University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Basic Immunology

Watters, PhD, Jyoti

Biography Department: Comparative Biosciences                                                         Immunology Focus area: Neuroimmunology, innate immunity, epigenetic regulation of transcription and immune cell memory Descriptive Title of Research: Mechanisms of microglial regulation by hypoxia, and their role in neuroplasticity Research Description:    Signal transduction and transcriptional regulation in microglia Regulation of microglial immune activities by paradigms of hypoxia Epigenetic modulation …

Wenthur, PhD, Cody

Biography Immunology Focus area: Vaccine Development Descriptive Title of Research: Neuro and Immunopharmacology in Substance Use Disorders Research Description: The Wenthur laboratory is focused on understanding how the immune system can alter the function of brain reward systems, as a means to develop new therapeutics for addiction and associated psychiatric illnesses. Within this overall effort, …