Vijay Kuchroo

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
Samuel L Wasserstrom Chair in Neurology at Harvard Medical School

EDUCATION:
• Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Hisar, India
• PhD in Pathology from University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (1985)

MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS:
• Received the Fred Z Eager Research prize and medal for his PhD research work at the University of Queensland
• On the Editorial Boards of the journals Autoimmunity and Journal of Experimental Medicine
• On the scientific review board of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York
• Javits Neuroscience Award by the National Institutes of Health in 2002
• The first incumbent of the Samuel L Wasserstrom Chair in Neurology at Harvard Medical School

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The major focus of research in the laboratory is to study the autoimmune T cell response, role of costimulatory molecules and their receptors in the induction and differentiation of T cells and identification of cell surface molecules differentially expressed on T cell subsets.

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