John D. Altman
PhD
Research in Dr. Altman's laboratory is focused upon the induction, function, trafficking, and regulation of antiviral T cell immune responses.
Titles and Roles
- Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- CFAR Investigator, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Cancer Immunology
Biography
John D. Altman, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Education
Dr. Altman earned his PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his post-doctoral training at Stanford University.
Research
Dr. Altman pioneered the development of tetramer reagents, which can be customized for individual studies to provide extremely precise measures of immune response. He heads the Tetramer Core, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as a service for NIH-approved investigators throughout the U.S., and also directs the Emory CFAR Immunology Core, which provides immunology assay service for investigators through Emory's Center for AIDS Research.
Publications
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Awards
In 2015, Dr. Altman was named to the MilliPub Club, which recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have each garnered more than 1,000 citations.