Dr. Edward Wakeland (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Edward Wakeland

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Dr. Edward Wakeland, professor of immunology and director of the Center for Immunology, directed a research group including center assistant instructor Katalin Tus who discovered the role of a mutated gene called Tlr7, which interacts with Ly108 in triggering the mechanisms leading to a deadly form of lupus in mice.

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