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Mandy L. Ford, PhD
Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Scientific Director
Emory Transplant Center
Director of Admissions, Graduate Program in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Emory University
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Biography
Dr. Ford received her PhD in immunology and molecular pathogenesis at Emory and did her postdoctoral fellowship at the Emory Transplant Center. In Emory's Transplant Immunology Lab, she is studying the fundamental mechanisms involved in the T cell response to transplant tissues, specifically the role of costimulatory pathways in T cell activation, and the processes and interactions involved in immunologic tolerance to self and transplanted tissues.
Education
BS, Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Genetics, University of Georgia, 1999
PhD, Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University, 2004
Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory Transplant Center, 2004-2007
Honors and Fellowships
Emory University Surgery Research Symposium Award, 2007
American Society of Transplantation Young Investigator Award, 2007
Emory University Surgery Research Symposium Award, 2005
American Society of Transplantation Research Grant, 2005-2007
National Kidney Foundation Basic Research Fellowship, 2005
NIH National Research Service Award, 2004-2007
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2000-2003
Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Training, 1998
Charter Merit Scholarship, University of Georgia, 1996-1999
Current Organizational Memberships
American Society of Transplantation
American Association of Immunologists
Research
Research Focus
The fundamental mechanisms involved in the T cell response to transplant tissues, specifically the role of costimulatory pathways in T cell activation
The processes and interactions involved in immunologic tolerance to self and transplanted tissues