Thamotharampillai Dileepan, DVM, PhD

Biography

Research Associate: 2013-2022
Mentor: Marc Jenkins

Research Emphasis/PublicationsGroup A Strep pathogenesis and Antigen-specific T cell response, pMHCII tetramers, Affinity enhanced pMHCII tetramers. Full list of Publications

 Thamotharampillai Dileepan, PhD

Matthew Huggins, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2017-2021
Research Emphasis: Focused on memory T cell biology and improving T cell based vaccines.

Current Position: Scientist, Immunitas Therapeutics, Sharon, MA
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Matt Huggins

Lucy Sjaastad, Ph.D.

Biography

Program: MICaB
Defense Year: 2022
Advisor: Mike Farrar
Dissertation Title: "Influenza infection recruits distinct waves of regulatory T cells to the lung that limit lung resident IgA+ B cells."

Lucy Sjaastad

Siddheshvar Bhela, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2017-2021
Research Emphasis: Investigating mechanisms controlling generation and maintenance of peripheral T cell tolerance. Researching role of tolerant CD8 T cells in regulating autoimmunity and cancer. Understanding autoimmunity in the context of hygiene hypothesis.

Siddheshvar Bhela

Matthew McElwee, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2017-2021
Research Emphasis: The challenge in rheumatoid arthritis is different in that the autoimmune process is driven by peptides that are chemically modified (e.g. citrullinated). In my research, I will use MHC tetramers to identify and characterize pathogenic T-cells in patients with antibody mediated rejection of lung transplant as well as rheumatoid arthritis.

M. McElwee

Peter Krueger, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2015-2022
Research Emphasis: Using adoptive cell transfer and p:MHCII-tetramer enrichment with I have demonstrated important mechanisms programing CD4 T helper-1 cells during acute and persistent infections.

Peter Krueger