
Igor Smirnov, DVM
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: ismirnov@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-273-2283
Division: Immunobiology
Education
DVM: Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russian Federation (1986-1993)
Research Interests
My main interest is in developing animal models of traumatic and degenerative injuries of the nervous system to assess the role of the immune system during normal brain function, after an injury, and during the course of a neurodegenerative diseases.
Selected Publications
Diversity and immune dynamics of choroid plexus macrophages are shaped by distinct developmental origins
Publication
Mast cells regulate the brain-dura interface and CSF dynamics
Publication
Meningeal lymphatics-microglia axis regulates synaptic physiology
Publication
Differential impact of lymphatic outflow pathways on cerebrospinal fluid homeostasis
Publication