Our lab studies Legionella infection and host interaction. Legionella are mainly environmental bacteria. Several species, in particular L. pneumophila and L. longbeachae, are pathogenic to humans Due to the development of artificial water systems, ...
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Our research is focused on understanding, at the biochemical, molecular and cellular levels, how plants protect themselves against microbial pathogens. The major goal is to determine the mechanisms of action of salicylic acid (SA) ...
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Our work has focused on the molecular events important for immune cell development and function with a particular interest in the signaling events initiated by surface receptor engagement. We have been particularly interested in ...
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Dr. Diel’s research focuses the molecular mechanisms underlying virus-host interactions and more specifically on the mechanisms underlying viral immune evasion that contribute to virus virulence and disease pathogenesis. My goal in studying virus-host interactions ...
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My research program addresses 2 main interconnected areas: developmental immunology and immunodeficiencies, with focus on B cell generation and differentiation, and engaging discovery in basic immunology with direct application to clinical immunology. We study ...
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The Feschotte laboratory study transposons and endogenous viruses primarily in vertebrates, including humans. We seek to characterize the impact of these elements on the evolution and physiology of their host species – including disease ...
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Nutrition, infection, and inflammation in pregnancy Role of key micronutrients (iron, vitamin B12, folate) in the etiology of adverse perinatal outcomes (including anemia, infections, birth defects) Design of interventions to improve the health of ...
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My research focuses on how health impacts the conservation of wild carnivores. My particular interest in immunology stems from the need to develop vaccination strategies (and potentially products) for delivery to threatened carnivore populations ...
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Clinical Trials: Novel hemostatic therapies for bleeding; novel immunosuppressive therapies for IMHA; interventional trials for sepsis management. Laboratory Research: Biomarkers in emergency and critical care, novel assays for diagnosis and management of hemorrhage and ...
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Dr. Guarino is interested in the development of novel serologic assays for the diagnosis of infection with viral and bacterial pathogens in companion and production animals. Of particular interest is the diagnosis of commonly ...
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