Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · BiologyCormier Lab
Stephania A Cormier · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Research Focus
Dr. Stephania Cormier's research lab focuses on understanding how the immune system protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of pneumonia in young children. They explore why infants often fail to produce effective immune responses, particularly the antibody IgA, which is crucial for defense against RSV. The lab uses advanced techniques to study immune cell responses in both human infants and neonatal mouse models, aiming to develop better vaccines and treatments for RSV.
respiratory syncytial viruspediatric immunologyimmune responseIgA productionvaccine developmentmucosal immunityneonatal modelsantibody responsesbronchiolitischronic lung disease
Research Aims
3AIM 01Demonstrate how the inability of infants to induce mucosal RSV-specific IgA contributes to disease severity.
AIM 02Determine the role of BAFF/APRIL in hindering IgA responses to RSV in infants.
AIM 03Establish the suppression of RSV-specific IgA production by neonatal B regulatory lymphocytes in infants.
Skills the Lab Values
mouse modelssingle-cell RNA sequencingspatial transcriptomicsB-cell cultureantibody assaysflow cytometryimmune cell characterizationdata analysis in immunologyclinical sample processing
Output against the department
Publications195top 33% of dept.339th of 1,033
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Citations7.4ktop 49% of dept.511th of 1,033
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