- University of Pittsburgh, MD, 2024
- University of Pittsburgh, PhD, 2022
- Emory University, BS, 2015
Education & Training
Representative Publications
Abou-Daya KI, Tieu R, Zhao D, Rammal R, Sacirbegovic F, Williams AL, Shlomchik WD, Oberbarnscheidt MH, Lakkis FG. Resident memory T cells form during persistent antigen exposure leading to allograft rejection. Sci Immunol. 2021 Mar 19;6(57):eabc8122. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc8122. PMID: 33741656; PMCID: PMC8103522.
Hughes AD, Zhao D, Dai H, Abou-Daya KI, Tieu R, Rammal R, Williams AL, Landsittel DP, Shlomchik WD, Morelli AE, Oberbarnscheidt MH, Lakkis FG. Cross-dressed dendritic cells sustain effector T cell responses in islet and kidney allografts. J Clin Invest. 2020 Jan 2;130(1):287-294. doi: 10.1172/JCI125773. PMID: 31763998; PMCID: PMC6934226.
Career Advisor
JoAnne Flynn, PhD
Thesis Advisor
Fadi Lakkis, MD
Program
Microbiology and Immunology
Dissertation Title
Cognate antigen and IL-15 are required for the maintenance of resident memory T cells
Trainee
Current
Graduate Year
2024
Training Start Year
2016