Infectious Disease Fellow/Clinician Researcher
University of Washington, United States of America (USA)
Email: shimmel@uw.edu
VALIDATE Role:
Network Affiliate
Research Keywords:
TB, Maternal-Infant Immune Interaction, T Cells, Transgenerational, Systems Immunology, Flow Cytometry
Biography:
Dr. Himmelfarb’s research focuses on maternal-infant immune interactions in the context of tuberculosis infection. Specifically she works on the influence of maternal T cell memory of mycobacterial antigens on infant outcomes. She has a background in host-microbiome immunology, and clinical training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics as well as adult Infectious Diseases. She also has experience with community organizing, and is firmly committed to ensuring that her research benefits people who are directly affected by tuberculosis.
Key Publications:
- Bond N, Grant D, Himmelfarb S, Engel E, Kanneh L, Samuels R, Okoli A, Fischer W, Wohl D, Shaffer J, Schieffelin J. “Post-Ebola syndrome presents with multiple overlapping symptom clusters: evidence from an ongoing cohort study in Eastern Sierra Leone.” Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(6):1046-1054 (2021).
- Naik S, Bouladoux N, Linehan JL, Han SJ, Harrison OJ, Wilhelm C, Conlan S, Himmelfarb S, Byrd AL, Deming C, Quinones M, Brenchley JM, Kong HH, Tussiwand R, Murphy KM, Merad M, Segre JA, Belkaid Y. “Commensal-dendritic-cell interaction specifies a unique protective skin immune signature.” Nature, 520: 104-108 (2015).
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