Ali A. Ashkar, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
http://ashkarlab.com
905-525-9140, ext. 22311
McMaster University, MDCL 4015
1200 Main St. West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1
Research Interests:
- Innate immunity against microbial pathogens, particularly mucosal viral infections
- Induction of innate immunity by TLR ligands/agonists
- Innate antimicrobial and anti-tumor activities of NK cells and IL-15
- Experimental mouse model of human infection diseases: application of humanized mouse model