Jacqueline M. Achkar
Professor
Department of Medicine
Yeshiva University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Achkar is a physician scientist and currently an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Achkar received her Medical Diploma and Doctoral Degree from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and her Master of Science Degree in Clinical Research Methods from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her Medical Residency and Infectious Disease Fellowship at the New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and joined Einstein in 2006.
Research Interest
Her more recently expanded work, in collaboration with Drs. Arturo Casadevall and John Chan, investigates also the role of antibodies in the protection against TB, and resulted in several invitations for peer-reviewed book chapters and reviews.
Publications
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Achkar JM, Chan J, Casadevall A (2014) Role of B cells and antibodies in acquired immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 5: 018432.
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Achkar JM, Jenny-Avital ER (2011) Incipient and subclinical tuberculosis: defining early disease states in the context of host immune response. J Infect Dis 204: 1179-86.
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Achkar JM, Chan J, Casadevall A (2015) B cells and antibodies in the defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Immunol Rev 264: 167-181.
