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Robin Stephens, PhD

Assistant Professor
rostephe@utmb.edu
Marvin Graves Research Bldg., 4.210D, Route 0435
Departments of Internal Medicine, Disvision of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology & Immunology
Phone: (409)747-1860
Fax: (409)772-6527

Education:	PhD | 2001 | Washington University, St. Louis, MO
	MA | 1997 | New York University, New York, NY
	BA | 1993 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Overview

Malaria still kills 1-2 million people a year, mostly children in sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccine work has entered a very hopeful stage, but very little is known about the factors determining immunity to this parasitic disease. Work in our laboratory focuses on the immunology and pathology of malaria infection.

Research Interests

1. CD4+ T cell memory to blood stages of Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi (AS), mouse malaria
2. Effector function (Th1, Tfh) commitment in memory cells in malaria
3. Vaccine strategies to generate protective effector memory T cells
4. B cell memory and splenic microenvironment
5. T cell memory and cytokines in P. Falciparum infection in collaboration with field laboratories
6. Techniques: Multi-color flow cytometry, microchip analysis, in vivo studies

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