Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology

Education

PhD in Immunology (Randy Noelle’s lab, Dartmouth College 2020)

Postdoc (Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Nussenzweig, Rockefeller University)

Recognition

School of Humanities award (American University in Cairo, 11/2012)

Leadership and cultural award (American University in Cairo, 09/2012)

Academic excellence scholarship (American University in Cairo, 02/2012)

Outstanding Academic Achievement award (Stony Brook University, 02/2014)

Jean M. Devlin award for Outstanding Achievement in Pharmacology, 05/2015

F99/K00 nomination, 09/2019

John H. Copenhaver, Jr. and William H. Thomas, MD 1952 Fellowship, 10/2019

Research Interests

Plasma cells, Immune memory, Cellular longevity, Humoral Immunity


Selected Publications

Role of affinity in plasma cell development in the germinal center light zone

VISTA is a checkpoint regulator for naïve T cell quiescence and peripheral tolerance

Rethinking peripheral T cell tolerance: checkpoints across a T cell’s journey

VISTA Re-programs Macrophage Biology Through the Combined Regulation of Tolerance and Anti-inflammatory Pathways

VISTA: a novel immunotherapy target for normalizing innate and adaptive immunity


Assistant

Administrative Office Supervisor