The Ley lab studies atherosclerosis, the pathomechanism underlying most cardiovascular disease. We focus on the adaptive immune system. We work on the autoimmune aspect of atherosclerosis, mainly on the CD4 and CD8 T cell responses.
Klaus Ley, M.D.
Founding Co-Director, Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG)
Georgia Research Alliance Bradley Turner Eminent Scholar in Immunology
Professor, Department of Physiology
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
The lab uses human samples from patients with the disease we study: cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease. Major methods we use:
Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG)
Health Sciences Campus
Georgia Cancer Center - M. Bert Storey Research Building
1410 Laney Walker Blvd, CN2119
706-446-0296
Michael Nakama, MS
United States of America
Pei Xiong Liew
Singapore
Mikhail Fomin, MSc
United States of America
Payel Roy, PhD
India
Mohammad Oliaeimotlagh, MD MSc
Iran
Amir Khan, PhD
Pakistan
Smriti Parashar, PhD
India
Sunil Kumar, Ph.D.
India
Yan Wang, PhD
China
Megh Mehta
United States of America
Aderonke Fakoyade
Nigeria
