Dr. Dongfang Liu’s research is primarily focused on the immunobiology of NK and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK cells. Specifically, Dr. Liu’s research includes studies of the cell biology of immunoreceptors,
Keri E. Lunsford MD, PhD, FACS is the Director of Translational and Surgical Science for the Department of Surgery, a liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon on faculty at Rutgers New
We are broadly interested in how the innate immune response is regulated during inflammation and sterile injuries. Our current focus is elucidating the metabolic regulation of macrophage function during tissue
The Neiditch lab uses diverse methods including biochemical, genetic, computational, and biophysical (mainly X-ray crystallographic and cryo-EM) techniques to study fundamentally important and broadly conserved cellular processes in bacteria. The
The Parker lab investigates host-pathogen interactions in the context of bacterial infection. We currently work with the bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen responsible for a broad range of
The Petrou Lab is aiming to characterize the structure and function of membrane proteins using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) and biophysical/biochemical techniques, with a focus on: i) Bacterial membrane enzymes
The Rajsbaum lab studies Innate immune responses, which are essential to protect host cells against pathogens. Upon infection, viruses are recognized by the host cell triggering signaling pathways leading to
Amariliz Rivera received her B.S from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez campus and her PhD from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She did her postdoctoral training at MSKCC under the
My current laboratory is studying pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis a major human pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB). TB kills over one million people each year. There is no effective vaccine
Basic and Translation Research in Tuberculosis. The paradigm of human tuberculosis (TB) as a spectral disease is well established. However, the heterogeneity in host and pathogen interactions and the underlying