Associate Professor and Scientific Director of Genomics at National Jewish Health (NJH)
Biography
Brian P. O'Connor, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Scientific Director of Genomics at National Jewish Health in the Center for Genes, Environment, and Health. His work focuses on understanding how epigenetic mechanisms regulate the decision processes governing immune cell activity in the context of disease. The immune system is comprised of multiple types of autonomous cells that must work together to influence the outcome of disease. The identity and function of the autonomous immune cells are influenced by microenvironmental stimuli, which in turn affect the epigenome. Currently, Dr. O'Connor's lab examines the cross talk between environmental stimuli (such as diet or inflammation), the immune system, and disease (such as Asthma).
Dr. O'Connor received his Ph.D. in immunology and has been trained in organismal, cellular and molecular immunology. His post-doctoral training was in immune epigenetics and molecular biology.
Dr. O'Connor received his Ph.D. in immunology and has been trained in organismal, cellular and molecular immunology. His post-doctoral training was in immune epigenetics and molecular biology.
