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The Houghton Laboratory includes an interesting mix of molecular biologists, immunologists, medical oncologists, and surgeons. This environment provides cross-fertilization of scientists and clinical investigators.
Alan Houghton, MD
Professor
Research Focus
Cancer immunologist Alan Houghton studies the immune response to cancer, immune recognition of self and mutated molecules, and development of new immunotherapies.Education
MD, University of Connecticut School of MedicineLab Members
Francesca Avogadri-Connors
Research Associate
Sadna Budhu
Research Fellow
Andre Burey
Research Technician
Czrina Anne Cortez
Research Technician
Humilidad (Millie) Gallardo
Research Laboratory Manager
Polly Gregor
Assistant Laboratory Member
Daniel Hirschhorn-Cymerman
Research Associate
Alan Houghton
Member
Yanyun Li
Research Assistant
Cailian Liu
Research Assistant
Teresa Rasalan
Research Assistant
David Schaer
Research Associate
Stephanie Terzulli
Project Manager
Shakuntala Tiwari
Research Assistant
Xia Yang
Senior Research Technician
Feng Zhao
Research Assistant
Hong Zhong
Senior Research Technician
Publications
- Ferrone CR, Perales MA, Goldberg SM, Somberg CJ, Hirschhorn-Cymerman D, Gregor PD, Turk MJ, Ramirez-Montagut T, Gold JS, Houghton AN, Wolchok JD. Adjuvanticity of plasmid DNA encoding cytokines fused to immunoglobulin Fc domains.Clin Cancer Res. 2006;12(18):5511-9.
- Perales MA, Diab A, Cohen AD, Huggins DW, Guevara-Patino JA, Hubbard VM, Engelhorn ME, Kochman AA, Eng JM, Mortazavi F, Alpdogan O, Terwey TH, Heller G, Wolchok JD, Houghton AN, van den Brink MR. DNA immunization against tissue-restricted antigens enhances tumor immunity after allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Immunol. 2006;177(6):4159-67.
