Sergio A. Lira
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Who is Sergio A. Lira?
Sérgio A. Lira, M.D., PhD., is a Brazilian-born American immunologist who pioneered the use of genetic approaches to study the function of chemokines. His early studies were the first to show that chemokines played a major role on leukocyte trafficking to the brain, the lung and the thymus.
Lira is currently the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Professor of Immunology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the Immunology Institute at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, both in New York City. He is the author of more than 120 published articles.
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- Also known as
- Sergio Lira
- Education
- Federal University of Pernambuco
- University of California, San Diego
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on July 23, 2013
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