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Office
181 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-365-8110
Education & Training
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1973 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2001
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1978
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1149 citationsHow colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune systemThomas Gensollen, Shankar S. Iyer, Dennis L. Kasper, Richard S. Blumberg
Science. 2016-04-29 - 1568 citationsGenome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome”Hervé Tettelin, Vega Masignani, Michael J. Cieslewicz, Claudio Donati, Duccio Medini
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2005-09-27 - 71 citationsNociceptor neurons direct goblet cells via a CGRP-RAMP1 axis to drive mucus production and gut barrier protection.Daping Yang, Amanda Jacobson, Kimberly A Meerschaert, Joseph Joy Sifakis, Meng Wu
Cell. 2022-10-27
Press Mentions
- Microbes in Your Gut May Be New Recruits in the Fight Against VirusesApril 13th, 2021
- Gut Bacteria Trigger Immune Defense Mechanism to Protect Against Viral InfectionsNovember 19th, 2020
- How the Microbiome Rouses the Body’s Virus-Fighting PowersNovember 18th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Knowledge-Based Vaccines Built On Paradigm Changes In Antigen PresentationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011–2012
- Commensal Bacteroides Signal Through Sphingolipid Rafts During Intestinal StressNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011–2012
- New England Regional Center Of Excellence In Biodefense And Emerging Infectious DNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2012
- Developmental ProjectsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2012
- Development Of A Conjugate Vaccine For The Prevention Of TularemiaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2012
- Administrative CoreNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2012
- Infectious Disease And Basic Microbiological MechanismsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1987–2011
- Development Of A Conjugate Vaccine For The Prevention Of TularemiaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2010
- New England Regional Center Of Excellence For Biodefens*National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2008
- Prevention Of Group B Streptococcal (GBS) DiseaseNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007
- New England Regional Center Of Excellence For BiodefenseNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003–2007
- Pathogenic Mechanisms Of Anaerobes In SepsisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2007
- Structure Of Bacterial Polysaccharides And The Degree Of IGG Switch AssociationNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Structure Of Bacterial PolysaccharidesNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Immunochemistry Of Group B Streptococcal PolysaccharidesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1992–2001
- 9th International Congress On Infectious DiseasesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2000
- Cell Harvester &Multilabel CounterNational Center For Research Resources2000
- The Streptococcal InitiativeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2000
- 8th International Congress On Infectious DiseasesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1998
- Group B Strep InitiativeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1992–1997
- Pathogenic Mechanisms Of Anaerobes In SepsisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996
- Prevention Of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal InfectionsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1991–1995
- Immunochemistry Of Group B Streptococcal PolysaccharidesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1985–1991
- B. Fragilis--Pathogenic Mechanisms And ImmunityNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1986–1990
- B. Fragilis: Pathogenic Mechanisms And ImmunityNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1987–1988
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