Allergy, Asthma and Airway Biology Branch – Contacts

  • Alkis Togias, M.D., Branch Chief
  • Suzon Kirksey, Extramural Support Assistant
  • Julie Schwaninger, M.S., Health Specialist

Asthma and Airway Biology Section

  • Patrice Becker, M.D., Section Chief
  • Taylor Poor, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Officer
  • Amaziah Coleman, M.D., Medical Officer
  • Gang Dong, M.D., Ph.D., Program Officer –
    • Structural Biology, Lipid Mediators, Cytokine Biology, Innate Immunity, Neutrophils, Genomics/Genetics, Microbiome, Atopic Dermatitis and Other Allergy-related Skin Conditions, Clinical Studies in Food Allergy, Rhinosinusitis and Rhinitis, Airway Diseases (other than Asthma, Rhinitis or Rhinosinusitis), Respiratory Epithelium
  • Michael Minnicozzi, Ph.D., Program Officer –
    • Eosinophils and Eosinophilic Diseases, B-Cells in Allergy, Clinical and Mechanistic Studies in Asthma, Allergen Discovery & Characterization, Sepsis, SBIR grants
  • Susan Perry, R.N., Nurse Consultant/Project Manager
  • Lisa Gagalis, R.N., B.S.N., Nurse Consultant/Project Manager
  • Caeden Dempsey, M.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., Nurse Consultant/Project Manager

Food Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis, and Allergic Mechanisms Section

  • Patricia Fulkerson, M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief
  • Adora Lin, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Officer
  • Justin Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Officer
  • Hariharan Subramanian, Ph.D., Program Officer –
    • Mast Cells, Basophils, Macrophages, Dendritic Cells, Monocytes, T-Cells, Antigen Presentation, Immunoglobulins/FcReceptors, Food Allergy Mechanistic Studies, Drug Allergy, Allergen Immunotherapy, Alpha-gal Syndrome, Anti-viral and Anti-microbial Defenses.
  • Payal Patel, M.D., Project Manager
  • Julian Poyser, M.P.A., M.S., FNP, Nurse Consultant/Project Manager
  • Tatyana Vaysman, M.D., Clinical Trial Specialist
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