Flavius Martin

BIOGRAPHY

CURRENT POSITION:
Associate Director, Senior Scientist, Immunology

EDUCATION/BACKGROUND:
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Research Associate 1999-2002
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Postdoctoral Fellow 1993-1998
• University of Timisoara Medical School, Timisoara, Romania, MD 1986-1992
• Banat College, Timisoara, Romania, Baccalaureate 1982-1986

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The overall laboratory interest is to identify and decipher the biology of cells, pathways and molecules involved in human autoimmune and allergic diseases. We are interested in the pathogenic role of myeloid cells (inflammatory macrophages and conventional dendritic cells) in immunologic diseases and in rheumatoid arthritis in particular. Current work focuses on several genes expressed in these cells that play roles in normal and pathogenic immune responses. In addition, we have a long term interest in B-lymphocyte biology with focus on manipulating and optimizing tools for B-cell immunotherapy and their clinical applications.

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