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

Justin Spanier, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2012-17
Research Emphasis: Began building molecular tools, called peptide:MHCII tetramers, to understand antigen specific responses in both people and mice with autoimmune diabetes.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Contact Info: [email protected]

Justin Spanier, Ph.D.

Alexander Khoruts, M.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 1993-2000
Research EmphasisImmune adjuvants

Current Position: Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterologist, Medical Director Microbiota Therapeutics Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Info: [email protected]

Alexander Khoruts, M.D.

Kristina S. Burrack, Ph.D.

Biography

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
Contact Info:[email protected] 

Kristina S. Burrack, Ph.D.

Sean Tracy, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2018-2021
Research Emphasis
: Examined mechanisms of immune escape by leukemias and lymphomas. Both his research interest and clinical practice have a particular focus on acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Info: [email protected]

Sean Tracy

Nathan Schuldt, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2012-2018
Research Emphasis
:  
Investigating the mechanisms behind breakdowns in immune tolerance that lead to autoimmune disease.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota 
Contact Info: [email protected] 

Nathan Schuldt, Ph.D.

Stephen Huddleston, M.D, Ph.D.

Biography

Program: Surgery
Defense Year: 2009
Advisor: Marc Jenkins
Dissertation Title: "Graft Antigen Specific CD4+ T Cells Require CD154 Expression to Clonally Expand and Differentiate to the TH1 Phenotype and Initiate mTOR Dependant Intimal Hyperplasia in Cardiac Allografts. "

Stephen Huddleston, M.D, Ph.D.

Geoffrey Hart, Ph.D.

Biography

Program: MICaB
Defense Year: 2011
Advisor: Stephen Jameson
Dissertation Title: "The Role of Krüppel-Like Factor 2 in B Cells."

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Dept of Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN
Contact Info[email protected]

Geoffrey Hart, Ph.D.

Shawn Mahmud, M.D., Ph.D

Biography

Program: MICaB
Defense Year:2014
Advisor: Mike Farrar
Dissertation Title: "TNF Receptor Superfamily Costimulation Drives Thymic Treg Development and Repertoire Selection."

Med Fellowship dates: 2018-2022
Advisor: Jenkins Lab
Research Emphasis

Shawn Mahmud, M.D, Ph.D