Brief Biography:
Dr. Mari Shinohara joined Duke in February 2009 as an assistant professor in the Department of Immunology. The goal of her lab is to understand; how innate immune signals that are triggered by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), how the innate immune system transmits the information to T cells, and how they ultimately control autoimmunity and resistance against microbial infection and cancer.
Academic positions:
Assistant Professor (Primary Faculty Appointment), Department of Immunology, Duke University
Assistant Professor, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Duke University
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University
Research interests:
innate immunity, signal transduction, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), C-lectin type receptors, (CLRs), inflammasome, anti-fungal immunity, anti-tumor immunity, autoimmunity, multiple sclerosis, EAE
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Home Page:
http://immunology.duke.edu/faculty/details/0487349