IMMUNITY AND HOST DEFENSE STUDY SECTION
IHD10/23/25 - 10/24/25
Meeting Roster
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CHAIRPERSON
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NAIR,
MEERA
GOH, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE,
CA,
92521
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BAUMGARTH,
NICOLE, PHD, DVM
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE,
MD,
21205
CAREY,
ALISON
J, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19102
CORRY,
DAVID
B, MD
*
PROFESSOR AND CHIEF
DEPARTMENTS OF PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
DENG,
JANE
C, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR,
MI,
48105
DESHMUKH,
HITESH, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHIEF
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
ROCHESTER,
NY,
14642
EISENLOHR,
LAURENCE
CRANE, PHD, DVM
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND
LABORATORY MEDICINE
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19104
FAIRFAX,
KEKE
CELESTE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
84112
FARRAR,
JOHN
DAVID, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS,
TX,
75390
HAMMER,
GIANNA
ELENA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT,
84112
HUANG,
WEISHAN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BATON ROUGE,
LA,
70803
LAROCK,
CHRISTOPHER
N, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
LI,
LIN-XI, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK,
AR,
77205
MCCORMICK,
BETH
A, PHD
*
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER,
MA,
01655
MINKAH,
NANA
KWAKU, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SEATTLE,
WA,
98105
MORRISON,
THOMAS
E, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
DENVER,
CO,
80045
OBAR,
JOSHUA
J, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
LEBANON,
NH,
03756
PAUST,
SILKE, PHD
PROFESSOR
THE JACKSON LABORATORY FOR GENOMIC MEDICINE
FARMINGTON,
CT,
06032
PENALOZA-MACMASTER,
PABLO, PHD
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
CENTER FOR VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
CHICAGO,
IL,
6061
ROBINSON,
CORY
MICHAEL, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND CELL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
MORGANTOWN,
WV,
26506
ROUT,
NAMITA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
COVINGTON,
LA,
70433
SAAVEDRA,
PEDRO
H. V., PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON,
MA,
02115
SANDOR,
MATYAS, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND
LABORATORY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON,
WI,
53706
SCHULDT,
NATHAN, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, ALLERGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN,
55454
SNYDER,
CHRISTOPHER
M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19107
SONG,
WENXIA, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY AND
MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK,
MD,
20742
STRUTT,
TARA
MARLENE, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BURNETT SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
ORLANDO,
FL,
32827
SUN,
JUN, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
AND HEPATOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO,
IL,
60612
WAGER,
CHRISSY
LEOPOLD, PHD
*
STAFF SCIENTIST I
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SAN ANTONIO,
TX,
78245
WHITMIRE,
JASON
KYLE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL,
NC,
27599
WOHLFERT,
ELIZABETH, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO,
NY,
14214
WOODFOLK,
JUDITH
A, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22908
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MULKY,
ALOK, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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REED,
CYNTHIA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible