Meagan Rollins, Ph.D.
Current:
Fellowship dates: 2023-present
Mentor: Vaiva Vezys
Research Emphasis/Publications: "Understanding mechanisms of peripheral immune tolerance in autoimmunity" Full list of Publications
Current:
Fellowship dates: 2023-present
Mentor: Vaiva Vezys
Research Emphasis/Publications: "Understanding mechanisms of peripheral immune tolerance in autoimmunity" Full list of Publications
Graduate Program: MICaB/MSTP
Year Entered: 2019
Defense Year: 2022
Advisor: Daniel Mueller
Dissertation Title: "Epigenetic regulation of T cell peripheral tolerance by a BATF-BIM axis"
Post-Baccalaureate Research Training dates: 2010-2011
Advisor: Dan Mueller
Fellowship dates: 2010-2014
Research Emphasis: Studied the role of T cell homeostasis in generating effective immune responses to pathogens
Current Position: Senior Director, Immunology at Akagera Medicines, Inc, Cambridge, MA
Contact Info: [email protected]
Fellowship dates: 2014-2018
Research Emphasis: Investigated the pathogenesis of malaria and identified a therapy that prevents the fatal pathogenesis of cerebral malaria in mice by altering the pathogenic immune response.
Current Position: Investigator, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
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Fellowship dates: 2015-2020
Research Emphasis: Dr. Borges da Silva made fundamental discoveries that showed a crucial role for the eATP purinergic receptor P2RX7 in the establishment of CD8-positive T cell memory.
Current Position: Senior Associate Consultant/Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic Dept. of Immunology (AZ)
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Fellowship dates: 2008-2010
Advisor: Kris Hogquist
Research Emphasis: T cells and Thymic development
Research Associate 2010-2016
Laboratory of Dr. Kristin A. Hogquist
Fellowship dates: 2009-2012
Advisor: Kris Hogquist
Fellowship dates: 2004-8
Fellowship dates: 2010-2013
Research Emphasis: Researched the T cell development and modeling of selection events in the thymus.
Current Position: Director, Analytics and Implementation, Be The Match operated by National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN
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