Mark D. Wewers

Mark D. Wewers studies how the immune system responds to infection and inflammation, with particular attention to lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary fibrosis. His work examines molecular pathways, such as inflammasomes (protein complexes that trigger inflammation) and monocyte signaling, that regulate the body's inflammatory response to pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae. Students in this group would likely explore the intersection of immunology and respiratory disease at a molecular and cellular level.

Publication output rose to a peak around 2019, declined through the early 2020s, briefly increased again in 2023, and has since slowed to a lower level in the most recent years.

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