Taku Kambayashi, M.D, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (8 weeks/year)
Director, Institute for Immunology Clinical Fellows Training Program, PSOM
Program Advisor, Medical Scientist Training Program, PSOM
Member, Pathology Residency Steering Committee, HUP
Associate Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pathology, PSOM
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
288 JMB, 3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-7610
Fax: 215-573-9261
Fax: 215-573-9261
Publications
Education:
B.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1993.
Ph.D. (Immunology)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2004.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1993.
Ph.D. (Immunology)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2004.
Description of Research Expertise
https://kambayashilab.com/Research interests:
Regulation of T cell responses; Signal transduction; Regulation of skin barrier function; Skin commensals; Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
Specific Projects:
1) TSLP-mediated regulation of systemic lipid metabolism by T cells.
2) Regulation of skin barrier function and sebum secretion by Vitamin D3.
3) Regulation of systemic lipid metabolism by skin and skin commensals.
4) Mouse models of Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease (iMCD)
5) Regulation of the epigenome of gametes (sperm and egg) by T cells and microbes. The impact of parental T cells and microbes on progeny phenotypes.
Lab personnel:
Wei Du, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Bruk Goshu, PhD Student
Tetsuya Ikawa, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Dorottya Laczko, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Mariko Okumura, Research Specialist
Lillian Sun, MD/PhD Student
Saba Tegegne, MD/PhD Student
Yuichi Yokoyama, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Simon Zhou, PhD Student