People

Meet the Principle Investigator

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Dr. David Farrar

"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it." - Stephen Wright

Personal Bio

Current Lab Members

Dr. Drashya Sharma

Dr. Sharma investigates the role of adrenergic signaling in regulating circadian rhythms in T cells. She is also the lab manager and overall flow cytometry guru.

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Juan Shugert Aguayo

Juan joined the lab in the Spring of 2024, and his project focuses on B cell responses to influenza infection.

Juan Shugert

Lab Alumni

Dr. Didem Ağaç Çobanoğlu

Adrenergic regulation of IL-10 in innate cells

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Dr. Fenghong Chen

Interferon suppression of Th2 cells in allergic patients

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Dr. Regina Rowe

Interplay between viral infections and allergic stimulation

Rowe Lab at URMC
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Dr. Leonardo Estrada

Suppression of cytotoxic T cell function by adrenergic signaling

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Dr. Sarah Gonzales-van Horn

Suppression of Th2 cytokine gene expression by type I interferon

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Dr. Fatema (Navin) Chowdhury

Regulation of human cytotoxic T cell development by IL-12

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Dr. Jonathan Huber

Type I interferon blocks human Th2 development

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Dr. Hilario Ramos

Divergent pathways of effector vs memory cell development

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Dr. Ann Davis

Type I interferon promotes memory CD4+ T cell development

Dr. Davis at TWU
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