Medical College of GeorgiaImmunology Center of Georgia
Immunology Center of Georgia

A team in pursuit of answers

We are a young enterprise — our center launched in 2022 — but we have recruited extremely bright and creative explorers of immunology. In the months ahead, we will add more resident scientists to our team.

We also embrace a collaborative mindset. Our frontline colleagues in investigation are the Augusta University affiliated scientists below. In addition, IMMCG has formed a Scientific Advisory Board of leaders in the field. Learn more about our research profile.

Resident Scientists

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Klaus Ley, MD

  • Co-Director, IMMCG
  • Georgia Research
  • Alliance Eminent Scholar
  • Professor, Physiology
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Catherine C. 'Lynn' Hedrick, PhD

  • Co-Director, IMMCG
  • GRA Bradley Turner Eminent Scholar
  • in Vascular & Cancer Immunology
  • Professor, Medicine
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Hossam Abdelsamed, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Wan Tien "Austin" Chiang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Rafael Czepielewski, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Kunzhe Dong, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Marco Orecchioni, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Adil Rasheed, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
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Yanfang "Peipei" Zhu, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Affiliated Scientists

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Ahmed Chadli, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Medicine
  • Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Associate Professor, Graduate studies

Chadli Lab

 

PubMed Publications

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Yan Cui, PhD

  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Professor, Graduate Studies

CUI LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Yukai He, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Graduate Studies
  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

HE LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Tianxiang "Sean" Hu, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Assistant Professor, GCC

HU LAB

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Anand Jillella, MD

  • J. Harold Harrison, MD Distinguished University Chair, Medicine
  • Professor, Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Chief, Hematology/Oncology
  • GCC Assoc. Director, Clinical Affairs

Jillela Profile

 

Pubmed Publications

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Theodore Johnson, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Pediatrics
  • Professor, Graduate Studies
  • Professor, DNRM
  • Professor, Georgia Cancer Center
  • Professor, The Graduate School, Augusta University

JOHNSON LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Vamsi K. Kota, MD

  • Associate Professor, Medicine
  • Director, Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation Program

KOTA Profile

 

Pubmed Publications

 

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Kebin Liu, PhD

  • Professor, GCC
  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

LIU LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Santhakumar Manicassamy, PhD

  • Professor, Medicine

Manicassamy LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Nagendra Singh, PhD

  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Professor, Pathology
  • Professor, The Graduate School, AU

SINGH LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Huidong Shi, PhD

  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Professor, Graduate Studies
  • Member,
  • Molecular Onc. & Biomarkers Program

SHI LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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David Munn, PhD

  • Professor, Pediatric Oncology
  • Co-Director, Pediatric Immunotherapy Program

MUNN LAB

 

PubMed Publications

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Gang Zhou, PhD

  • Professor, GCC, Medicine
  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Professor, The Graduate School, AU

ZHOU LAB

 

PubMed Publications

Scientific Advisory Board

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Jane Buckner, MD

  • President, Benaroya Research Institute,
  • Member, Center for Translational Immunology, BRI, Seattle, Washington
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Mark Davis, PhD

  • Director, Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation & Infection
  • Burt and Marion Avery Family Professor,
  • Stanford University
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Marc Jenkins, PhD

  • Regents & Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota
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Mariana J. Kaplan, MD

  • Deputy Scientific Director, Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, NIH
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Mitch Kronenberg, PhD

  • Professor and President Emeritus,
  • La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Administrative Staff

Debbie Ellison

  • Department Administrator III

Rebecca Pinkerton

  • Business Manager

Casey Brown

  • Administrative Assistant II

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Jada Mister

  • Administrative Assistant II

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Heather Henley

  • Director, Scientific Communications