Meet Our Team
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Johnathan Schneck Jonathan Schneck (Professor of Pathology, Medicine and Oncology) received his MD-PhD in Immunology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After completing his degree, Dr. Schneck trained in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington DC. From there he went to the National Institute of Allergy and Immunology at the NIH in Bethesda and did his postdoctoral training at the Laboratory of Immunology. He joined the faculty at JHMI in 1990 as a junior faculty and is currently a Professor in Pathology, Medicine and Oncology. His lab is focused on T cell immunology in the Department of Pathology. When not in lab, Dr. Schneck is a family man with 5 children. For hobbies he enjoys skiing, photography, and of course is waiting for the 8th Harry Potter book. |
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Joan Glick Bieler Joan Glick Bieler, Research Associate and lab mom, received her PhD in biology from the City University of New York. She has worked in the areas of experimental hematology and viral oncology before coming to Hopkins. She has been able to translate her experience into characterizing the relationship between T cell receptors and Class I MHC in biophysical terms. When not cooking up involved experiments that hog the flow cytometer, she enjoys baking (often for the lab) and caring for her newly minted brood of grandchildren. |
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Abdel Hamad Abdel Hamad, Assistant Professor, received his Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Colorado Health Science Center. Our research studies is focused on elucidating the enigmatic role of the Fas pathway in the pathogenesis of organ-specific-autoimmune diseases particularly type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease using animal models. At the end of a hard working day, I love to sweat-it-out at the gym. |
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Jessica Lee Jessica Lee (Immunology Graduate Student) earned her BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology and BA in Communications from the University of Washington. Jessica studies the subdominant immune response to influenza. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking for friends, playing sports and spending quality time with her dog, Jasmine. |
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Yu (Matt) Li Yu (Matt) Li (graduate student) received his BA in Computer Science and BA in Chemistry from Amherst College in Amherst, MA. After graduation, he worked at the National Institute on Aging as a Post-Bac IRTA fellow before joining JHSOM's Immunology Graduate Program. Currently, he's working on live cell microarray technology and their potential biological applications. In his spare time, he makes numerous futile attempts to play in the National Hockey League. Often times, he can be spotted honing his body-checking skill on unsuspecting passersby in lab, leaving a wake of destruction and devastation. |
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Mathias Oelke Mathias Oelke (Assistant Professor): received his Ph.D in Chemistry at Max Delbruck Center, Berlin-Buch, Germany eventually deciding to pursue my research career in the field of cell biology and more specifically, to become a cellular immunologist. In ultimately joining the lab of Jonathan Schneck there was a development of a bead-MHC-Ig based artificial Antigen Presenting Cell (aAPC), which can be used to replace autologous peptide pulsed DC in order to generate antigen-specific CTL for adoptive immunotherapy for cancer and infectious diseases. The primary goal of my research is to develop new tools for antigen-specific T cell detection and modulation. My hobbies are my family, soccer and casual bicycling. |
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Aaron Selya Aaron Selya (Lab Technician) received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He joined the Schneck Lab in June 2007 and since then has been supporting the lab with his ordering and restocking skills. Aaron enjoys stimulating T-cells and measuring mouse tumors. He spends his free time tinkering with computers and extolling Free Open Software. |
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Tonya Webb Tonya Webb (Postdoctoral Fellow) received her PhD from Indiana University School of Medicine for her dissertation work on the role of NKT cells and CD1 molecules in antiviral immunity. Her extensive training in NKT cell/CD1d biology combined with the laboratory’s expertise has molded her research interests. Specifically, she is using CD1d-Ig based artificial Antigen Presenting Cells (aAPC) for the modulation of NKT cells. When not in the laboratory, she enjoys playing with her kids, reading novels, dancing, and eating good food. |
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Zuoxiang Xiao Zuoxiang Xiao (Postdoctoral Fellow) received his PhD from the Zhejiang University P.R China, in Cancer immunology. Dr. Xiao received 3-years postdoctoral training in HIV field at Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University before joining the laboratory. Currently, he focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate survival of autoreactive T cells in pancreas. Zuoxiang’s hobbies include playing tennis and swimming. |