The Antibody Biology Unit aims to study antibody responses to infectious pathogens at the monoclonal level. Our major goals are 1) to develop new antibody therapeutics or prophylactics to combat infectious disease, 2) to study the antibody responses to immunization and infection at high resolution, and 3) to investigate the use of monoclonal antibodies as tools for immunogen design.

Antibody Biology Unit, 2024. Front Row (left to right): Shi-Hsia Hwa, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow; Mariah Lofgren, Ph.D. Student; Courtney A. Tucker, Ph.D. Student; Adriano Franco-Casín, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow. Back Row (left to right): Samantha L. Petros, Biologist; Andrew J.R. Cooper, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow; Cherrelle Dacon, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow; Jake E. Kritzberg, Laboratory Manager; Joshua Tan, Earl Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator; Weizhi William Zhong, Scientist; Hasmik Manukyan, Scientist.
Joshua Tan, Ph.D.
Chief, Antibody Biology Unit
Earl Stadtman Investigator
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Education:
Ph.D., University of Oxford, England

Andrew J.R. Cooper, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Education:
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Dublin, Trinity College

Cherrelle Dacon, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Malaria Research Program
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Education:
D.Phil., Infection, Immunology and Translational Medicine, University of Oxford

Adriano Franco-Casín, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Education:
Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University

Shi-Hsia Hwa, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Education:
Ph.D., Infection and Immunity, University College London

Jake E. Kritzberg, B.A.
Laboratory Manager
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Education:
B.A., Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder

Mariah Lofgren, B.A.
Ph.D. Student, NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
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Education:
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
Hasmik Manukyan, M.Sc.
Scientist
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Education:
M.Sc., Environmental Chemistry, Yerevan State University

Samantha L. Petros B.Sc.
Biologist
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Education:
B.Sc., Translational Life Sciences and Technologies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Courtney A. Tucker, B.Sc.
Graduate Student
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Education:
B.Sc., Biology, American University

Weizhi William Zhong, M.Sc.
Scientist
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Education:
M.Sc., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University

Former Research Group Members
- Lauren E. Purser, B.Sc.