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Joseph D. Smith, Ph.D.
| Education |
| B.A. |
Biology |
1988 |
Macalester College |
| Ph.D. |
Immunology |
1994 |
Washington University School of Medicine |
| Professional Experience |
| 2006-present |
Associate Director, Malaria Program,
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute |
| 2006-present |
Associate Member, Seattle Biomedical
Research Institute |
| 2002-2006 |
Assistant Member, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute |
| 2000-2002 |
Faculty Member, Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Colorado State University |
| 1999-present |
Assistant Professor, Colorado State University |
| 1994-1999 |
Research Fellow
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Postdoctoral Advisor: Louis H. Miller, M.D. |
| 1989-1994 |
Graduate Research Associate
Washington University
Graduate Advisor: Ted H. Hansen, Ph.D. |
| 1988-1989 |
Research Technician, Cancer Center
Northwestern Medical Center |
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| Honors and Awards |
| 2001 |
Ellison Medical Foundation New Investigator Award in Global Infectious Diseases |
| 2000 |
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases New Investigator Award |
Field of Study
I first became interested in a career in science from the encouragement of a college instructor. For graduate school, I studied how MHC class I molecules bind peptide antigens and presented
them to the cellular immune system. This process is fundamental to the recognition and elimination of pathogens and also has medical implications for organ transplantation and rejection.
Following graduate school, I became interested in malaria research and trained at the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. My current work focuses on antigenic variation and cytoadherence in
Plasmodium falciparum malaria. These processes enable parasites to evade immunity and cause disease.
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