We are a group of dedicated scientists who work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented, and supportive environment. Together, we tackle difficult questions of chronic inflammation and innate immunity in lung diseases. Our experimental approach to query the immune system is to use animal models of pulmonary pathogens that affect thousands of Americans and millions of people worldwide.
Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.)
Chief, Inflammation and Innate Immunity Unit
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Education:
Ph.D., 2006, University of Würzburg, Germany
Learn more about Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.)

Fatema Alrashed, Ph.D.
Visiting Scientist
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Education:
Ph.D., Biomedical Science, University of Nottingham, UK
MRes, Biomedical Science, University of Glasgow, UK
B.Sc., Microbiology with Immunology, University of Leeds, UK
Languages Spoken: Arabic

Eduardo Pinheiro Amaral, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
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Languages Spoken: Portuguese

Andrea Christine Bohrer, Ph.D.
Biologist/Immunologist
Senior Immunologist
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Education:
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Molecular Biology, Bryn Mawr College

Edmee Nadia Eyraud, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Languages Spoken: French

Maryonne Anastatia-Chaztity Snow-Smith, M.S.
Predoctoral IRTA Fellow (Graduate Student)
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Education:
Ph.D., George Mason University, Biosciences (currently pending)
M.S., Biology, North Carolina Central University
B.S., Biology, North Carolina Central University
Learn more about Maryonne Anastatia-Chaztity Snow-Smith, M.S.

Ehydel Castro Sotolongo
Biologist/Animal Specialist
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Education:
Master in Health Services Administration, Strayer University
Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana Medical School (6 years), Cuba
Languages Spoken: Spanish

Flor de Maria Torres Juarez, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Education:
Ph.D., Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica de Zacatecas, Mexico
Languages Spoken: Spanish

Former Research Group Members
- Bo Yan, Ph.D. (visiting postdoc 2015-2017)
- Claire Tocheny (postbac 2016-2018)
- Maike Assman, Ph.D. (visiting postdoc 2018-2020)
- Paul J. Baker, Ph.D. (visiting postdoc 2018-2023)
- Cassandra Jordan (postbac 2020-2021)