PDF of Dr. Ford's CV

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Telephone

404.727.8560

Education

		BS, Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Genetics, University of Georgia, 1999
		PhD, Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University, 2004
		Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory Transplant Center, 2004-2007

Honors and Fellowships

		Emory University Surgery Research Symposium Award, 2007
		American Society of Transplantation Young Investigator Award, 2007
		Emory University Surgery Research Symposium Award, 2005
		American Society of Transplantation Research Grant, 2005-2007
		National Kidney Foundation Basic Research Fellowship, 2005
		NIH National Research Service Award, 2004-2007
		National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2000-2003
		Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Training, 1998
		Charter Merit Scholarship, University of Georgia, 1996-1999

Current Organizational Memberships

		American Society of Transplantation
		American Association of Immunologists

Research Focus

		The fundamental mechanisms involved in the T cell response to transplant tissues, specifically the role of costimulatory pathways in T cell activation
		The processes and interactions involved in immunologic tolerance to self and transplanted tissues

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member

2007

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