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Ursula Esser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Research III Building, Room #3400A
UC Davis Medical Center
4645 2nd Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
| Phone: | (916) 734-4789 |
| Lab: | (916) 734-4788 |
| Fax: | (916) 734-2698 |
| Email: | uesser@ucdavis.edu |
Research Interests
- Chemokines, their receptors and leukocyte trafficking
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) pathogenesis
- Monocytes as ‘Trojan Horse’ for entry into the CNS and AIDS-associated dementia
- Monocytes/macrophages infectious with various pathogens (HIV/SIV, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes and cytomegalovirus);
- Precursor cell trafficking to liver (for stem cell regeneration and liver tissue repair)