Area of research
Immunology · Periodontics
Research interest
Research interests include Immune Response and Inflammation, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Epilepsy research and treatment, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.
Immunologic environment influences macrophage response to <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
Distinct Lipid A Moieties Contribute to Pathogen-Induced Site-Specific Vascular Inflammation
Macrophage-Specific TLR2 Signaling Mediates Pathogen-Induced TNF-Dependent Inflammatory Oral Bone Loss
Protective Role for TLR4 Signaling in Atherosclerosis Progression as Revealed by Infection with a Common Oral Pathogen
Pathogen-Mediated Proteolysis of the Cell Death Regulator RIPK1 and the Host Defense Modulator RIPK2 in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells