Name: Dr. Ellen Hsu

Position: Professor Physiology and Pharmacology

Research Description:

Ontogeny and evolution of antigen receptor gene rearrangements. Antibody Diversification and Expression.

The central problem in immunology is to understand how an organism distinguishes self from foreign substances. The first process is the acquisition of immunocompetence, the second, tolerance induction; both are mediated through recognition by lymphocytes via cell surface molecules. Our research concerns the mechanisms by which the vast repertoire of antigen receptors (immunoglobulin, T cell receptor) is generated and how these processes evolved.

Contact Information

Address:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
Brooklyn
New York, NY
USA

Email: ellen.hsu@downstate.edu
Web Page: http://www.downstate.edu/faculty/pharmacology/hsu.html