Charles E Egwuagu
Senior Investigator
Molecular Immunology Section
National Eye Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Charles E. Egwuagu is an Epidemiologist/Immunologist and Chief of the Molecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute. He received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Yale University and an M.P.H from the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Egwuagu then served as a Commissioned Officer of the USA Public Health Service, attaining the rank of Captain (06). Major research focus in the Egwuagu laboratory is on autoreactive lymphocytes that mediate CNS autoimmune diseases, such as Uveitis and Multiple Sclerosis. Particular interest is on cytokine signaling and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate lymphocyte development and cell-fate decisions. The ultimate goal is to develop Biologics and autologous regulatory B cell (Breg) immunotherapy for autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases.
Research Interest
Molecular Immunology and Ocular Immunology, Autoimmune diseases
