natural killer cells

Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, PhD

Appointments: Scientific Director, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; cross-appointed to the Department of Pathology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research Interests: Natural Killer cells, NK immunogenetics, cancer gene and expression profiling, bioinformatics Precision natural killer cell therapy Cancer results when mutations in a person’s DNA drive uncontrolled growth of a population of … Read more

Dr. Michael Grant, PhD

Appointments: 1992-1995, Senior Scientist, Immune Network Research Limited 1995-2001, Assistant Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland 2001-2006, Associate Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland 2006-Present, Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland … Read more

Dr. Andrew P. Makrigiannis, Ph.D.

Appointments: Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research Interests: Natural Killer (NK) cell and NK cell receptor genetics and function in cancer immunosurveillance and pathogen recognition. Dr. Makrigiannis studies the role of class I major histocompatiblity complex (MHC-I) receptors (Ly49) on NK cells during anti-cancer responses. Mouse Ly49 receptors are … Read more