The main goal of the Immune Deficiency Genetics Section (IDGS) is to characterize the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying inborn errors of immunity, and combined immunodeficiencies (CID) in particular, with the ultimate objective of improving diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
Luigi D. Notarangelo, M.D.
Chief, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology
Chief, Immune Deficiency Genetics Section
Specialty(s): Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., University of Pavia, Italy

Kayla Amini, B.S. (She/Her/Hers)
Post-Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow
Education:
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Languages Spoken: Farsi, Spanish

Marita Bosticardo, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Staff Scientist
Education:
Ph.D., University of Torino, Italy
Languages Spoken: Italian

Ottavia Maria Delmonte, MD, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Research Physician, Staff Clinician
Specialty(s): Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., Ph.D., University of Turin, Italy
Languages Spoken: Italian
Debbie Draper, B.S.N., R.N. (She/Her/Hers)
Research Nurse Specialist
Education:
B.S.N., R.N., 1990, Rutgers University

Heather Kenney, B.S., M.S. (She/Her/Hers)
Biologist
Education:
M.S., Thomas Jefferson University
B.S., University of Maryland

Katherine (Kathy) Myint-Hpu, CRNP (She/Her/Hers)
Nurse Practitioner
Education:
MSN-MPH, 1998, Yale University, New Haven, CT
B.A., 1989, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Languages Spoken: Spanish

Francesca Pala, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Visiting Fellow
Education:
Ph.D., Pasteur Institute, Paris
Languages Spoken: Italian, French

Meng Truong, B.S.N, R.N. (She/Her/Hers)
Research Nurse Specialist
Education:
A.S., 1997, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
B.S.N, 2000, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka, Malay, Vietnamese

Former Research Group Members
Bello, Ezekiel, B.S. – Ph.D. student at University of Louisville, KY
Calzoni, Enrica, M.D., Ph.D. – Post-doctoral fellow at Columbia University, NYC
Castagnoli, Riccardo, M.D., Ph.D. – Staff Clinician, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia (Italy)
Dobbs, Kerry A, B.S. – Research Scientist, JURA Bio, Somerville, MA
Gardner, Cameron Lee, Ph.D. – Vice President of Research, JURA Bio, Somerville, MA
Kawai Tomoki, M.D., Ph.D. – Staff Clinician, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Keles, Sevgi, M.D. – Staff Clinician, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
Palterer, Boaz, M.D., Ph.D. – Staff Clinician, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
Sacchetti Nicolo’, Ph.D. – Business Developer, Anemocyte, Gerenzano (VA), Italy
Sacco Keith, M.D. – Staff Physician, Phoenix Children’s Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Schuetz, Catharina, M.D., MSc – Associate Professor, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
Stack, Michael Austin, B.S. – President and Executive Director, XLA Life
Vakkilainen, Svetlana, M.D. – Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital Helsinki, Finland
Villa, Anna, M.D. – Group Leader, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Milan, Italy
Yamazaki Yasuhiro, M.D. – Senior Scientist, Lyell Immunopharma, Burlingame, CA
Yu, Hsin-Hui, M.D. – Staff Clinician, Assistant Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan