
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
Meningeal lymphatics-microglia axis regulates synaptic physiology
Publication
Differential impact of lymphatic outflow pathways on cerebrospinal fluid homeostasis
Publication
Endogenous self-peptides guard immune privilege of the central nervous system
Publication
Human single cell RNA-sequencing reveals a targetable CD8<sup>+</sup> exhausted T cell population that maintains mouse low-grade glioma growth
Publication