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Michael B. Fessler, M.D.

Michael B. Fessler, M.D.

Chief, Clinical Research Branch;
Clinical Director and Chair - Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC);
Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-4081
[email protected]
Anton M. Jetten, Ph.D.

Anton M. Jetten, Ph.D.

Acting Chief, Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory and Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-4094
[email protected]
circular diagram with immunity, inflammation, environment, development, disease, therapy and physiology

Research Summary

The Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory focuses on understanding how the human body protects itself against environmental exposures. Diet, commercial chemicals, or bacterial allergens, may pose a threat to the body, and as a result, the immune system produces white blood cells that recognize and respond to these foreign substances called antigens. Sometimes the white blood cells release too many chemicals in the blood, which leads to inflammation. Laboratory members investigate the mechanisms that cause inflammatory diseases that occur in the thymus, heart, lungs, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, and intestine.

Principal Investigators

Cell Biology
Anton M. Jetten, Ph.D.

Anton M. Jetten, Ph.D.

Acting Chief, Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory and Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-4094
[email protected]

Clinical Investigation of Host Defense
Michael B. Fessler, M.D.

Michael B. Fessler, M.D.

Chief, Clinical Research Branch;
Clinical Director and Chair - Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC);
Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-4081
[email protected]

Environmental Cardiopulmonary Disease
Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D.

Darryl C. Zeldin, M.D.

Scientific Director and Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-3641
[email protected]

Environmental Epigenomics & Disease
Douglas A. Bell, Ph.D. (Retired)

Douglas A. Bell, Ph.D. (Retired)

Special Volunteer
Tel 984-287-3862
[email protected]

Immunogenetics
Donald N. Cook, Ph.D.

Donald N. Cook, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator
Tel 984-287-4094
Fax 919-541-4133
[email protected]

Integrative Genomic Epidemiology
Stephanie J. London, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Stephanie J. London, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Scientist Emeritus
Tel 984-287-3688
Fax 301-480-3290
[email protected]

Matrix Biology 
Stavros Garantziotis, M.D.

Stavros Garantziotis, M.D.

Tenure Track Investigator; Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory
Tel 984-287-4412
Fax 919-541-9854
[email protected]

Scientific Support Staff

Administrative Support 
Latonya D. Washington

Latonya D. Washington

Administrative Specialist
Tel 984-287-3449
[email protected]

Biological Animal Support
Anne L. Perrow

Anne L. Perrow

Biologist
Tel 984-287-4231
[email protected]
Laura M. Degraff

Laura M. Degraff

Biologist
Tel 984-287-4230
[email protected]

Publications