Assistant Professor of Medicine


Address:  

Shelby Bldg, Room 203
1825 University Blvd. 
35294

Telephone:(205) 975-6407

Fax:(205) 996-6734
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Education

BS (Biology), City University of New York, Brooklyn College, 1984
PhD (Genetics), City University of New York, Graduate School, 1995
MBA, American Intercontinental, Atlanta,GA, 2003
Postdoctoral Training, Cornell University Medical College/Hospital for Special Surgery, 1995-1996
Postdoctoral Training, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1996-1999

Research Interests:

Molecular genetics and epigenetics of autoimmune diseases: Characterization of genetic variants on the SLE-linked q21-q42 region of chromosome 1; Structure and function of Fc gamma receptors in inflammation.

Selected Publications

 
Gibson AW, Li FJ, Wu J, Edberg JC, Su K, Cafardi J, Wiener H, Tiwari H, Kimberly RP, Davis RS. 2009. The FCRL3 -169CT promoter single-nucleotide polymorphism, which is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Japanese population, predicts expression of receptor protein on CD19+B cells. Arthritis Rheum. 60(11):3510-2.  PMID: 19877046

Qian K, Xie F, Gibson AW, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP, Wu J. 2008. Functional expression of IgA receptor FcalphaRI on human platelets. J Leukoc Biol. 84(6):1492-500. PMID: 18784345

Wu J, Ji C, Xie F, Langefeld CD, Qian K, Gibson AW, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP. 2007. FcalphaRI (CD89) alleles determine the proinflammatory potential of serum IgA. J Immunol. 178(6):3973-82. PMID: 17339498

Su K, Yang H, Li X, Li X, Gibson AW, Cafardi JM, Zhou T, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP. 2007. Expression profile of FcgammaRIIb on leukocytes and its dysregulation in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Immunol. 178(5):3272-80. PMID: 17312177

Qin H, Edberg JC, Gibson AW, Page GP, Teng L, Kimberly RP. 2004. Differential gene expression modulated by the cytoplasmic domain of Fc gamma RIa (CD64) alpha-chain. J Immunol. 173(10):6211-9. PMID: 15528358

Wu J, Metz C, Xu X, Abe R, Gibson AW, Edberg JC, Cooke J, Xie F, Cooper GS, Kimberly RP. 2003. A novel polymorphic CAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta element in the FasL gene promoter alters Fas ligand expression: a candidate background gene in African American systemic lupus erythematosus patients. J Immunol. 170(1):132-8. PMID: 12496392

Davis RS, Dennis G Jr, Odom MR, Gibson AW, Kimberly RP, Burrows PD, Cooper MD. 2002. Fc receptor homologs: newest members of a remarkably diverse Fc receptor gene family. Immunol Rev. 190:123-36. PMID: 12493010