INNATE IMMUNITY B STUDY SECTION

IIB
04/09/26 - 04/10/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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WATNICK, PAULA I, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
BOSTON, MA, 02115

MEMBERS
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ALPER, SCOTT, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY AND GENOMIC MEDICINE
CENTER FOR GENES, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
DENVER, CO, 80206

ASCANO, MANUEL, BS, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
VANDERBILT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

BAGAITKAR, JUHI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
ABIGAIL WEXNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
COLUMBUS, OH, 43205

BLANDER, JULIE MAGARIAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE AND
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10021

BRODSKY, IGOR E, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOBIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

BURKE, THOMAS P, BS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
IRVINE, CA, 92617

CHEN, JUEQI, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60637

CHEN, GUOYUN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
MEMPHIS, TN, 38103

CHO, JAEHYUNG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ST. LOUIS, MO, 63110

DENG, QING, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907

GURUNG, PRAJWAL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

HARHAJ, EDWARD W, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY, PA, 17033

HIDALGO, ANDRES, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06519

KUMAR, ASHOK, PHD, MS, BS *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
DETROIT, MI, 48201

LIU, GANG, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PULMONARY, ALLERGY
AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

MINER, JONATHAN J, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

MOLOFSKY, ARI B, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94116

OZMENT, TAMMY REGENA, DVM, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
DIVISION OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHNSON CITY, TN, 37614

PARUCHURI, SAILAJA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
TOLEDO, OH, 43551

QIN, XUEBIN, PHD, MD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
COVINGTON, LA, 70433

QU, ZHAOXIA, PHD
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF SMOKING CORE
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033

RAUCH, ISABELLA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97239

ROSOWSKI, EMILY, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON, SC, 29631

SARKAR, SAUMENDRA N, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

SILVERMAN, NEAL, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

SIRACUSA, MARK CHRISTOPHER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
NEWARK, NJ, 07103

SUN, KEER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
GALVESTON, TX, 51019

XU, JIE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
AMES, IA, 50011

ZHANG, DEKAI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
TEXAS A & M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

ZHONG, ZHENYU, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75390

ZHU, XUEWEI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 27157

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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DRAMMEH, BAKARY, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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TOLLETT, ANNE
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible