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Academic Profile

Academic Background: MD, University of Kansas, 1969; BA, University of Kansas, 1965.

Research Interests: Complement system, innate immunity, autoimmune diseases, and molecular basis of immune responses.

Appointments: Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Rheumatology Division.

Awards: American Association of Immunologists Distinguished Service Award, 2010.

Publications: Author of over 300 peer-reviewed articles, including 'The Complement System in Health and Disease' (Springer, 2004).

Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member, Journal of Immunology.