Faculty:

David R. Boulware, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Career Advancement Program Clinical Research Scholar
e-mail:  boulw001@umn.edu

Dr. Boulware’s research project is to evaluate the incidence, severity, and clinical features of HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and to identify biomarkers to predict and diagnose IRIS.

Irina A. Vlasova, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Research Associate,
Department of Microbiology, Center for Immunology, Cancer Center
Fellow of the Lymphoma Research Foundation
e-mail: vlaso001@umn.edu

Research project involves the identification and analysis of novel conserved RNA sequence elements and trans-acting RNA-binding proteins that regulate differential mRNA stability in normal versus malignant T lymphocytes.

Postdoctoral Associates:

Julius R. SternJohn, Ph.D.,
Minnesota Craniofacial Research Training Program Fellow
e-mail johnx019@umn.edu

Gene regulation is a dynamic and multi-faceted process, which in part is governed by physiological stimuli. My research focuses on the role ARE/GRE containing transcripts play at the level of post-transcriptional gene regulation in T cell gene expression. My aim is to elucidate the machinery through which ARE/GRE cis-acting sequences mediate mRNA turnover.  

Bernd Rattenbacher, Ph.D.,
Novartis/Swiss National Fellow
e-mail: ratte008@umn.edu

Research project involves the identification and analysis of novel conserved RNA sequence elements and trans-acting RNA-binding proteins that regulate differential mRNA metabolism in normal resting and activated T lymphocytes.   

Graduate Student:

Sarah Lee,  Combined M.D., M.P.H. Student
e-mail: leex1018@umn.edu

Project is to evaluate the epidemiology of HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in Uganda.

Laboratory Staff:

Darlisha A. Williams, M.P.H., Scientist
e-mail:  will1223@umn.edu

Projects involve HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and T cell gene expression.

Karin Rattenbacher, M.S., Assistant Scientist
e-mail:  ratte009@umn.edu

Projects involve T cell mRNA stability.