Lewis L. Lanier, PhD
J. Michael Bishop, MD, Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
American Cancer Society Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
J. Michael Bishop, MD, Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
American Cancer Society Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
I have studied natural killer (NK) cells in humans and mice since 1981. My lab has identified many of the activating and inhibitory NK receptors, their ligands, and signaling pathways and defined their role in innate and adaptive immune responses to pathogens and cancer.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State U., Blacksburg, VA, B.S. (honors), 1975, Microbiology
Univ. North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC, Ph.D., 1978, Immunology
Univ. North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC, Postdoc, 1978-79, Immunology
Univ. New Mexico Med Sch, Albuquerque, NM, Postdoc, 1979-81, Immunology