Arizona Arthritis Center

AHSC 8340
P.O. Box 245093
Tucson, AZ 85724-5093

Phone: 626-5027
E-mail: mka@u.arizona.edu

EDUCATION:

University of Arizona, 2003 (Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Dr. Miranda Adelman received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Arizona in 2003. She joined the Center as a postdoctoral researcher and was appointed to her current position as a research assistant professor in 2005. The basic research in Dr. Adelman’s laboratory is focused on understanding the causative pathways of autoimmune disease. It is her belief that the development of novel therapies for autoimmune disease lies within understanding the etiological processes and pathways contributing to autoimmunity.

Although at the beginning of her career, Dr. Adelman has already authored several papers in respected scientific journals, presented her research at scientific conferences and written a chapter in Infection and Autoimmunity. Due to the multi-disciplinary approach of her research, Dr. Adelman collaborates extensively with faculty in the Microbiology and Immunology Department, the Arizona Cancer Center and the Arizona Arthritis Center.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Adelman MK. Schluter SF. Marchalonis JJ. The natural antibody repertoire of sharks and humans recognizes the potential universe of antigens. The Protein Journal. 23(2):103-18, 2004.

Schluter SF. Adelman MK. Taneja V. David C. Yocum DE. Marchalonis JJ. Natural autoantibodies to TCR public idiotopes: potential roles in immunomodulation. Cellular & Molecular Biology. 49(2):193-207, 2003

Kobie JJ. Wu RS. Kurt RA. Lou S. Adelman MK. Whitesell LJ. Ramanathapuram LV. Arteaga CL. Akporiaye ET. Transforming growth factor beta inhibits the antigen-presenting functions and antitumor activity of dendritic cell vaccines. Cancer Research. 63(8):1860-4, 2003.

SPONSORED THROUGH MSRP:

Jeffrey Pat (MSRP 2006): “Investigation of the role of autoantibodies in the etiopathogenesis of autoimmune disease.”

Last updated 7/5/2006