About
Jennifer Uhrlaub received a BA from McDaniel College and a Master's in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. She has been with the Nikolich Lab since 2005 working on a diverse array of projects to understand immune determinants of increased susceptibility to acute and chronic viral infection with age. One of her favorite things about Tucson is entertaining on her patio in the middle of “winter”.
Research Area
aging, immune response, immunology, hypertension, immune system, sars-cov-2, infection, viral infections, covid-19, cytomegalovirus, immunosenescence, sars-cov-2 infection, mrna vaccination, vaccination, mouse model, animal models, sex differences, immunity, viral infection, lymph nodes, antibody response, older adults, infectious diseases, sars-cov-2 variants, sars-cov-2 detection, antibodies
Recent
- Our primary research focus is to understand the basic mechanisms of immunity to infectious organisms and how these mechanisms change or deteriorate with age. Our secondary focus is on how longevity- and healthspan- extending interventions intersect with immune defense. We are particularly interested in how aging with persistent herpesviruses may influence immunity to other organisms across the lifespan. We are actively working to identify and test novel strategies, such as thymic rejuvenation, immune modulation, new vaccine approaches and metabolic/nutritional interventions to improve healthspan and immune protection in late life.
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