The Cytokine Immunogenetics Group.
Grant Gallagher PhD, group leader,
Phone -1-973-972-0513,
FAX -1-973-972-0045,
email Grant@laboratory.gg
Welcome to the Cytokine Immunogenetics Group at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Dental Research Centre.
Following ten successful and happy years at University of Glasgow, I have moved to New Jersey in the USA.
In recent years the group has been concentrating on defining genetic markers in human cytokine genes, particularly in the IL-10 and TNF loci and applying these to the investigation of malignant and autoimmune disease in man. More recently we have been involved inthe exciting pursuit of novel homologues of human IL-10 and their receptors.
Our initial work in this area , like that of so many others in the field, followed the lead of Nedospasov, Pociot and those who were investigating the human Tumour Necrosis Factor locus. More recently, we have defined several of the genetic markers presently available in the human Interleukin-10 gene.
The group has been fortunate to have enjoyed reaonable research success. We have published over 50 papers and made a large number of conference presentations. In addition, we have organised a number of meetings to promote this exciting area of research.
The group has a strong record of supervising graduate students to PhD, Masters and MD level. It currently has vacancies for two Post-Doctoral Scientists. New, motivated graduate students are always welcome and if you fit this description then you should get in touch. We also welcome enthusiatic undergraduate students, from biological-science backgrounds.
The Cytokine Immunogenetics Group works closely with clinical and scientific colleagues in several departments at UMDNJ, but could not function properly without its collaborators, both in the USA and internationally. We are currently working with groups in Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.
Once the antigen presentation has taken place, the nature and degree of any immune response is governed to a large extent by differences in levels of cytokine secretion between individuals. It is our belief that understanding the genetic basis of these differences will further knowledge of how the immune system works and disease susceptibility functions. Thank you for your interest. Please contact me for further information.
Thank you for your interest. Please contact me for further information.
Grant Gallagher, Dental Research Centre, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Medical Sciences Building Rm C-634, 185 South Orange Avenue, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07103-2714, USA. Phone -1-973-972-0513; Fax --1-973-972-0045; email: Grant@laboratory.gg