Dr. Andrij Holian
Director CEHS, Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Mechanisms of the development of lung inflammation and fibrosis resulting from exposure to airborne particulates (asbestos, silicates, nanoparticles and urban dusts) and ozone.
Dr. Mike Minnick
Professor and Assistant Associate Dean, Division of Biological Sciences
Molecular and genetic aspects of the Bartonella – human interface, with special emphasis on elucidating mechanisms contributing to: a) parasitism of erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells, b) pathological angiogenesis during infection and c) persistence within the human host.
Dr. Chris Migliaccio
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and CEHS.
Pulmonary macrophage subsets and their role(s) in immune regulation within the lung, as well as their response to environmental contaminates using both silica and biomass smoke animal exposure models.
Dr. Kevan Roberts
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Director of CEHS.
Lung mucosal Immunology. The regulation of pulmonary Th2 responses by prostacyclin and other eicosanoids – effects on allergic inflammation and the IgE response. The IgA response in the airway - regulation by inflammation and respiratory infections.
Dr. David Shepherd
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and CEHS.
Dendritic cell (DC) biology and how environmental pollutants and herbal extracts can alter DC fate and function. Future work will also examine the role of environmental factors on mucosal (gut) immunity.
Dr. Scott Wetzel
Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences and CEHS
CD4+ T cell activation and immunological synapse formation, the biological role of APC to T cell protein transfer (trogocytosis) both for the individual T cell and how this controls initiation and potentiation of ongoing immune responses, immunomodulatory effects of the herbicide Atrazine
