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

Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence,

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 and Disease, 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 and Disease, Immunology