Assistant Professor, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

Phone: (540) 231-7276
Email: rmagarzo@vbi.vt.edu
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Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory | Publications | Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory Web Portal | Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens

Professional Preparation

• Iowa State University, Immunology, PhD, 2002
• Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 1997

• Research Assistant, Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Iowa State University 1997-02
• Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 2003-06
• Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Spanish Institute for Research in Agriculture 2006-08
• Assistant Professor, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 2008-present

Fellowships

• 2006-2009  European Union
• 2006-2008  Spanish Ministry of Education

Research Interests

• Mucosal Immunology
• Development of host-targeted immune therapeutics to respiratory pathogens
• Immunoregulation by PPAR agonists
• Modeling Immune Responses

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor at VBI, lead the Mucosal Immunology Group and co-direct the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Group at VBI. My main area of expertise is in mucosal immunology related to infectious and immune-mediated diseases. I obtained my PhD in Immunology from Iowa State University, had a postdoc a the Department of Human Nutrition at Virginia Tech and became Assistant Professor at the Spanish Institute for Research and Agriculture in Madrid, Spain. I received research funding from the European Union, Spanish Ministry of Education, corporations and the National Institutes of Health.

Selected Publications