Siwei Nie, Ph.D.

Professional Summary

Dr. Nie is a Study Director at BRM currently working on viral immunology related grant research, and contract research related to viral immunology projects. Dr. Nie received her Ph.D. in Immunology and Virology from University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in 2008. Her Ph.D. thesis was focused on the role of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in heterologous immunity between lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and vaccinia virus. Her post-doctoral training was in the Pathology department at UMMS. She is trained in virology and immunology specializing in performing virus/vaccine induced Tcell-based immunity and immune pathology.

Publications:

Nie S, Cornberg M, Xu H, Lin SJ, Selin LK. TNF-α/β and FasL mediate the pathogenesis of panniculitis in LCMV-immune mice during VV infection. In preparation.

Nie S, Kim SK, Lin SJ, Welsh RM, Selin LK. VV-induced panniculitis in LCMV-immune mice is determined by the private specificity of the host. In review.

Nie S, Cornbert M, Selin LK. Resistance to vaccinia virus is less dependent on TNF under conditions of heterologous immunity. J Immunol. 2009; 183(10): 6554-60.

Sanchez-Merino V, Nie S, Luzuriaga K. HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cell responses and viral evolution in women and infants. J Immunol. 2005; 175(10):6976-86.