IMMUNITY AND HOST DEFENSE STUDY SECTION

IHD
06/26/26 - 06/26/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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NAIR, MEERA G, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE, CA, 92521

MEMBERS
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BUNNIK, EVELIEN MARGARETHA, MS, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
AT SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

CAREY, ALISON J, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19102

DESHMUKH, HITESH, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHIEF
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
ROCHESTER, NY, 14642

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 AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75390

GARSIN, DANIELLE A, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-HOUSTON MEDICAL SCHOOL
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

GBEDANDE, KOMI, PHD *
INSTRUCTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
NEWARK, NJ, 07101

GONZALEZ DOMINGUEZ, IRENE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY, 10029

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

KLEIN, BRUCE STEVEN, MD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, MEDICINE, AND
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON
MADISON, WI, 53706

KNOOP, KATHRYN A, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER, MN, 55091

LAROCK, CHRISTOPHER NOWELL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30322

MINKAH, NANA K, PHD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
CENTER FOR GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH
SEATTLE CHILDREN?S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SEATTLE, WA, 98101

NOVAIS, FERNANDA, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIAL INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
WEXLER MEDICAL CENTER
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

OBAR, JOSHUA J, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
LEBANON, NH, 03756

PENALOZA-MACMASTER, PABLO, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON, MA, 02115

ROBINSON, CORY MICHAEL, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY
AND CELL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
MORGANTOWN, WV, 26506

SNYDER, CHRISTOPHER M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107

WHITMIRE, JASON KYLE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

WOHLFERT, ELIZABETH ANN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
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

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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MULKY, ALOK, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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CARVER, TAMECA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible