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California State University, Long Beach

Biology Health Science Medicine Molecular Biology Cell Biology Biochemistry Immunology Biotechnology

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5.05/4/2026

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Deborah Fraser, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach. She earned her Ph.D. in medical biochemistry and immunology from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, completing her doctoral studies from 1998 to 2001. Following her Ph.D., she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Wales College of Medicine from January to October 2002 and at the City of Hope National Medical Center, Department of Immunology, from November 2002 to December 2003. She also holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree from the University of Bristol. Since joining California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Fraser has directed the Fraser Lab, where her research investigates the molecular mechanisms of the innate immune response, with a particular emphasis on the role of complement protein C1q in inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis. Her studies explore how C1q modulates macrophage polarization, foam cell survival and efferocytosis, inflammasome activation, lipid metabolism, transcriptome changes, and cytokine production during the uptake of atherogenic lipoproteins and apoptotic cells.