Expertise

Areas: Studying the Evolution of Animal Immunity using Echinoderms

Areas:

  • Regulating the immune response
  • Educating the immune system
  • Recognizing microbial life

First, we investigate the regulatory mechanisms that activate and attenuate immune responses.  At the same time, we characterize how these relatively conserved mechanisms are integrated with rapidly diversifying strategies for generating immune diversity.

Areas:

  • Evolutionary Genetics and Systematics Core
  • Host-Microbial Interactions Core
Communities
Biological Science
Degrees
Ph.D., George Washington University, 2008
B.A., Hood College, Biochemistry, 2002