NIH-FDA Immunology Interest Group (IIG)

Immunologists and Immunology Interest Group Members

Immunologists at the NIH

NIH Intramural Research Program manages a list of intramural immunologists.

Immunology Interest Group Members

The IIG committee has created an expanded the list of immunologists at NIH and included IIG member immunologists from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Members at the National Institutes of Health

Members are listed by last name. Jump to the correct letter using these links:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

N/A indicates information not available

A

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Afzali, Behdad (Ben) NIDDK autoimmunity, clinical and human immunology, cytokine biology yes
Akkoyunlu, Mustafa, M.D., Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OVRR immunotherapy and vaccines no
Altan-Bonnet, Grégoire, Ph.D. NCI systems biology, computational modeling, biological physics, machine learning, automation/robotics no
Altan-Bonnet, Nihal, Ph.D. NHLBI host-pathogen dynamics no
Anderson, Stephen K., Ph.D. NCI molecular genetics no
Annunziata, Christina M., M.D., Ph.D NCI ovarian cancer yes
Ashwell, Jonathan D., M.D. NCI immune system development, immune cell signaling no

B

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Balow, James Edward, M.D. NIDDK clinical research, immunology  
Barber, Daniel, Ph.D. NIAID T-cell responses to chronic microbial infections no
Barchi, Joseph J., Jr., Ph.D. NCI synthetic organic chemistry no
Barillas-Mury, Carolina, M.D., Ph.D. NIAID mosquito immunity   
Barry, Clifton, Ph.D. NIAID tuberculosis drug discovery no
Belkaid, Yasmine, Ph.D. NIAID microbiota no
Bell, Douglas, Ph.D. NIEHS environmental epigenomics no
Berger, Edward Alan, Ph.D. NIAID HIV research no
Berzofsky, Jay A., M.D., Ph.D. NCI clinical and human immunology, immunotherapy and vaccines, mucosal immunity, tumor immunology, antigen recognition yes
Best, Sonja, Ph.D. NIAID infectious disease and host response, innate immunity and inflammation, molecular and structural immunology no
Bhandoola, Avinash, Ph.D. NCI immune system development no
Bielekova, Bibiana, M.D. NINDS neuroimmunology yes
Biragyn, Arya, Ph.D. NIA immune dysregulation in aging-related diseases, immunotherapy and vaccines, tumor immunology no
Birnbaumer, Lutz, Ph.D. NIEHS signal transduction no
Blackshear, Perry J., M.D., D.Phil. NIEHS post-transcriptional gene expression N/A
Bolland, Silvia M., Ph.D. NIAID immune inhibitory pathways  no
Bonsignori, Mattia, M.D. NIAID B cell immunology, infectious diseases and host response, immunogenetics no
Boritz, Eli, M.D., Ph.D. NIAID mechanisms of HIV persistence in vivo N/A
Bosio, Catharine, Ph.D., B.Sc. NIAID immunometabolism, infectious disease and host response, innate immunity and inflammation, mucosal immunology no
Bosselut, Remy, M.D., Ph.D. NCI immune system development, antigen recognition and responses, systems immunology no
Braylan, Raul C., M.D. NIH Clinical Center pathobiology of hematologic malignancies N/A
Brenchley, Jason M., M.A., Ph.D. NIAID immunopathogenesis in nonhuman primate models of HIV no
Buck, Christopher B., Ph.D. NCI polyomavirus, papillomavirus, microbiome no
Bugge, Thomas, Ph.D. NIDCR mechanisms of development and stem cell fate no

C

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Caldwell, Harlan, Ph.D. NIAID chlamydia no
Calvo, Eric, Ph.D. NIAID functional salivary transcriptomics and proteomics no
Carlson, Paul, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OVRR immunotherapy and vaccines no
Carrington, Mary N., Ph.D. NCI immunogenetics no

Casellas, Rafael Cristian, Ph.D.

NIAMS

 transcriptional regulation  no

Caspi, Rachel R., Ph.D.

NEI

 autoimmunity, innate immunity and inflammation, mucosal immunology, neuroimmunology no
Cheloha, Ross William, Ph.D. NIDDK chemical biology no

Chen, Wanjun, M.D.

NIDCR

 mechanisms of immune tolerance N/A
Chesebro, Bruce W., M.D. NIAID prion diseases, retroviral brain diseases N/A

Childs, Richard, M.D.

NHLBI

 allogeneic stem cell transplantation, tumor immunology yes

Chou, Janice J., Ph.D.

NICHD

 cellular differentiation no

Choyke, Peter L., M.D., F.A.C.R.

NCI

 prostate cancer yes
Chun, Tae-Wook, Ph.D. NIAID immunotherapy and vaccines, infectious disease and host response no

Chung, Jay H., Ph.D., M.D.

NHLBI

 metabolic (mitochondrial) dysfunction N/A

Cidlowski, John A., Ph.D.

NIEHS

 glucocorticoid receptors, regulation of apoptosis in normal and neoplastic cells no
Citrin, Deborah E., M.D. NCI prostate cancer, brachytherapy, radiation therapy  
Cohen, Ethan, Ph.D. FDA immune cells and their relation to medical implants, toxicology, neuroimmunology no

Cohen, Jeffrey, M.D.

NIAID

 immunotherapy and vaccines, infectious diseases and host response yes

Colbert, Robert, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAMS

 spondyloarthritis N/A
Coleman, C. Norman, M.D. NCI radiation oncology N/A
Compton, Alex, Ph.D. NCI infectious disease and host response, innate immunity and inflammation no

Connors, Mark, M.D.

NIAID

 cellular immune repsonse to HIV N/A

Cook, Donald, Ph.D.

NIEHS

 allergy and other hypersensitivities no
Cowen, Edward W., M.D., M.H.Sc NIAMS chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) N/A
Crompton, Peter D., M.D., M.P.H. NIAID malaria and P. falciparum infection yes

Crouch, Robert J., Ph.D.

NICHD

 formation of RNA no

D

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Danner, Robert L., Jr., M.D.

NIH Clinical Center

 infectious diseases N/A
DeLeo, Frank R., Ph.D. NIAID neutrophil biology and function, evasion of innate immunity by bacterial pathogens no

Douek, Daniel, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 TCR and Ig sequencing no

Druey, Kirk M., M.D.

NIAID

 systemic capillary leak syndrome yes
Duffy, Patrick Emmet, M.D. NIAID malaria N/A

Durum, Scott K., Ph.D.

NCI

 interleukin-7, leukemogenesis no

E

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Eichelberger, Maryna, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OVRR influenza no

Egwuagu, Charles E., Ph.D., M.P.H

NEI

 molecular immunology no
Elkins, Karen, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OVRR infectious disease immunology no

Engels, Eric A., M.D., M.P.H

NCI

 immunosuppression and infection in cancer yes
Epstein, Suzanne, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT infectious disease and host response, immunotherapy and vaccines, mucosal immunology no

F

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Farber, Joshua, M.D.

NIAID

 chemokines and their receptors, autoimmune/inflammatory disease, cancer N/A
Farci, Patrizia, M.D. NIAID chronic viral hepatitus, hepatocellular carcinoma N/A

Felber, Barbara K., Ph.D.

NCI

 HIV, retrovirus protein, gene regulation and immunology, DNA vaccine no

Fessler, Michael B., M.D.

NIEHS

 innate immunity and inflammation, mucosal immunology, immunometabolism yes

FitzGerald, David J., Ph.D.

NCI

 antibodies, toxins, cancer therapeutics, cell biology, immunotoxins no
Fitzhugh, Courtney, M.D. NHLBI sickle cell disease N/A

Fowlkes, B.J., Ph.D.

NIAID

 T cell development no
Fox, Julie, Ph.D. NIAID infectious disease and host response no

Franchini, Genoveffa, M.D.

NCI

 molecular retrovirology N/A
Franco, Luis M., M.D. NIAMS immunogenetics, clinical immunology, glucocorticoid-mediated immunoregulation yes
Frank, Joseph A., M.D. NIH Clinical Center immune effects of therapeutic ultrasound on the tissue microenvironment N/A

Fraser, Iain D.C., Ph.D.

NIAID

 innate immunity and inflammation no

G

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Gallin, John I., M.D.

NIAID

 inborn diseases of phagocytic blood cells yes

Gao, Bin, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAAA

 immunological aspects of fatty liver diseases N/A

Gearhart, Patricia J., Ph.D.

NIA

 antigen recognition and responses no

Gellert, Martin, Ph.D.

NIDDK

 chromosome biology, immunology no

Germain, Ronald N., M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 antigen recognition and response, systems immunology no

Gery, Igal B., Ph.D.

NEI

 ocular inflammation no
Gilbert, Mark R., M.D. NCI neuro-oncology yes

Gildersleeve, Jeffrey C., Ph.D.

NCI

 glycan array technology no

Goldbach-Mansky, Raphaela T., M.D., M.H.S.

NIAID

 autoinflammatory diseases yes
Golding, Hana, Ph.D. CBER/FDA vaccines no

Goldszmid, Romina, Ph.D.

NCI

 mononuclear phagocytes, inflammation, tumor immunology no
Gourh, Pravitt, M.D. NIAMS genetic risk factors involved in scleroderma pathogenesis N/A
Grayson, Peter, M.D., M.Sc. NIAMS clinical and translational research across many forms of systemic vasculitis N/A

Gress, Ronald E., M.D.

NCI

 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation N/A

Greten, Tim F., M.D.

NCI

 tumor immunology, immunotherapy and vaccines, innate immunity and inflammation no

Grigg, Michael, Ph.D.

NIAID

 protozoan parasites no

Guerrerio, Pamela A., M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 allergy and other hypersensitivities yes

Gulley, James L., M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 cancer immunotherapy yes

H

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Haigh, Cathryn

NIAID

 prion diseases no

Hallenbeck, John M., M.D.

NINDS

 stroke prevention and treatment N/A

Hammer, John, Ph.D.

NHLBI

 motor proteins and cytoskeletal protein dynamics no
Harris, Audray K., Ph.D. NIAID molecular architecture and assembly of viruses no
Harvey, Brandon, Ph.D. NIDA cellular mechanisms of neuronal dysfunction no

Hasenkrug, Kim, Ph.D.

NIAID

 chronic retroviral infections no

Hassan, Raffit, M.D.

NCI

 mesothelioma, immunotoxins yes

Henderson, David K., M.D.

NCI

 transmission of bloodborne pathogens N/A

Herkenham, Miles, Ph.D.

NIMH

 nervous system regulatory events no
Hickman, Heather, Ph.D. NIAID antiviral immune responses no
Hinnebusch, Bernard J., Ph.D. NIAID molecular processes of plague transmission, infection, and immunity no

Ho, Mitchell, Ph.D.

NCI

 immunotherapy and vaccines no

Hodes, Richard J., M.D.

NCI

 thymus development N/A

Hodge, James W., Ph.D., MBA

NCI

 cancer immunotherapy no

Holland, Steven, M.D.

NIAID

 clinical and human immunology, infectious disease and host response yes

Hong, Jau-Shyong, Ph.D.

NIEHS

 pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease no

Hourigan, Christopher S., M.D., D.Phil.

NHLBI

 acute myeloid leukemia (AML)  N/A

Hu, Yinling, Ph.D.

NCI

 IKKα, tumorigenesis, inflammation no

I

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Ishii, Kazusa, M.D., M.P.H. NCI cancer immunotherapy N/A
Ito, Yoichiro, M.D. NHLBI isolating, purifying, or analyzing materials of biomedical interest N/A
Iyer, Aravind, Ph.D. NLM/NCBI evolutionary classification of proteins no

J

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Jacobson, Steven, Ph.D. NINDS HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) yes

Jaffe, Elaine S., M.D.

NCI

 lymphoma, EBV, lymphoproliferative disease N/A

Jetten, Anton M., Ph.D.

NIEHS

 nuclear protein physiology no
Jiang, Peng, Ph.D. NCI cancer genomics, cancer immunotherapy no

Jin, Tian, Ph.D., B.S.

NIAID

 chemotaxis of immune and cancer cells  no

Jones, Jennifer Clare, M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 tumor immunology N/A

K

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Kanakry, Christopher G., M.D.

NCI

 allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation yes
Kanakry, Jennifer A., M.D. NCI allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation yes
Kanekiyo, Masaru NIAID immunotherapy and vaccines, molecular and structural immunology, infectious disease and host response  
Kanthi, Yogen NHLBI innate immunity and inflammation, autoimmunity, thrombosis, vascular biology yes

Kaplan, Mariana J., M.D.

NIAMS

 autoimmunity yes
Kaplan, Rosandra N., M.D. NCI metastasis, stem cell niche biology yes

Kastner, Dan, M.D., Ph.D.

NHGRI

 inflammatory diseases N/A
Kearney, Mary F., Ph.D. NCI viral persistence, viral evolution and genetics no

Kehrl, John H., M.D.

NIAID

 lymphocyte trafficking, autophagy and inflammasomes N/A

Kelsall, Brian L., M.D., B.A.

NIAID

 antigen presentation, IL-12 N/A
Kemper, Claudia, Ph.D. NHLBI innate immunity, inflammation and immunometabolism no

KewalRamani, Vineet N., Ph.D.

NCI

 virus-host interactions, cofactors in HIV infection  no
Khan, Javed, M.D. NCI oncogenomics no
Kim, Hanna, M.D., M.S. NIAMS juvenile dermatomyositis N/A
Klemen, Nicholas D., M.D. NCI cancer immunotherapy yes

Klion, Amy D., M.D.

NIAID

 infectious disease yes
Kobayashi, Hisataka, M.D., Ph.D. NCI molecular imaging, photo-immunotherapy no

Kochenderfer, James N., M.D.

NCI

 chimeric antigen receptors, T-cell immunology yes
Kopp, Jeffrey, M.D. NIDDK innate immunity and inflammation N/A
Koshiol, Jill, Ph.D.. NCI hepatobiliary cancers no

Koup, Richard A., M.D., B.S.

NIAID

 infectious disease N/A
Kovac, Paul, Ph.D., Dr. h.c. NIDDK chemical biology, immunology  no

Kovacs, Joseph A., M.D.

NIH Clinical Center

 treatment and prevention of HIV infection N/A
Kreimer, Aimée R., Ph.D. NCI HPV vaccines and infection no

Kreitman, Robert J., M.D.

NCI

 hairy cell leukemia, immunotoxins yes
Krug, Laurie T., Ph.D. NCI infectious disease and host response no
Kumar, Sanjai, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OBRR malaria and babesiosis no

Kwon-Chung, June, Ph.D.

NIAID

 Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus no

Kwong, Peter D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 serum analysis, structural bioinformatics no

L

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Lacsina, Joshua R., M.D. Ph.D. NIAID systems immunology, infectious disease and host response, clinical and human immunology yes
Lane, Clifford, M.D. NIAID HIV/AIDS N/A
Langevin, Helene, M.D. NIDCR mechanisms of development and stem cell fate N/A

Lazarevic, Vanja, Ph.D.

NCI

 autoimmunity, neuroimmunology no
Lea, Susan M., D.Phil., F.Med.Sci. NCI structural biology, bacterial pathogenesis no

Ledgerwood, Julie E., D.O.

NIAID

 vaccine process design and development no

Lee, Jung-Min, M.D.

NCI

 ovarian cancer, triple negative breast cancer yes

Lenardo, Michael J., M.D.

NIAID

 immunogenetics, clinical and human immunology no

Leonard, Warren J., M.D.

NHLBI

 cytokine biology N/A

Leto, Thomas L., Ph.D.

NIAID

 reactive oxygen-dependent innate immune mechanisms no

Levine, Rodney L., Ph.D., M.D.

NHLBI

 identification of oxidative modifications of proteins no

Levine, Stewart J., M.D.

NHLBI

 asthma yes
Lewandowski, Laura B., M.S., M.D. NIAMS systemic lupus erythematosus N/A

Liang, T. Jake, M.D.

NIDDK

 virology, cancer biology N/A

Lionakis, Michail, M.D., Sc.D.

NIAID

 candidiasis and aspergillosis yes

Liu, Zheng-Gang, Ph.D.

NCI

 inflammation, apoptosis, necroptosis no
Liu, Zhiwei, Ph.D. NCI cancers caused by EBV and HBV no
Loke, P'ng, Ph.D. NIAID helminth infections no
London, Stephanie, M.D., Dr.P.H. NIEHS allergies  

Long, Carole, Ph.D.

NIAID

 malaria no

Long, Eric O., Ph.D.

NIAID

 NK cells no

Love, Paul E., M.D., Ph.D.

NICHD

 immune system development, tumor immunology no

Lusso, Paolo, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 viral receptors and coreceptors N/A
Lyons, Jonathan Joseph, M.D. NIAID severe allergic inflammation and reactions yes

M

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Madan, Ravi A., M.D. NCI prostate cancer, immunotherapy yes

Mage, Rose, PhD

NIAID

 the rabbit as animal model for studies of human diseases no

Malech, Harry Lewis, M.D.

NIAID

 hematopoietic stem cells yes
Mammen, Andrew, M.D., Ph.D. NIAMS autoimmune myopathy, myositis autoantigens N/A
Maraia, Richard J., M.D. NICHD metabolism of RNAs N/A

Marcotrigiano, Joseph

NIAID

 RNA viruses no
Margolis, Leonid, Ph.D. NICHD cell-cell interactions in the context of human tissues in norm and pathology no

Margulies, David Harvey, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 MHC molecules, NK cell receptors, T cell receptors N/A

Martin, Malcolm A., M.D.

NIAID

 primate and murine retroviral biology N/A
Masur, Henry, M.D. NIH Clinical Center HIV N/A

Matzinger, Polly, Ph.D.

NIAID

 danger model of immunity, immune tolerance and activation no
Mayer, Christian T., Ph.D. NCI immune system development, antigen recognition and responses, autoimmunity no

Mayer-Barber, Katrin, Dr. rer. nat.

NIAID

 mucosal immunology, innate immunity and inflammation, infectious disease and host response no

Mays, Jacqueline W., DDS, MHSc, PhD

NIDCR

 clinical and human immunology, mucosal immunology, transplantation yes
Mazor, Ronit, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT antigen recognition and responses no

Mbulaiteye, Sam M., M.D.

NCI

 etiology of Burkitt lymphoma N/A

McGavern, Dorian, Ph.D.

NINDS

 neuroimmunology no
McGuire, Peter, M.S., M.B.B.Ch. NHGRI metabolism and the immune system no

McVicar, Daniel W., Ph.D.

NCI

 immunometabolism, receptor biology, intracellular signaling no

Mehta, Nehal N., M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.H.A.

NHLBI

 role of innate immunity and inflammation in the development of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases N/A
Meier-Schellersheim, Martin, Ph.D. NIAID intra- and intercellular signaling processes and cellular behavior no

Mendola, Pauline, Ph.D.

NICHD

    

Merlino, Glenn, Ph.D.

NCI

 melanoma no

Metcalfe, Dean D., M.D., M.S.

NIAID

 mutations and polymorphisms in human disease that affect the mast cell compartment N/A

Mezey, Eva, M.D., Ph.D.

NIDCR

 biology of bone marrow stromal cells N/A

Miller, Frederick W., M.D., Ph.D.

NIEHS

 mechanisms for the development of autoimmune diseases no

Moir, Susan, Ph.D.

NIAID

 contribution of B cells to HIV pathogenesis no
Moss, Bernard, M.D., Ph.D. NIAID infectious disease and host response, immunotherapy and vaccines no

Moutsopoulos, Niki, D.D.S., Ph.D.

NIDCR

 oral-barrier immunity N/A
Mukherjee, Anil Baran, M.D.,Ph.D. NICHD neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders N/A

Muljo, Stefan Adi, Ph.D.

NIAID

 immune system development, systems immunology, transplantation no

Munford, Robert, M.D.

NIAID

 how human cells regulate the production of acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), the LPS-inactivating enzyme no

Muppidi, Jagan, M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 germinal center B cells, lymphoma pathogenesis N/A

Murphy, Philip M., A.B., M.D.

NIAID

 clinical and human immunology, cytokine biology, infectious disease and host response yes

N

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Nagao, Keisuke (Chris), M.D., Ph.D. NIAMS skin immunology, inflammatory skin diseases, primary immunodeficiencies, drug hypersensitivities N/A
Nduom, Edjah, M.D. NINDS neuroimmunology yes
Nellan, Anandani, M.D., M.P.H. NCI pediatric oncology, neuro-oncology, immunotherapy, ependymoma, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) N/A
Nguyen, Rosa, M.D., Ph.D. NCI cytokine biology, immunotherapy and vaccines N/A

Nita-Lazar, Aleksandra, Ph.D.

NIAID

 infectious disease and host response, innate immunity and inflammation, systems immunology no
Noguchi, Constance Tom, Ph.D. NIDDK cell biology, immunology, molecular biology and biochemistry   

Notarangelo, Luigi (Gigi)

NIAID

 human T cell development   

Nussenzweig, Andre, Ph.D.

NCI

 genomic Instability, DNA damage/repair, breast/ovarian cancers, adult/pediatric leukemias no

Nutman, Thomas, M.D.

NIAID

 immune response to parasitic helminth infection yes

O

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Oberdoerffer, Shalini, Ph.D.

NCI

 alternative pre-mRNA splicing, epigenetics, epitranscriptome no

O'Brien, Thomas R., M.D., M.P.H.

NCI

 cancer causing viruses N/A

O'Shea, John J., M.D.

NIAMS

 cell biology, chromosome biology, computational biology, genetics and genomics, immunology N/A
Olivier, Kenneth N., M.D., M.P.H. NHLBI bronchiectasis yes
Ombrello, Michael, M.D. NIAMS adult and pediatric rheumatology N/A

Ozato, Keiko, Ph.D.

NICHD

 molecular genetics of immunity no

P

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Pacak, Karel, Ph.D.,D.Sc.,M.D. NICHD pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma yes

Pacher, Pal, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAAA

 cell biology, genetics and genomics, immunology  N/A
Pai, Sung-Yun, M.D. NCI clinical and human immunology, immune system development, transplantation yes

Palena, Claudia M., Ph.D.

NCI

 tumor immunology, cancer immunotherapy no

Park, Jung-Hyun, Ph.D.

NCI

 cytokine receptor expression, cytokine signaling, T cell development, T cell differentiation, thymus, inflammation no

Pastan, Ira, M.D.

NCI

 protein and antibody engineering, immunotoxins, mesothelin, immunotherapy N/A

Pavlakis, George N., M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 HIV-1/AIDS, vaccines, cytokines, cancer immunotherapy N/A
Pavletic, Steven Z., M.D., M.S. NCI chronic graft versus host disease, hematologic malignancies, myelodysplastic syndromes, acute myelogenous leukemia yes
Peterson, Karin E., Ph.D. NIAID neuroimmunology no

Pierce, Susan Keen, Ph.D.

NIAID

 B-cell-receptor signaling, generation and maintenance of immunological memory in malaria no

Pierson, Theodore, Ph.D.,

NIAID

 arbovirus no

Proia, Richard L., Ph.D.

NIDDK

 cell biology, genetics and genomics, immunology no

Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila, Ph.D.

NCI

 cancer immunology  

Q

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Quinn, Thomas C., M.D., M.Sc. NIAID infectious diseases N/A

R

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Rabin, Ron, M.D. FDA/CBER/OVRR immunotherapy for allergy and allergic asthma N/A

Rabkin, Charles S., M.D.

NCI

 gastric cancer and non-Hodgkins lymphoma N/A
Rajan, Arun, M.D. NCI lung cancer, thymic malignancies yes
Ramaswami, Ramya, M.B.B.S., M.P.H. NCI HIV associated malignancy yes

Rehermann, Barbara, M.D.

NIDDK

 viral hepatitis N/A
Reich, Daniel S., M.D., Ph.D. NINDS pathobiology of multiple sclerosis  
Rice, Kenner C., Ph.D. NIDA structure and function of neurotransmitter systems in the mammalian central nervous system no

Roberts, David D., Ph.D.

NCI

 tumor immunology, immunotherapy, molecular immunology no

Roche, Paul A., Ph.D.

NCI

 antigen presentation no

Roederer, Mario, Ph.D.

NIAID

 antigen-specific lymphocyte function and differentiation no

Romero, Roberto J., M.D.

NICHD

 perinatology N/A
Roper, Nitin, M.D., M.Sc. NCI Notch signaling, immunotherapy N/A
Rosa, Patricia Ann, Ph.D. NIAID lyme disease no

Rosenberg, Steven A., M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 cancer immunotherapy yes
Rosenzweig, Sergio, M.D., Ph.D. NIH Clinical Center clinical immunology yes
Rudloff, Udo, M.D., Ph.D. NCI innate cancer immunity yes

S

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Sack, Michael N., M.D., Ph.D. NHLBI clinical and human immunology, immunometabolism N/A

Sacks, David, Ph.D.

NIAID

 leishmaniasis no
Sadtler, Kaitlyn, Ph.D. NIBIB immunoengineering no
Sahinalp, S. Cenk, Ph.D. NCI developing algorithmic methods for high-throughput cancer sequencing data no
Saloura, Vassiliki, M.D. Ph.D. NCI histone epigenetics, tumor immunology yes

Samelson, Lawrence E., M.D.

NCI

 antigen recognition and responses, lymphocyte activation, molecular and structural immunology no
Sauna, Zuben E., Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT immunogenicity of protein-based therapeutics no

Schiller, John T., Ph.D.

NCI

 papillomaviruses no

Schlom, Jeffrey, Ph.D.

NCI

 cancer immunotherapy no
Schuck, Peter W., Ph.D. NIBIB protein interactions and the assembly of multi-protein complexes no
Scott, Dorothy, M.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT immunoglobulin products and alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor N/A

Schwartzberg, Pamela L., M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 immunogenetics, infectious disease and host response N/A

Seder, Robert Alan, M.D.

NIAID

 vaccines against HIV, malaria, TB, SARS-CoV-2, and cancer N/A

Segre, Julie, Ph.D.

NHGRI

 microbial genomics no
Sen, Ranjan, Ph.D. NIA molecular mechanisms of processes that contribute to age-associated changes in physiology no

Sereti, Irini, M.D.

NIAID

 pathogenesis of HIV infection yes
Shah, Nirali N., M.D., M.H.Sc. NCI chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy for pediatric leukemia yes
Sharan, Shyam K., Ph.D. NCI breast cancer no

Shears, Stephen B., Ph.D.

NIEHS

 inositol signaling no

Sher, Alan, Ph.D.

NIAID

 host resistance and immune regulation in parasitic and mycobacterial infection no

Shevach, Ethan Menahem, M.D.

NIAID

 autoimmunity, antigen recognition and response no
Shih, Han-Yu, Ph.D. NEI neuroimmunology no

Singer, Alfred, M.D.

NCI

 T cell development no

Singer, Dinah S., Ph.D.

NCI

 molecular mechanisms that regulate MHC class I transcription  no
Singleton, Andrew B., Ph.D. NIA Alzheimer’s and related dementias no
Srinivasan, Ramaprasad, M.D., Ph.D. NCI kidney cancer yes

Star, Robert A., M.D.

NIDDK

 molecular pharmacology N/A
Starrett, Gabriel J., Ph.D. NCI polyomavirus and papillomavirus no

Staudt, Louis M., M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 lymphoma, multiple myeloma N/A
Steele-Mortimer, Olivia Ann, Ph.D. NIAID Salmonella Typhimurium no

Strober, Warren, M.D.

NIAID

 mucosal immunity, mucosal inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease N/A

Stroncek, David F., M.D.

NIH Clinical Center

 transfusion medicine N/A

Su, Helen C., M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 molecular mechanisms of new inherited human immunological diseases yes

Su, Xin-zhuan, Ph.D.

NIAID

 Plasmodium genetics and genomics no

Sun, Peter D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 HIV pathogenesis and infection-induced viral release no

Sung, Myong-Hee

NIA

 systems immunology, quantitative live cell microscopy, epigenomic analyses, inflammation, aging no

T

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Takahama, Yousuke, Ph.D. NCI thymus biology, thymic epithelial cells, immune system development no
Tan, Joshua, Ph.D. NIAID biology of antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum no
Taubenberger, Jeffery K., M.D., Ph.D. NIAID influenza N/A

Taylor, Naomi, M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 cancer immunology N/A
Terabe, Masaki, Ph.D. NCI immunotherapy and vaccines no
Thiele, Carol J., Ph.D. NCI pediatric tumors no
Thomas, Anish, MBBS, M.D. NCI cancer immunotherapy yes

Tisdale, John F., M.D.

NHLBI

 sickle cell disease N/A
Tolnay, Mate, Ph.D. FDA/CDER/OBP mucosal immunology, human immunology, B cell immunology no

Torabi-Parizi, Parizad, M.D.

NIH Clinical Center

 mechanisms of lung injury secondary to pulmonary infection yes
Tosato, Giovanna, M.D. NCI cytokine biology, infectious disease and host response, tumor immunology, innate immunity and inflammation N/A

Trinchieri, Giorgio, M.D.

NCI

 inflammation, microbiota, carcinogenesis, cytokines, interleukin-12, interferons N/A

Tsang, John, Ph.D.

NIAID

 systems and quantitative immunology no
Tussiwand, Roxane, Ph.D. NIDCR transcription factor modulation of lineage differentiation and function of immune subsets no

V

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Valenzuela, Jesus G., Ph.D. NIAID parasite infection no
Verthelyi, Daniela, M.D. Ph.D FDA/CDER/OBP innate immunity, neuroimmunology, infectious disease no

W

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Wade, Paul A., Ph.D.

NIEHS

 eukaryotic transcriptional regulation no
Walker, Keenan, Ph.D. NIA abnormal immune function and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease no

Wang, Ji Ming, M.D., Ph.D.

NCI

 leukocyte chemotaxis no
Wang, Xin Wei, Ph.D. NCI functional cancer genomics no
Warner, Blake, DDS, Ph.D., MPH NIDCR salivary disorders no
Waterman, Clare M., Ph.D. NHLBI cell and tissue morphodynamics no

Weissman, Allan M., M.D.

NCI

 ubiquitination N/A
Weinberg, Wendy, Ph.D. FDA/CDER/OPQ cancer biology, squamous cancer pathogenesis no

Weng, Nan-Ping Peter, M.D., Ph.D.

NIA

 age-associated changes in the adaptive immune system N/A
Widemann, Brigitte C., M.D. NCI pediatric drug development yes

Wiestner, Adrian, M.D., Ph.D.

NHLBI

 antigen recognition and responses, tumor immunology, immunotherapy and vaccines yes

Williamson, Peter, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 pathophysiology and treatment of neuroinflammatory syndromes in refractory fungal infections N/A
Wingfield, Paul, Ph.D. NIAMS protein expression no

Wink, David A., Jr., Ph.D.

NCI

 inflammation and cancer no

Wlodawer, Alexander, Ph.D.

NCI

 protein crystallography no
Wolf, Matthew T., Ph.D. NCI biomaterials, cancer immunology no
Wood, Bradford, M.D. NIH Clinical Center interventional radiology yes
Wu, Chuan, M.D., Ph.D. NCI/EIB T cell differentiation and function no
Wu, Wen Jin, M.D., Ph.D. FDA/CDER/OBP molecular oncology N/A

X

Name and link to website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Xie, Changqing, M.D., Ph.D. NCI gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy N/A

Y

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities

Yang, James C., M.D.

NCI

 cancer immunotherapy yes

Yang, Li, Ph.D.

NCI

 tumor immunology, immunotherapy, immunogenetics, innate immunity and inflammation no
Yang, Wei, Ph.D. NIDDK cancer biology no

Yarchoan, Robert, M.D.

NCI

 HIV-associated malignancies yes
Ye, Zhaohui, Ph.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT therapeutic approaches based on genome editing and stem cell technologies no

Yewdell, Jonathan Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID

 viral immunology no
Yoo, Euna, Ph.D. NCI chemical immunology no

Young, Howard A., Ph.D.

NCI

 cytokine biology, autoimmunity no

Z

Name and Link to Website Institute Areas of interest/expertise Clinical responsibilities
Zhang, Pei, M.D. FDA/CBER/OTAT neutralizing antibodies N/A

Zeldin, Darryl C., M.D.

NIEHS

 respiratory and cardiovascular diseases N/A
Zhao, Chen, M.D. NCI tumor immunology N/A

Zhao, Keji, Ph.D.

NHLBI

 epigenome biology no

Zhu, Jinfang, Ph.D.

NIAID

 diversity and plasticity of T helper subsets no
Zoon, Kathryn Christine, Ph.D., B.S. NIAID cytokine biology no
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