Amazing mucosa
“The whole mucosal immune system is so fascinating. It has to operate in an environment of extremes.”
Allergic Diseases
Pediatric Milk Allergy: To study the frequency and phenotype of milk allergen-specific T cells in cohorts with different disease manifestations
IgE Heterogeneity
Since their finding of ‘monomeric IgE effects’ on mast cell survival in 2001, Dr. Kawakami and associates have shown that
Kawakami Lab
Toshiaki Kawakami,
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation
Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D., and his team study allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis.
Allergy amplifier implicated in asthma also intensifies food allergy
LA JOLLA, CA—Almost eight percent of children under three years old and four percent of adults suffer food allergies, which
Toshiaki Kawakami
Dr. Kawakami has been with LJI since 1990, joining originally as an Assistant and then Associate Professor in the Biochemistry.