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Olivia Martinez

Academic Appointments

Contact Information

  • Academic Offices
    Administrative Contact
    Sharon Dickow Administrative Associate Tel Work 8-6248

Professional Snapshot

Administrative Appointments

  • Director, Pre-Doctoral Program, Immunology IDP, Stanford University School of Medicine (2008 - present)

Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists (2007)
  • Faculty Mentor of the Year, Program in Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005)
  • Fujisawa Basica Science Award, American Society of Transplantation (2004)

Education & Community

Professional Education

  • Ph.D., Univ of California, Berkeley, Immunology (1982)
  • B.S., Univ of Southern California, Biological Sciences (1976)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Scientific Focus

Research Interests

There are two major areas of focus in the laboratory. First, we are interested in Epstein Barr Virus-mediated mechanisms of immune evasion with particular focus on resistance to cell death receptor pathways of apoptosis in EBV B cell lymphomas, the characterization of the human T cell response to EBV infected B cells and effects of immunosuppressive drugs on growth and survival of EBV B cell lymphomas. The second area of study addresses tolerance induction in solid organ transplantation. In particular we are examining the generation and characterization of regulatory T cells in allogeneic responses and the role of alternate co-stimulatory molecules in alloreactivity.

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