Laboratory of Allergic Diseases

Olivera Research Group

The study of mast cell biology and the identification and characterization of receptors, signaling networks and mediators contributing to mast cell-related pathology.

Ana Olivera, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Scientist, Mast Cell Biology Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases

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Education:

Ph.D., Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Dr. Olivera received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain, and relocated to the US with a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Georgetown University, Washington DC, where she later became a Research Assistant Professor.

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Ana Olivera, Ph.D.

Yun Bai, M.S. (She/Her/Hers)

Biologist

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Education:

M.S., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX

Languages Spoken: Chinese

Focus is on the studies of the genetic analysis and specific gene expression related with human mast cell diseases. Provides research assistance on the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases and clonal mast cell disorders.

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Geethani Bandara, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)

Biologist

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Education:

University of Pittsburgh

Languages Spoken: Sinhala

Geethani Bandara received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the Mast Cell Biology Section in 2008. Her research interests are the identification and characterization of mast cell receptors and their contribution to pathogenesis of mast cell associated diseases.

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Guido Falduto, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., Biology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Projects include contribution of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in mast cell biology, as well as the molecular, functional and pharmacological outcomes in mast cells containing the common KIT variants D816V and/or V560G.

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Andrea Luker, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Education:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Research focuses on germinal center reactions and antibody responses to murine models of inflammation. Specializes in high-parameter flow cytometry.

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Annika Pfeiffer-Daniels, Ph.D (She/Her/Hers)

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., Genetics, Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Languages Spoken: German

Dr. Annika Pfeiffer received her Ph.D. in genetics and cell biology from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. She joined the Mast Cell Biology Section as a postdoctoral fellow in 2019. Dr. Pfeiffer’s research interest is to understand the formation, characteristics and functions of extracellular vesicles secreted by mast cells.

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Yuzhi Yin, M.D., Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Biologist

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Education:

Beijing Medical University

Languages Spoken: Chinese

Involved in improving culture of Human mast cells. Investigating the expression and function of CD25 and CD30 in mastocytosis patients. Also, evaluates basophil activation in mastocytosis patients.

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Former Research Group Members

Valerie Hox, M.D., Ph.D.- Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques universitaires, Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Rosa Muñoz-Cano, M.D., Ph.D.- Assistant Professor Pneumonology department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Joseph M. Kulinski, Ph.D.- Regulatory Science Biologist, CBER, FDA

Araceli Tobio-Ageitos, Ph.D.- Assistant Professor, Pharmacology Department, Veterinary School, University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

Do-Kyun Kim, Ph.D.- Full Professor, Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.

Andrea Naranjo-Erazo, Ph.D.- OITE Research Ethics Training Coordinator, NIH, Bethesda, MD

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