R. Nikzad

Alcohol dependence promotes systemic IFN-γ and IL-17 responses in mice

This study shows that chronic alcohol exposure in mice increases systemic IFN-γ and IL-17 responses in a cell and organ-specific manner.

NK cells and CTLs are required to clear solid tumor in a novel model of patient-derived-xenograft

This study develops a novel syngeneic immune system PDX model to show that NK cells and CTLs are required for effective immunotherapy against solid tumors.