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Pathology; Microbiology and Immunology; University of South Carolina
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Joined April 22.2020
Dr: Mitzi Nagarkatti is SmartState Endowed Chair of Center for Cancer Drug Discovery as well
Carolina Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Dept: of Pathology; Microbiology and
Immunology at the School of Medicine (SOM), University of South Carolina (UofSC)
2005
Dr: Nagarkatti moved from the Medical College of Virginia where she was
Professor in the
Se
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology as well as directed the Immune Mechanisms Program
of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Massey Cancer Center:
Dr:
Nagarkatti's research is broad-based and encompasses Inflammation, Autoimmunity;
Complementary and Alternative Medicine ,
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy; and
Immunotoxicology: Dr: Nagarkatti has been the recipient of
S7Omillion in extramural funding
Principal Investigator (PIJICo-PI. to support the research in her lab since moving to
UofSC. She is currently thePI Ion 3 National Institutes of Health (NIH) ROL grants. She also
serves as the Co-PI of yet another Center Grant for S6million from National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) to study the epigenetic mechanisms
underlying the role of plant products in treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases,
which was renewed for an additional 5 years for S8million In addition, Dr: Nagarkatti is also a
Co-PI.
on
5-year COBRE grant on Dietary Supplements and Inflammation for S1Omillion
which was
renewal of a previous 5-year grant for $1Omillion, aimed at recruiting and
mentoring junior faculty: Dr: Nagarkattis research has been continuously funded by agencies
including the NIH, VA, US Army; American Cancer Society; NSFIEPA as well as other private
foundations_
Dr: Nagarkatti is an American Association for Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) Fellow as well
as Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. Dr: Nagarkatti was appointed to the
prestigious National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors_
Dr: Nagarkatti
has been the recipient of numerous awards such as the Pfizer Award, UofSC Breakthrough