Our Staff Members
Vipin Kumar , Ph.D.
Dr. Kumar is studying immune response in mice that have the capability of spontaneously recovering from EAE, an MS-like disease, and for clues to harness the natural process of immune regulation.
Valeria Judkowski, Ph.D.
The main focus of my research is the discovery of novel immunological modulators and the understanding of their mechanisms in the regulation of the immune response. In the T cell area, our work includes the identification of novel antigens involved in the activation of autoimmune T cells and the identification of T cell epitopes from human pathogens that could improve diagnostics and vaccine design.
Clemencia Pinilla, Ph.D.
Dr. Pinilla is the head of the Institute's Immunochemistry Department and one of the inventors of the library method known as positional scanning.
Board of Trustees
Robin Offord, Ph.D. | Chair
Weaver Gaines
Robert S. Hodges, Ph.D.
Richard A. Houghten, Ph.D.
Tobin Overdorf.
Andrea Resnick
Mark E. Robitaille
George B. Thornton
Patricia S. Wu, MBChB, FRCP(Edin), FACE
Officers
Richard A. Houghten, Ph.D
President & CEO
Christine Rothe
Chief Financial Officer
Pamela Houghten
Vice President of Administration & Outreach & Corporate Secretary
Mary Holmgren
Assistant Corporate Secretary