Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD
Member, Faculty
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, is a faculty member and vice-chair of the Immunology Department, and a Rose Marie Thomas Endowed Chair at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. View bio.
Stories by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti
Innate immunity: the body’s first line of defense against a dangerous fungus
Innate immunity is your body’s first line of defense. What happens when it’s weakened? Researchers are using this common fungus to find out how to help.
NLRP3 balance: St. Jude researchers pinpoint key innate immune system regulator
For 12 years, science didn’t know how certain immune responses were activated. They do now, and it may lead to new cancer treatments.
Discovering new molecular switches to control autoinflammatory disease
Is Ptpn6, a controlling gene, linked with the master immune switch IL-1 alpha? Can this link be mapped to help pinpoint immune system response? Find out more.