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Dennis D. Taub, Ph.D., Investigator Chief, Clinical Immunology Section and Acting Chief, Laboratory of Immunology E-mail: taubd@grc.nia.nih.gov Bibliography |
Education: | |
1981-1985 | B.S. Microbiology, B.S. Medical Technology Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
1987-1991 | Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Brief Chronology of Employment: |
1984-1988 - Medical Technologist (MT, ASCP) (SH, ASCP). Worked as a night supervisor and medical technologist in a number of disciplines including Hematology, Immunohematology, Serology, Parasitology, Urinanalysis, Pathology and Microbiology at Pennsylvania Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania, and Graduate Hospital in Phila., PA. |
1988-1990 - Graduate student at Temple University School of Medicine. Besides thesis project, also established multiple collaborations around Philadelphia. Dealing with antigen presentation and processing, psychoneuro- immunology, superantigens, and microbicidal (viral, fungal, and parasitic) invasion and killing. |
1990-1991 - Research Associate. Laboratory of Dr. Kenneth J. Blank, Hahnemmann University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Finishing Patent applications on methyxanthine compounds and autoimmune models as well as performing work with murine retroviruses and T cell clones against retroviruses. |
1991-1993 - Staff Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH. Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Building 560, Room 31-19, Frederick, MD 21702. |
1993-1997 - Head, Clinical Vaccine Research Laboratory; Scientist, Clinical Services Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, SAIC-Frederick, Room 11-23,Frederick, MD. 21702. Supervisor of research and monitoring of clinical tumor-specific vaccine trials. Also, Head of basic research within the CSP dealing with a number of research areas and codirector of the ALTS Immunology study laboratory dedicated to monitoring an human papilloma epidemiological study. |
1997-Date - Acting Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, Section Chief, Clinical Immunology Section, National Institute on Aging, NIH. Also, Director, Clinical Core Laboratory, Scientific Advisor to the Flow Cytometry Laboratory and Animal Resource Section, and Safety Chairperson of the GRC. |
Societies: |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
American Association of Blood Banking (AABB) |
American Association of Immunologists (AAI) |
American Association of Investigative Pathology (ASIP) |
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) |
American Society of Medical Technologists (ASMT) |
Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) |
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) |
Study Sections: |
1994-95, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Immunotherapy Study Section |
1995-1997, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Lung Biology Study Section |
Honors and Other Special Scientific Recognition: |
1981, Scholarship for Excellence in Languages (Latin) |
1981-1982, Received Alpha Lambda Delta Award for academic excellence |
1990-1992, Received a National Research Service Awards for high academic performance. |
1993, Clinical Immunology Society Science Recognition Award for new investigators at AAI/CIS meeting in Denver. |
1997,1998, EEO Award, Special Acheivement |
Other Acadmic Activities: |
1990-Present - Reviewer and outside editor for numerous journals since 1991 including: |
Nature, Journal of Immunology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Cell Biology, American Journal of Pathology,Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, Cellular Immunology, Cytokine, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, American Journal of Respiratory Medicine, Redbook, Alcoholism, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Immunity, Journal of Clinical Investigation, European Journal of Immunology, Vaccine Research, Journal of National Cancer Institute |
1994-Present - Associate Editor, Journal of Immunology |
1995-Present - Associate Editor, Journal of Immunology Cutting Edge Section |
1997-Present - Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation |
Teaching Experience: |
1983-1985 - Microbiology/Immunology teaching assistant for Medical Microbiology and Immunology courses at Pennsylvania State University. |
1986-1988 - Hematology and Blood Bank instructor (laboratory/lectures) for undergraduate in a Medical Technology program at Pennsylvania Hospital. |
1987-1991 - Instructor and teaching assistant for the Immunology and Medical Microbiology courses and labs given to second and third year medical students at Temple University. |
1988-1991 - Laboratory supervision and training of first and second year graduate students in Dr. Thomas J. Rogers laboratory at Temple University and Dr. Kenneth J. Blank laboratory at Hahnemmann University. |
1992 - Invited instructor (guest lecturer) for an Immunopathology course at Hahnemann Medical School for Ph.D. graduate students in Pathology Department. |
1993, 1994 - Invited instructor for 2 classes in Immunoregulation class at Temple University School of Medicine for Ph.D. students in graduate program in Immunology Department. |
1991-1994 - Training and supervising visiting scientists, technicians, and postdocs in laboratory techniques and immunology at NCI-FCRDC. |
1993-1997 - Supervisor and instructor of post-doctoral fellows and technicians within the Clinical Monitoring Laboratory (PRI, Inc./DynCorp and SAIC-Frederick) in monitoring and researching the tumor antigen-specific vaccine trials and basic cellular immunological techniques for the BRMP/CRB Clinic at Frederick. |
1997-Date - Lecture in NIH Immunology Course on Chemokines and the Immune System. |
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