Dr. Wucherpfennig will continue to be responsible for coordinating the research efforts among allparticipating labs at Harvard Medical School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New YorkUniversity, and for administrative oversight of the entire program.He has worked closely with all investigators involved in this PPG during the current funding period,investigators who are presently funded by this PPG (Hafler and Ploegh) and members who joined the PPGfor this renewal (Kuchroo and Turley). The close interactions among the laboratories are facilitated by theclose involvement of Drs. Wucherpfennig, Turley, Kuchroo and Hafler in the Immunology Program atHarvard Medical School which the program members serve in many different capacities (i.e. Kuchroo &Wucherpfennig - seminar committee, Hafler & Wucherpfennig - executive committee, Turley &Wucherpfennig - graduate committee). Dr. Ploegh was until recently Director of the Immunology GraduateProgram at Harvard Medical School and remains closely involved in the activities of the program. The manyinformal interactions among the investigators greatly facilitate joint research efforts. Dr. Wucherpfennig willcontinue to collaborate with all members of this PPG and will identify new opportunities for joint researchactivities. These will be discussed at joint meetings, which in the past have emphasized the application ofnew technologies to the investigation of autoimmune diseases in both animal models and patients, asevidenced by the joint development of novel approaches by Drs. Wucherpfennig & Hafler (antigen tetramers)and Drs. Ploegh & Hafler (nanowell technology for investigation of B cell function).Dr. Wucherpfennig will also continue to be in charge of all administrative aspects, and will be assisted by hisadministrator (Kimberly Foemmel) and Dana-Farber administrators who specialize in grants management(Ms. Jane Macdonald) and financial management (Ms. Linda Shehu). No funding is requested for theseDana-Farber administrators.
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