| Immunology Program Alumni |
| Student |
Thesis Title |
Graduation
Year |
Current/Last Known Position |
Sharlene Adams
|
The T Cell Receptor Vβ Gene Repertoire
of Autoimmune T Cells in the (SWRxNZB) F1 Murine Model of Lupus Nephritis |
1992
|
Scientist, Point Therapeutics |
Chester
Andrzejewski, Jr. |
Hybridoma Autoantibodies
to DNA and Their Corresponding Anti-idiotypes |
1981 |
Director, Transfusion Medicine, Baystate
Medical System |
| Gregory Babcock |
Epstein Barr Virus Exploits B Cell
Memory to Establish and Maintain the Latent State In Vivo
|
1999 |
Scientist, Mass Biological Labs |
| Urmila Bajpai |
The Role of Bruton’s Tyrosine
Kinase in IgM-Mediated Transcription Factor Activation
|
2000 |
Fellow, Rheumatology, UCSF |
| Laura Baldwin |
Characterization of the Bim2 Common
Integration Locus in Mo-MLV-Immortalized B Cells
|
1997 |
Information Technologist,
MIT |
| Christopher Barry |
BIM-1 and BIM-2:
Two Putative Protooncogenes Activated by Proviral Insertion in Moloney
Murine Leukemia Virus Immortalized B Cell Lines |
1993 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery,
UCSD
|
| Linda Baughn |
Function of the Shc/Grb2/Sos Complex
in Ab-MLV Transformation
|
2004 |
Postdoc, Albert Einstein
College of Medicine |
| Susan Bear |
Resistance to Murine Ecotropic Leukemia
Virus |
1980 |
Assistant Professor of Biology,
Pine Manor College |
| Paul Beresford |
The Granzyme A Pathway of Cell Death
|
1997 |
Vice President, Ventana
Medical Systems |
| Ulrich Beutner |
Immunobiology of MMTV Superantigens |
1994 |
Research Manager, Surgery, Cantanal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Pradeep Bista |
Characterization of DPP2 Function
in the Quiescence Program
|
2004 |
Postdoc, Biogen |
Peter Brodeur
|
Regulation of Thymus Independent
Responses |
1980 |
Associate Professor of Pathology,
Tufts Medical School |
| Scott Brodeur |
Functions of the Epstein-Barr Virus
Latent Membrane Protein, LMP-1
|
1997 |
Senior Scientitst, Boehringer Ingelheim |
Linda Burkly
|
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Light
Chain Expression in Mus musculus |
1985 |
Distinguished Investigator, Biogen |
Peter Carroll
|
Glycosphingolipids of Human Teratocarcinoma |
1983 |
Patent Attorney, Medlen & Carroll |
Sean Carroll
|
Immunological Analysis of Eukaryotic
RNA Polymerase II Structure, Function and Evolution |
1983 |
Professor of Genetics & Molecular
Biology, HHMI Investigator, University of Wisconsin, Madision |
Chen-Yeh Chang
|
Analysis of the Molecular Mechanism
of Growth Transformation of B Lymphocytes by Latent Membrane Protein
of Epstein-Barr Virus |
1995 |
Professor, Hsin-Chu Hospital,
Taiwan |
| Gang Chen |
A Possible Role of SLAM-associated protein in the activation-induced cell death of murine CD8+ T Cells |
2006 |
Scientist, Roche |
Yunn-Yi Chen
|
v-abl-mediated Transformation Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangements and Arrest of B Lymphocyte Differentiation |
1994 |
Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology, UCSF |
Silas Chikunguwo
|
Identification and Purification of
Schistosomal Soluble Egg Antigens Recognized by Murine Granulomagenic
Cloned Th1-Type Lymphocytes |
1992 |
Bariatric Research Fellow, Cleveland Clinic |
Murali Chiravuri
|
Characterization of a Novel Serine
Protease, Quiescent Cell Proline Dipeptidase |
2001 |
M.D./Ph.D. Electrophysiology Fellow, Brigham & Women's Hospital |
| Hee Yong Chung |
Utilization of Retrovirus Marking
and Genetic Mutants to Study Hematopoiesis |
1992 |
Lecturer, Department of Immunology,
Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea |
Richard Ciavarra
|
The Immunologic Rejection Response
of Mice to L1210 Leukemia Cells |
1979 |
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular
Biology, Eastern Virigina Medical School |
Jessica Clarke
|
The Immunologic Function of Lysozyme
Determinants |
1979 |
Chief Medical Officer, San Quentin State Prison |
Helena Crowley
|
In Vivo Analyses of Antibody Responses
to Borrelia burgdorferi |
2005 |
MD/PhD, Resident, Surgery, Tufts-NEMC |
Lisa Decker
|
Analysis of Epstein Barr Virus Latency
in Healthy and Immune Suppressed Individual In Vivo |
1998 |
Licensing Associate, Commercial Ventures
and Intellectural Property, UMass Medical School |
Maria Denis
|
Role of Glycosylation in IL-2 Bioactivity
and Contribution of IL-2 Variants to the Shaping of the Immune Response |
2001 |
Marie Curie Fellow, Institute for Immunology,
Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Greece |
Harout DerSimonian
|
The Structural Basis of SLE Anti-DNA
Autoantibodies: Molecular Analysis Using Human Hybridomas |
1988 |
Principal Investigator, Diacrin,
Inc |
| Ami Desai-Mehta |
Autoimmune T Helper Cells in Human Lupus: TCR Structure, Specificity and B Cell Interaction |
1996 |
At Home |
| Patrick Zana Desgranges |
The Function of TFII-I in Cell Cycle is Antagonized by p53 |
2007 |
MD/PhD, Resident, Medicine, U Washington, Seattle |
| Dianna Di Padua Mathieu |
Immunochemical Studies in Histone
2B from Calf Thymus |
1979 |
Not Available |
Luis Fernandez
|
B Cell Tolerance to Nucleosomes in
Normal Mice and its Breakdown in Autoimmune-Prone Mice |
2001 |
Postdoc, MGH |
Eduardo Finger
|
Immunodominance and Severe Schistosomiasis
Mansoni |
2005 |
Hospital Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo,
Brazil |
Alison Finnegan
|
Lymphoid Cells Express Differentiation
Antigens Linked to the Igh-V Locus |
1982 |
Professor of Internal Medicine & Immunology & Microbiology,
Rush University Medical Center |
Robert Fisher
|
Isolation and Characterization of
the EBV Inducible Gene Encoding the Leukocyte Activation Antigen
BLAST-1 |
1990 |
Research Associate, University of
Florida |
| Suzanne Friedman |
Role of Fab and Fc Fragments in Tolerance to RGG |
1980 |
At Home |
Wenda Gao
|
Lymphocyte Activation by the Trypanosoma cruzi Trans-Sialidase |
2001 |
Instructor, Harvard Medical School |
Srimoyee Ghosh
|
A Role for Autoantibodies in Chronic, Treatment Resistant Lyme Arthritis |
2005 |
Postdoc, Harvard Medical School |
Daniel Gold
|
T Lymphocyte-Macrophage Binding in Mus
musculus |
1983 |
Chief Scientific Officer, Favrile,
Inc |
Neal Golden
|
Random Transposon Mutagenesis of Campylobacter
jejuni as a Tool for Investigation of Virulence Mechanisms |
2002 |
Risk Assessment Analyst, USDA |
| Marie Green |
A Functional Analysis of the HRAS1
Minisattelite |
1992 |
Scientist, Biogen |
Dawn Gross
|
Identification of hLFA-1 as a Candidate
Autoantigen in Treatment-Resistant Lyme Arthritis |
2000 |
Private Practice Physician |
| Mireia Guerau |
Novel Role of β Integrins in Lyme Carditis |
2005 |
Postdoc, Harvard |
| Mirja Gunthart |
B Cell Differentiation in Ab-MLV Transformation |
2006 |
Postdoc, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
Brian Haines
|
Regional Control of the IGH-V Locus
During B Cell Development |
2000 |
Senior Scientist, Merck |
Shweta Hakre
|
Regulation of Cellular Proliferation by TFII-I |
2007 |
Postdoc, UCSF |
Drew Heilpern
|
The Molecular Mechanisms of CTXφ of Vibrio
cholerae |
2003 |
Postdoc, Tufts-NEMC |
Donna Hochberg
|
EBV, A Virus in Control: Evidence
from Acute Infection |
2003 |
Senior Analyst, Health Advances |
Ping-Ning Hsu
|
Association and Presentation of MMTV
Superantigens with MHC Class II |
1997 |
Chair, Graduate Institute of
Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan Univeristy |
Christine Huang
|
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene
Expression |
1995 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard/MGH |
Bryan Hurley
|
Shiga Toxin Translocation Across
Polarized Intestinal Epithelial Cells and the Role of Neutrophils
in Toxin Movement |
2001 |
Assistant Professor , Harvard/MGH |
Elizabeth Hurley
|
Establishment and Maintenance of
Latency in Epstein-Barr Virus-Infected B Cells |
1990 |
Patent Attorney, Genetics Insititute |
John Iacomini
|
Analysis of Endogeneous Ig Gene Rearrangement,
Expression and B Cell Development in Mu Heavy Chain Transgenic Mice |
1991 |
Associate Professor Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
Christopher Ianelli
|
Identification of a Ligand for Human
CD48 |
2000 |
Director, Institutional Consulting, MEDACorp |
| Betinna Iliopoulou |
Unravelling Chronic Lyme Arthritis: Synergistic Action of CD28 Deficiency and HLA-DR4 |
2008 |
In transition |
Rahul Jasuja
|
Ligand-Induced L-Selectin Proteolysis |
2000 |
Vice President, Equity Research, Life Sciences, MDB Capital Group |
Jenia Jenab-Wolcott
|
How Does Genomic Instability Affect
Malignant Transformation by the Ab-MLV? |
2003 |
M.D./Ph.D., Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, U Pennsylvania |
Alexandra Joseph
|
A Comprehensive Study of Latent EBV
Infection in Healthy Carriers |
2001 |
Scientist, Biogen |
Susan Kalled-Keller
|
Development of the VK Gene Repertoire |
1991 |
Scientist, Biogen |
Dennis Keefe
|
Identification and Characterization
of a Novel CD43 Structural Element Necessary for Anti-Adhesion |
2003 |
Scientist, Shire, Inc. |
Michelle Kelliher
|
A Murine Model for Human CML |
1991 |
Associate Professor of Molecular
Genetics, UMass Medical School |
Lori Klaman
|
Transcriptional Regulation of the
EBV Inducible Gene BLAST1 |
1994 |
Associate Director of Preclinical Research , Transition Therapeutics |
Lauri Laichalk
|
The Epstein-Barr Virus Life Cycle
in Healthy Individuals |
2004 |
Postdoc, Biogen |
| Thomas Lalor |
Initiation of Immune Response by
Immune Complexes |
1982 |
Deceased |
Chieh-Yuan Lawn Gao
|
Hapten Specific T Cell Responses
To Azobenzenearsonate -N- Acetyl-L-Tyrosine in the Lewis Rat |
1981 |
Scientist, Amgen |
Jean Michel LeCerf
|
Analysis of the Relative Contribution
of a Frequently Expressed Human VH Gene in Autoantigen Binding and
Idiotypic Expression |
1997 |
Scientist, Millenium |
| Caleb Lee |
Oncogene Suppression of DNA Damage Responses |
2008 |
MD/PhD, Finishing Medical School |
Henry Lee
|
Biochemical Characterization and
Substrate Specificity of Quiescent Cell Proline Dipeptidase |
2003 |
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Cornell |
Dan Liu
|
Kinetics and Mechanism of Light Chain
Gene Rearrangement in Ab-MLV Transformed Pre-B Cells |
1998 |
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine |
Thomas Luby
|
The Role of the Sμ Tandem Repeats
in Antibody Class Switch Recombination |
2000 |
Senior Manager, MGI Pharma Biologics |
Celine Mainville
|
Domains and Motifs of v-Abl important
for mediating Transformation: Mutations Affecting the SH2 Domain |
2001 |
Scientist, IDEXX Corp |
Barbara Malynn
|
Antigen Presentation by Specific
B Cells: Implication for Induction of the Immune Response |
1985 |
In transition |
Karen Mann
|
The Identification and Characterization
of an Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Found in the Plasma Membrane of
Latently Infected Cells |
1988 |
Associate Professor of Pathology,
Emory |
Changchuin Mao
|
T Cell-Independent Somatic Hypermutation
in Murine B Cells with an Immature Phenotype |
2003 |
Postdoc, Tufts-NEMC |
| Erica Marchlik |
The Role of p53 in the Evolution of Ab-MLV Variants in Vivo |
2005 |
Postdoc, Wyeth |
Nathan Margolis
|
Studies on Ice Gene Expression and
Apoptotic Activity |
1998 |
Research Associate,
Dartmouth Medical School |
| Jyoti Mathur |
Investigation of Vibrio cholerae Resistance to Host Antimicrobial Peptides |
2007 |
Postdoc, Stanford |
James McIver
|
Biosynthesis And Turnover Of Macrophage
Immune Associated (Ia) Antigen |
1983 |
Senior Consultant, Biologics Consulting
Group |
Martha Merrow
|
Identification of Killer Cell Subsets
by Cell Surface Phenotype and Lymphokine Response |
1991 |
Professor of Chronobiology,
U Groningen, The Netherlands |
Emily Miyashita Lin
|
Characterization of Epstein-Barr
Virus Latency In Vivo |
1997 |
Scientist, Cell Genesys |
Chandra Mohan
|
Nucleosomes: A Major Immunogen in
Murine Lupus |
1995 |
Professor of Medicine,
UT Southwestern |
Ramkumar Moorthy
|
Biochemical and Mutational Analysis
of the EBV-Encoded Oncogenic Latent Membrane Protein LMP-1 |
1992 |
Senior Director, Sanofi-Aventis |
Philip Morrissey
|
The Immune System of Hairless Mice
and RNA Virus Expression |
1979 |
Vice President , Amnis |
Pamela Nakajima
|
Characterization of the Abnormalities
of the NZB Mouse |
1981 |
Staff Scientist , Fox Chase Cancer
Center |
Stephanie Nelson
|
Translocations Involving Immunoglobulin
Light Chain Genes |
2001 |
Postdoc, Aukland Cancer Institute,
New Zealand |
Carl Novina
|
Regulation of Transcription Initiation
Factor TFII-I Function |
1998 |
Assistant Professor of Medical Immunology,
Harvard |
Robert Numerof
|
Interleukin-2-Induced Interleukin-1:
Characterization of in vitro Production and in vivo Effects |
1991 |
Scientist, AXYS Pharmaceuticals |
| Theresa O'Keefe |
Molecular Analysis of Pathogenic
Anti-DNA Autoantibodies from the Lupus Prone (SWR x NZB) F1 Mouse |
1992 |
Senior Scientist, Millenium |
Gamal Osman
|
The Effect of the X-Linked Immunodeficiency
(xid) Mutation on the Fetal VH-Repertoire |
1989 |
Senior Scientist, Antigenics, Inc |
Margot O'Toole
|
Murine Macrophage Lymphocyte Binding |
1979 |
Senior Scientist, Wyeth |
| Inka Pawlitzky |
Mechanism and Control of V(D)J Recombination & Characterization of a Novel Reulatory Element 5' of the Murine Igh Locus |
2006 |
Postdoc, Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology |
Jennifer Payne
|
Programmed Cell Death by T Cell Hybridomas
in Response to Mls Stimulation |
1991 |
At Home |
| Michiel Pegtel |
EBV Infection is Associated with
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Progression |
2005 |
Postdoc, University of Groningen,
The Netherlands |
Dominic Picarella
|
Immunoglobulin Production in Mature
B Cell Lines Immortalized by Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus |
1989 |
Director, In Vivo Pharmacology, Gene Logic |
Judith Pretell
|
Expression of TrAg during Transformation
by SV40 |
1978 |
Not Available |
Arash Radfar
|
INK4a/ARF Locus and Pre-B Cell Transformation
by Abelson Virus |
2000 |
Assistant Professor of Pathology,
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine |
Anuradha Raghavan
|
Role of p27Kip in Ab-MLV Mediated
Pre-B Cell Transformation |
2003 |
At Home |
Sumati Rajagopalan
|
Pathogenic Anti-DNA Autoantibody-inducing
T Cells in Human SLE |
1991 |
Laboratory of Immunogenetics, NIH/NIAID |
Lalita Ramakrishnan
|
B Cell Stories |
1990 |
Assistant Professor of Microbiology,
University of Washington |
Karen Rockwell
|
Isoelectric Form Analysis of Bcl-xL:
Effects of Modification, Conformation, and Mutation |
2004 |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Northeastern U |
Christine Rudy
|
A New Mammary Tumor Provirus Mtv-43 Encodes
an Mls-1-like Superantigen |
1994 |
Research Assistant, Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine |
Mark Ryan
|
Novel Determinants of Murine Thymic
Microvasculature |
2003 |
Postdoc, Wyeth |
Zohar Sachs
|
Tumor Suppression by the Ink4a/Arf
Locus is Mediated by both p16Ink4a andp19Arf in Ab-MLV Transformation
of Pre-B Cells |
2005 |
MD/PhD, Hematology/Oncology Fellow, St. Elizabeth's
Hospital |
Catarina Sacristan
|
Mechanism of BTK-Mediated Recruitment
and Regulation of the Transcription Factor TFII-I |
2003 |
Postdoc, UNAM,
Mexico |
Leslie Schiff
|
Antibodies Against the Abelson Protein |
1985 |
Professor of Microbiology, University
of Minnesota |
Tracy Schmitz
|
Protease Involved in Protection from
Programmed Cell Death in Human T Cells |
1999 |
Pediatrician, Bellevue, WA |
Elizabeth Scott
|
Characterization of the Activity
Secreted by Burkitt's Lymphoma Cell Lines in Defined Media |
1995 |
Immunology Instructor, Harvard Extension
School |
Robert Seward
|
Regulation of Bcl-2 Family Proteins
in Lymphocytes |
2001 |
Instructor, Harvard Medical School |
Kevin Sheehan
|
VH Gene Utilization in the Primary
Antibody Repertoire of Adult Mice |
1990 |
Director, Stanford Cellular Therapeutics
& Transplantation Laboratory, Stanford |
Dagmar Sigurdardottir
|
Effects of Regulatory Regions on
Expression of an Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Transgene During B Cell
Development |
1995 |
Postdoc, University of Tübingen,
Germany |
Maria Sikorski
|
Activation of Integrin Dependent
Adhesjion Through L-Selectin |
1996 |
Not Available |
Jeongwon Sohn
|
Somatic Hypermutation of Immunoglobulin
μ Heavy Chain Transgene |
1993 |
Assistant Professsor of Biochemistry,
Korea University Medical School |
| Tatyana Souza |
Epstein-Barr Virus, Passenger or Pathogen? |
2006 |
Postdoc, Wyeth |
Anne Sperling
|
Analysis of CD4-CD8-TCRγ/δ +
T Cells that Rspond to a Syngeneic B Cell Lymphoma |
1991 |
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Chicago, School of Medicine |
Miguel Stadecker
|
Cutaneous Basophil Hypersensitivity |
1975 |
Professor of Pathology, Tufts Medical
School |
Douglas Stafford
|
Serological and Structural Analysis
of Bacterial IgA-Specific Proteases |
1983 |
Biotechnology Consultant |
| Michelle Stanton |
IL-7 Regulation of Igh-V Locus
Accessibility |
2005 |
At Home |
Donald Staunton
|
Molecular Cloning and Characterization
of the Lymphocyte Activation Marker Blast-1 |
1987 |
Scientific Director, ICOS Corporation |
Britt Stockton Lee
|
Negative Regulation of T-Lymphocyte
Homing by CD43: The Effect of Microvillous Presentation of Anti-Adhesion |
2001 |
At Home |
Steven Swendeman
|
The Biochemical and Functional Characterization
of the Human B-Cell Marker BLAST-2 |
1988 |
Not Available |
| Albert Tai |
The Characterization of HERV-K18 Env Superantigen and Its Association with Human Diseases |
2006 |
Postdoc, Tufts |
Mindy Tai
|
Conformation Specific Antibodies
to the Prothrombin-Calcium Complex |
1983 |
Not Available |
Kelly Thome
|
Cellular Alterations Important for
Transformation by Abelson Murine Leukemia Virus |
1996 |
Laboratory Manager, GPC Biotech |
William Trepicchio
|
Transcriptional Regulatory Analysis
of Variable Tandem Repeat DNA |
1992 |
Scientist, Millenium |
Linda Trimble Pestano
|
Down-Modulation of CD3-ZETA, the
Signaling Chain of the T Cell Receptor Complex, is Associated with
CD8 T Cell Dysfunction in HIV Infection |
1998 |
Director, Biological Sciences,
ProlX Pharmaceuticals |
Hwei-Fang Tsai
|
Analysis of Homologous Recombination/Gene
Conversion in Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Transgenes |
2000 |
Resaerch Associate , Graduate Institute of Immunology,
National Taiwan University |
Robert Underwood
|
A Candidate Regulator of Quiescent
T Cell Survival |
1998 |
Not Available |
Debra Waite
|
Characterization of the Murine Alloantigen
Mls by Activation and Neonatal Tolerance Studies |
1988 |
Not Available |
Gerald Waneck
|
Interactions of Abelson Virus and
Harvey Virus with Hematopoietic Cells |
1984 |
Senior Lecturer , U Western Australia |
Li-chun Wang
|
Studies of V(D)J Recombination and
Light Chain Isotype Exclusion using AB-MLV Transformed Pre-B Cell
Lines |
1994 |
Senior Scientist, Abbott Laboratories |
Elizabeth Whitcomb
|
Rearrangement and Selection in the
Developing Vκ Repertoire |
1996 |
Scientist III, HNRCA, Tufts |
| Linnea Wiberg Garcia |
Exploration of Murine Hematopoiesis Using Monoclonal Antibody to T Predd |
1988 |
Not Available |
Theresa Willett
|
Generation of a Modified Ospa Lyme
Vaccine Lacking a Cross Reactive T Cell Epitope |
2004 |
Instructor, Pediatrics, Tufts-NEMC |
Ellen Winchester
|
Host Cell Cdk2 Overexpression
Increases Trypanosoma cruzi Invasion |
1996 |
Senior Software Engineer, Broad Institute,
MIT |
Richard Wyatt
|
Molecular Analysis of BCL2 Major
Breakpoint Region: Translocation and Germ Line Diversity |
1992 |
Chief, Structural Virology Section,
NIH/NIAID |
Bo Xu
|
Analysis of Sequence Transfers Resembling
Gene Conversion in a Mouse Antibody Transgene |
1996 |
Private Practice, Pathology, Akron, OH |
Dag Yasui
|
Transcriptional Repression of IL-2
in Murine T Helper Cells |
1997 |
Project Scientist, University
of California, Davis |
Ken Ye
|
Multi-level Regulation of Interleukin-1
Type I Receptor Gene Expression |
1993 |
Hematology Fellow, Stanford |
