John Alcorn, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology

Education & Training

  • Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology, Duke University, 2003

Research Interest Summary

T cell immunity, host defense, epithelial cell biology and lung physiology.

Research Interests

  • Influenza infection and the host defense mechanisms of T helper (TH) 17 cells
     
  • Immunologic mechanisms of severe and steroid insensitive asthma
     
  • Apparent disconnect between the degree of inflammation and airway hyper-reactivity in both asthmatics and animal models
     
  • Human disease models