Dr. Christine Sestero’s paper entitled “CD5-Dependent CK2 Activation Pathway Regulates Threshold for T Cell Anergy”, published in the Journal of Immunology has been selected as the Department of Medicine’s September 2012 Paper of the Month.

Dr. Sestero conducted her postdoctoral fellowship at UAB under the mentorship of Chander Raman in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology. She received her B.S. in Biology from The College of Idaho and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Idaho State University. During her time as a postdoc, Dr. Sestero was a recipient of NIH Postdoctoral Scholar Training Grants in Immunology and Rheumatology and the NIH/NIGMS IRACDA Award for the Mentored Experiences in Research, Instruction, and Teaching (MERIT) Program. She will continue her research collaborations with Dr. Raman in her new appointment as Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Montevallo.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it paper entitled “Microbicidal Activity of Vascular Peroxidase 1 in Human Plasma via Generation of Hypochlorous Acid”, published in Infection and Immunity has been selected as the Department of Medicine’s August 2012 Paper of the Month.

Dr. Hong Li is currently a research associate in Dr. Yabing Chen’s lab in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Pathology. Dr. Li received her MS degree from Wuhan University and her PhD from Central South University in China. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at UAB under the mentorship of Dr. Guangjie (Jeff) Cheng in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Dongqi Xing’s paper entitled “Endothelial cells overexpressing interleukin-8 receptors reduce inflammatory and neointimal responses to arterial injury”, published in Circulation has been selected as the Department of Medicine’s July 2012 Paper of the Month.

Dr. Junghyun Kim & Dr. Abolfazl Zarjou’s paper entitled “In vivo regulation of the heme oxygenase-1 gene in humanized transgenic mice” published in the Kidney International has been selected as the Department of Medicine’s June 2012 Paper of the Month.