Chief, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome
Chief, Human Barrier Immunity Section
Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
D.D.S., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Biography
Dr. Moutsopoulos received a D.D.S. degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, completed her specialization in periodontology at the University of Maryland, and obtained a Ph.D. in immunology from the University of Maryland while working in the laboratory of Dr. Sharon Wahl at the NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Following her Ph.D., she remained at NIH as a clinical fellow and then as an associate clinical investigator focusing on human immunology through the study of patients with monogenic immune defects under the mentorship of Dr. Steven Holland (LCID/NIAID).
As an independent investigator at NIH, Dr. Moutsopoulos has built a clinical and translational program studying human barrier immunity with a focus on oral mucosal immunology. Her scientific work and mentoring efforts have been recognized through multiple awards, including the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) Women in Science Award for Distinguished Female Mentor in 2019 and the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Craniofacial Biology Research in Oral Biology in 2023. She was elected to the Henry Kunkel Society in 2022 and the National Academy of Medicine in 2024.