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Botond Z. Igyártó, PhD
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Associate Professor
Education
Education
PhD, Immunology - Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary - 2007
BS/MS, Biology - Babes-Bolyai University, Kolozsvár/Cluj, Transylvania (Romania) - 2002
Fellowship
Post-doc, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN – 2010
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Langerhans cells drive Tfh and B cell responses independent of canonical cytokine signals
- Dendritic cells overcome Cre/Lox induced gene deficiency by siphoning cytosolic material from surrounding cells
- The mRNA-LNP vaccines – the good, the bad and the ugly?
- Local IL-23 is required for proliferation and retention of skin-resident memory TH17 cells
- Intracellular monitoring by dendritic cells – a new way to stay informed – from a simple scavenger to an active gatherer
Faculty Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University. 2019 - present
- Assistant Investigator, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, TX. 2015 – 2019
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baylor University, Waco, TX. 2015 – 2019
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 2012 – 2015
- Research Associate, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 2010 – 2012
Awards
- Research Scholar Award, American Skin Association, 2014 - 2015.
- Career Development Award, Dermatology Foundation, 2011 - 2014.
Research & Clinical Interest
- How dendritic cell (DC) subsets regulate humoral immune responses.
- Immune mechanism of mRNA vaccines.
- Development of DC subset vaccines.
- DC and niche cells interactions.