Immunology: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Marcelo Bonini

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Education and Training (Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Field: Aging, Cancer and Oncology, Pharmacology

Focus Areas: Breast Cancer, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Environmental Science, Immunology, STEM Education

Dr. Akhil Chawla

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Field: Surgery

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Liver Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pancreatic Cancer, Robotic Surgery

Joshua Nathaniel Leonard

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Genetic Medicine and Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Precision Medicine

Dr. Joseph R. Leventhal

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Fowler McCormick Professor of Surgery

Field: Organ Transplantation

Focus Areas: Immunology, Kidney Transplant, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pancreas Transplant, Stem Cell Therapy

Stephen D. Miller

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology-Immunology

Field: Allergies, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Autoimmune Disorders, Diabetes, Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Spinal Medicine

Dr. Seth M. Pollack

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Sarcoma Program, Lurie Cancer Center

Field: Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Immunology, Sarcoma

Dr. Marc Sala

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care)

Field: Pulmonology

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Immunology, Lung Transplant, Physiology, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Disease

Evan Scott

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biomaterials, Immunology, Therapeutics, Vaccines

Deborah R Winter

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Field: Computer Science, Epigenetics, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences

Focus Areas: Data Science, Genetic Medicine and Health, Immunology, Machine Learning and Automation, Precision Medicine, Predictive Analytics

Dr. Eugene Yen

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine,

Field: Gastroenterology

Focus Areas: Autoimmune Disorders, Immunology