Education
University of Minnesota, 2004, PhD (Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology)
University of Salzburg, 1999, MS (Genetics)
Research Interests
- Studying and manipulating CD8 T cells and NK cells for therapeutic purposes
- Mechanisms driving differentiation of naive T cells into memory T cells
- Therapeutic potential of NK cells to mediate protection from opportunistic infections following transplantation
Teaching and Mentoring Interests
- Mentoring grad students and post-docs
Current Projects