Kuroda Lab

Principle Investigators

Marcelo J. Kuroda M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of , Physiology and Cell Biology
Center for Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and
Leader of Infectious Disease Unit, California National Primate Research Center
email: mjkuroda@ucdavis.edu

Determining the role of monocyte/macrophages in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, chronic inflammation and aging
Examining the immunology of aging
Assessing the roles of macrophages in the pathogenesis of TB using the macaque model of TB/SIV.

Elizabeth S. Didier Ph.D.

Professional Research Immunologist
Center for Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and
California National Primate Research Center
email: esdidier@ucdavis.edu

The contributions of myeloid cells to natural aging in the rhesus macaque model
The accelerated aging that occurs in SIV-infected rhesus macaques as a model for HIV infections of humans