About our work
Current areas of interest of the Clinical and Translational Immunology Unit are:
- To understand the role of gut microbiome in human uveitis and to investigate the potential of gut microbiota as a biomarker of disease onset or responsiveness to treatment
- Identification of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets by characterizing molecular and immune correlates of disease subtypes and activity in uveitis
- Understanding and establishing the utility of multimodal ocular imaging as potential outcome measures in uveitis.
Clinical and Translational Immunology Unit key staff
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrushali Agashe, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow | vrushali.agashe@nih.gov | 301-594-5197 |
| Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. | Acting Chief | caspir@nei.nih.gov | 301-435-4555 |
| David Grasic, M.D. | Clinical Fellow | david.grasic@nih.gov | 301-204-6457 |
| Shilpa Kodati, M.D. | Staff Clinician | shilpa.kodati@nih.gov | 301-496-5847 |
| Wijak Kongwattananon, M.D. | Volunteer | wijak.kongwattananon@nih.gov | 301-496-8299 |
| Aman Kumar | Volunteer | aman.kumar@nih.go | 301-435-0393 |
| Jung Wha Lee, Ph.D. | Staff Scientist | leej@nei.nih.gov | 301-496-8299 |
| Mary Maclean, Ph.D. | Research Technician | mary.maclean@nih.gov | 301-594-3909 |
| Matthew McHarg | Volunteer | matt.mcharg@nih.gov | 301-435-5139 |
| Pulak Nath, Ph.D. | Staff Scientist | pulak.nath@nih.gov | 301-435-5139 |
| Mehmet Yakin, M.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow | mehmet.yakin@nih.gov | 301-402-3254 |
| Leanne Young | Volunteer | leanne.young2@nih.gov | 301-435-5139 |
