Rabindra Tirouvanziam, PhD, is the Schinazi Family Distinguished Biomedical Chair and an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. He is also an adjunct associate professor with the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Tirouvanziam is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Education
Dr. Tirouvanziam earned his PhD in developmental biology from the Institute of Embryology of CNRS and College de France in Paris. He holds a master’s degree in bioengineering from Agro-Paris-Tech and another in lung physiology from University Paris XII. He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine in California.
Titles & Roles
Schinazi Family Distinguished Biomedical Chair
Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional Memberships
American Society for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Immunologists
Society for Leukocyte Biology
American Thoracic Society
Research
The Tirouvanziam laboratory studies mechanisms of innate immunity in humans and their role in homeostasis, acute disease, and chronic disease, as well as novel approaches to innate immunotherapy. Conditions of interest include cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, HIV, diabetic inflammation, cold tumors, COVID-19, vaping, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, malaria, juvenile arthritis and tissue repair. In cancer research, Dr. Tirouvanziam focuses on developing novel innate immunotherapies for treatment-refractory primary and metastatic tumors in humans.
