individuals with Alcohol-use disorders. 2010 ACER 34(8):1425-31

Current Members
Al Brown Undergraduate Researcher Iowa Biosciences Advantage (IBA) Program	Lindsey Carlin, BS Graduate Student Immunology Graduate Program
Emily Hemann, BA Graduate Research Assistant Immunology Graduate Program	Katarina Kulhankova, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Publications
Betty Young, BS Research Assistant Publications
Past Members
Ronald B. Boeding, MD Emory Warner Fellow Current Position: University of Virginia Family Medicine Residency, Charlottesville, Virginia	Michelle Edsen-Moore, MS Research Technician Current Position: Research Coordinator, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Office of Clinical Research Publications
Arna Katewa, PhD Research Technician Current Position: Genentech Publications	Ryan Langlois, PhD Graduate Student Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Publications
Theron Layer Undergraduate Researcher Department of Microbiology Honors Research Program	Jodi McGill, PhD Graduate Student Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Unit, National Animal Disease Center, ARS, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa Publications
Rebecca VanOosten, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Interdisciplinary Immunology Program, University of Iowa Current Position: NIAID Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton, Montana Publications	Mitsuru Tsuge, MD NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance International Training Award, 2009 Current Position: Okayama University, Okayama, Japan Publications
Former Summer Trainees
Leslie Cavazos COM Medical Student Summer Research Opportunity Program 2007 Current Position: University of Iowa Medical School	Stephanie Comiskey Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2007 Current Position: St. Joseph's College, Indiana
Abby Harper Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2006 Current Position: University of Iowa Epidemiology Graduate Program	Rachel Mutnick Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research (SUMR) Program 2008 Current Position: James Madison University, Virginia
Jaelsa Turner University of Iowa Summer Research Opportunities Program 2009	Noelle Waldschmidt Lab Assistant