Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Faculty
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Kamal A. Mohammed, M.D. Assistant Professor Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine Box 100225, Room M453 University of Florida Health Science Center Gainesville, Florida 32608 Phone(off):(352) 392-9200 Phone(lab):(352) 376-1611 ext 6491 Fax: (352) 392-3974 Email id: mkamal@medicine.ufl.edu |
Educational Background
- 1993 Ph.D. Immunology, Osmania University, INDIA
- 1986 M.S. Zoology, Osmania University, INDIA
Research Interests
- - Innate and adaptive immune defenses in pleuro-pulmonary infections
- - Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling in pleural infections and asthma
- - Pathogen/antigen induced pleural injury and barrier dysfunction
- - Th1/Th2 cytokines in airway remodeling
- - Mechanotransduction and airway remodeling
Professional Societies
- American Thoracic Society
- American Federation for Medical Research
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Grants Awarded
National Institutes of Health: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator:Veena B Antony,MD) “Monocyte Recruitment in Pleuro Pulmonary TB in AIDS” 2001-2006
University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research, Principal Investigator
“Pleural Mesothelial Cell Toll-Like Receptors in Empyema” 2004-2005
Publications (2004 onwards)
- Nasreen N., Mohammed K.A., Kerry L. Sanders, Joyce Hardwick, Robert D. Van Horn, Jun tain, Ramit K. Sharma, Carlos Ramirez-Icaza, Muna M. Kilani, Chade Hage and Veena B. Antony. Pleural Mesothelial cell (PMC) defence mechanisms against malignancy. Oncol. Res. An Internatl. J. 14(3):155-161, 2004.
- Gail Ramirez-Icaza, Mohammed K.A., Nasreen N., Joyce Hardwick J.A., Van Horn R.D., Sanders K. L., J. Tian, Johnson M. T. and Antony V. B. Th2 Cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 Down Regulate Paxillin Expression in Bronchial Airway Epithelial Cells. J Clin Immunol., 24(4):426-34, 2004.
- Muna M.Kilani, Mohammed K.A., Nasreen N., Hardwick J.A., Tepper R. S. and Antony V. B. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Causes Increased Bronchial Epithelial Permeability. Chest. 126(1):186-91; 2004.
- Nasreen N., Mohammed K.A., Sriram P.S. Frank W., Schonfeld N., and Lodenkemper R. Antony V.B., Talc Pleurodesis: Pleural fluid bFGF mediates pleural fibrosis Chest.126(5):1522-8; 2004.
For a complete list of the publications,
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Honors and Awards
Young Trainee Investigator Award -1997. American Federation of Clinical Research/Central Society for Clinical Research. USA.
Fogarty International Travel Award -1992. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA.
CSIR Young Investigator Travel Award-1995. Department of Biotechnology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
CSIR-Post Doctoral Fellowship -1994. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.