Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado
Project Title: Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Eosinophil Specialization in Allergic Microenvironments
Award Year: 2024
Biography
Dr. Julia L. M. Dunn earned her B.S. in Biochemistry with a minor in Mathematics at Denison University and her Ph.D. in Immunology at the University of North Carolina. She completed her postdoctoral training in the Rothenberg Lab, where she developed an ex vivo system for studying eosinophil-epithelial interactions in the context of gastrointestinal disease. Her independent laboratory was established at the University of Colorado in the Fall of 2023. Using a range of translational approaches and with input from our clinical collaborators, we aim to define unique specialization states of eosinophils in mucosal tissues in order to bring personalized and predictive medicine to the treatment of allergic, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases.