“The driving force behind my research has been to understand what controls cell identity. If we could identify the mechanisms that switch these T cells from being pro-inflammatory to being anti-inflammatory, then we could have a new way to address autoimmune diseases that arise when Th17 cells behave inappropriately,” said Maria Ciofani, PhD, who joined Duke as an assistant professor of immunology in November, 2013.
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