Mobile, Ala. (December 14, 2007)
Contact: Amanda MacDonald,
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 USA College of Medicine Welcomes New Associate
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| Dr. Joseph Brewer, an investigator in B cell biology, joins the USA Department of Microbiology and Immunology. |
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The University of South Alabama College of Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Joseph Brewer, associate professor in the department of microbiology and immunology.
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Prior to joining USA, Brewer was a member of the molecular biology program and an associate professor with the department of microbiology and immunology at Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago.
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Brewer earned his undergraduate degree in molecular biology from Auburn University and completed his doctoral studies with the department of immunology at Duke University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the department of tumor cell biology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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| Brewer’s special interests include immunology and cell biology, with a focus on B cells and how B cells make antibodies. |
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| “My research investigates a new area of B cell biology which has developed in the last decade. There is a tremendous interest and need to understand how B cells work due to the ongoing health problems of autoimmune diseases and B cell malignancies like multiple myeloma. I’m excited about the opportunity to build something new in this department,” said Brewer. |
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| Brewer’s current research is funded through a grant from NIH and is titled “Homeostasis of the ER in Differentiating B Cells.” |
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