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Researchers
Below are researchers funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation who are working in immunity and inflammation.
Charles O. Elson, MD
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Former Grantee
Dr. Elson’s lab focuses on the regulation of mucosal immune responses, particularly the mucosal immune response to the microbiota, to define the cellular and molecular mechanisms that maintain mucosal immune homeostasis.
Gregory Fairn, PhD
Professor, Dalhousie University, Former Grantee
The Fairn lab studies a variety of aspects related to vesicular and non-vesicular transport of lipids, lipid metabolism, membrane dynamics and the cell biology of immune cells.
Jeremiah Faith, PhD
Associate Professor, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, Former Grantee
The Faith lab is developing and applying experimental and computational tools to understand gut microbiota structure and function to develop live defined microbial therapeutics.
Kate Fitzgerald, PhD
Professor, University of Massachusetts, Current Grantee
The Fitzgerald lab investigates the molecular mechanism controlling the innate immune response during infection and inflammation. They focus on therapeutic targeting of Inflammasomes and nucleic acid sensing pathways to treat inflammatory diseases.
Klaus Gerwert, PhD
Professor, Ruhr University Bochum, Former Grantee
Dr. Gerwert works in the field of protein science, aiming to detect neurodegenerative diseases at an early stage to prevent progression to symptomatic conditions.
Chun-Jun (CJ) Guo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine, Current Grantee
Using genetic approaches, the Guo lab seeks to understand and reprogram the molecular “language” of host-microbe interactions in health and disease for potential therapeutic applications.
