Education

DVM, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany, 2006-2012

PhD in Immunology, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen, Germany, and Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany, 2012-2016

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2016-2022

Research Interests

Trained Immunity in Infection, Vaccination, and Asthma

Selected Publications

Kaufmann E*, Sanz J*, Dunn JL*, Khan N, Mendonca LE, Pacis A, Tzelepis F, Pernet E, Dumaine A, Grenier JC, Mailhot-Léonard F, Ahmed E, Belle J, Besla R, Mazer B, King IL, Nijnik A, Robbins CS, Barreiro LB, Divangahi M. (2018) BCG Educates Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Generate Protective Innate Immunity against Tuberculosis. Cell 172:176–190

Divangahi M, Khan N, Kaufmann E. (2018) Beyond Killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Disease Tolerance. Front. Immunol. 9:2976

Khan N*, Downey J*, Sanz J, Kaufmann E, Blankenhaus B, Pacis A, Pernet E, Ahmed E, Cardoso S, Nijnik A, Mazer BD, Sassetti C, Behr MA, Soares MP, Barreiro LB, Divangahi M. (2020) M. tuberculosis reprograms Hematopoietic Stem Cells to limit Myelopoiesis and impair Trained Immunity. Cell 183:752-770

Divangahi M, Aaby P, Abdul Khader S, Barreiro LBB, Bekkering S, Chavakis T, van Crevel R, Curtis N, DiNardo AR, Dominguez-Andres J, Duivenwoorden R, Fanucchi S, Fayad Z, Fuchs E, Hamon M, Jeffrey KL, Khan N, Joosten LAB, Kaufmann E, Latz E, Matarese G, van der Meer JWM, Mhlanga M, Moorlag SJCFM, Mulder WJM, Naik S, Novakovic B, O’Neill L, Ochando J, Ozato K, Riksen NP, Sauerwein R, Sherwood E, Schlitzer A, Schultze JL, Sieweke M, Stabell-Benn C, Stunnenberg H, Sun J, van de Veerdonk FL, Weiss S, Williams D, Xavier R, Netea MG. (2021) Trained Immunity, Tolerance, Priming and Differentiation: Distinct Immunological Processes. Nature Immunol. 22:2-6.

Kaufmann E, Landekic M, Downey J, Chronopoulos J, Teimouri Neyhad S, Tran K, Vinh DC, Barreiro LB, Divangahi M. (2022) Lack of evidence for intergenerational inheritance of immune resistance to infections. Nat Immunol. 23:203-207

Kaufmann E*, Khan N*, Tran KA, Ulndreaj A, Pernet E, Fontes G, Lupien A, Desmeules P, McIntosh F, Abow A, Moorlag SJCFM, Debisarun P, Mossman K, Banerjee A, Karo-Atar D, Sadeghi M, Mubareka S, Vinh DC, King IL, Robbins CS, Behr MA, Netea MG, Joubert P, Divangahi M. (2022) BCG vaccination provides protection against IAV but not SARS-CoV-2. Cell Rep. 38:110502

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Lab Members

Gabriella Stefan

Vidthiya Jeyanathan

Conrad Pietrzak

Lubnaa Hossenbaccus (co-supervised)

Makena Sceeles

Sarah Hopkins