Area of research
Immunology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and Diabetes and associated disorders.
Engineered dityrosine-bonding of the RSV prefusion F protein imparts stability and potency advantages
Similarities in B Cell Defects between Aging and Obesity.
Aging, Immunity and Cancer
Obesity accelerates age defects in B cells, and weight loss improves B cell function
Effects of neighborhood disadvantage on cortisol and interviewer-rated anxiety symptoms in breast cancer patients initiating treatment
Obesity Accelerates Age-Associated Defects in Human B Cells Through a Metabolic Reprogramming Induced by the Fatty Acid Palmitate
B cells from old mice induce the generation of inflammatory T cells through metabolic pathways
Antibody Diversity in Cancer: Translational Implications and Beyond
Influence of obesity on serum levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in COVID-19 patients
Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Double Negative B Cells in the Blood of Individuals With Obesity
The majority of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in COVID-19 patients with obesity are autoimmune and not neutralizing
B Cells with a Senescent-Associated Secretory Phenotype Accumulate in the Adipose Tissue of Individuals with Obesity
Metformin Enhances B Cell Function and Antibody Responses of Elderly Individuals With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
Hyper‐metabolic B cells in the spleens of old mice make antibodies with autoimmune specificities
Effects of brief stress management interventions on distress and leukocyte nuclear factor kappa B expression during primary treatment for breast cancer: A randomized trial
Aging induces B cell defects and decreased antibody responses to influenza infection and vaccination
Adipose tissue, immune aging, and cellular senescence
The Impact of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome on Vaccination Success
Age‐related factors that affect B cell responses to vaccination in mice and humans
Obesity Accelerates Age Defects in Mouse and Human B Cells
Identification and Characterization of Adipose Tissue-Derived Human Antibodies With “Anti-self” Specificity
Metabolic requirements of human pro-inflammatory B cells in aging and obesity
Leptin induces immunosenescence in human B cells
The effects of a randomized trial of brief forms of stress management on RAGE‐associated S100A8/A9 in patients with breast cancer undergoing primary treatment
Adipose Tissue: A Tertiary Lymphoid Organ: Does It Change with Age?
Secretion of autoimmune antibodies in the human subcutaneous adipose tissue
B Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Effects of Anti–TNF-α Agents on B Lymphocytes: A Review of the Literature
Differential psychological effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management among breast cancer patients with high and low initial cancer-specific distress
Responders and non-responders to influenza vaccination: A DNA methylation approach on blood cells