Vincent C. Lombardi, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Innate immunity and its contribution to the gut-brain axis in neuroimmune disease

Summary

Professional Biography

2018 - present: Assoc. Prof. Research, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno
2011 - 2018: Director of Research, Nevada Center for Biomedical Research, Reno
2006 - 2019: Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Nevada, Reno
2011 - 2019: Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno
2014 - 2016: Investigator, VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, Reno NV
2007 - 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, Nevada Center for Biomedical Research, Reno
2004 - 2006: Clinical Laboratory Supervisor, Redlabs, USA, Reno

Currently in our laboratory, have are working on the following projects:

Understanding the contributions of secretory IgA to the composition of the gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease and myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Evaluating the Janus kinase (JAK) activation profile in lymphocyte populations of subjects with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Investigating the role w88 casinoof Aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists in neuroimmune disease.
Inhibition of GI-associated plasmacytoid dendritic cells and their production of endogenous retroviral proteins.