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1600 7th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-939-9587Fax+1 205-975-4623
Summary
- Director, UAB Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1989 - 1992
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1989
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 1988 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1989 - 2021
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 170 citationsOncolytic HSV-1 G207 Immunovirotherapy for Pediatric High-Grade GliomasGregory K. Friedman, James M. Johnston, Asim K. Bag, Joshua D. Bernstock, Rong Li
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021-04-10 - 461 citationsDominant-activating germline mutations in the gene encoding the PI(3)K catalytic subunit p110δ result in T cell senescence and human immunodeficiencyCarrie L. Lucas, Hye Sun Kuehn, Fang Zhao, Julie E. Niemela, Elissa K. Deenick
Nature Immunology. 2014-01-01 - 529 citationsPleiotropic defects in lymphocyte activation caused by caspase-8 mutations lead to human immunodeficiencyHyung J. Chun, Lixin Zheng, Manzoor Ahmad, Jin Wang, Christina K. Speirs
Nature. 2002-09-26
Grant Support
- Emerging Macrolide Resistance In Mycoplasma PneumoniaeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2010
- Mechanism Of Mycoplasma-Induced MAST Cell IL-4 SynthesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008
- Role Of Mycoplasma Infection In Childhood AsthmaNational Center For Research Resources2000–2004
- Mycoplasma Infections And Childhood AsthmaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
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