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Tom’s laboratory examines why individuals have different susceptibility to infections and whether these insights can lead to novel treatment and vaccine strategies. Studies include examining the functional and clinical significance of human variation in the innate immune system and its regulation of susceptibility to tuberculosis and other infections. His laboratory defines and characterizes the cellular function of genetic polymorphisms in innate immune response genes and the mechanisms of how they regulate susceptibility to human infection with an overall goal of elucidating novel therapeutic strategies.
research interests
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterial Diseases (Leprosy, MAC)
- Innate Immunity
- Pulmonary Immunity
clinical interests
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterial Diseases
- HIV
- General Infectious Disease
honors
UW Dept of Medicine’s Philip and Helen Fialkow Award (2008)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research (2009-2015)
American Society of Clinical Investigation (2011)
UW Dept Medicine Housestaff Research Mentorship Award (2013)
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