Specialties
Adults
Allergic and Immunologic Conditions
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Anaphylaxis, Angioedema,
Aspirin Sensitivity, Asthma (Allergic and Non-allergic), Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema), Drug Allergy, Eosinophilic Disorders, Food
Allergy, Hay Fever/Rhinitis (Allergic & Non-allergic), Insect Sting Allergy, Mastocytosis, Urticaria/Hives
Rheumatologic Diseases
Ankylosing Spondylitis, Connective Tissue Disorder, Gout, Myositis, Osteoporosis, Primary & Secondary Immune Deficiencies, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Scleroderma, Sjögren's Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus), Vasculitis
Research
Autoimmunity/Rheumatology, Basic Immunology, Immunobiology
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Faculty Affiliate
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Board Certified, Internal Medicine
Board Eligible, Allergy and Immunology
Board Eligible, Rheumatology
My research is focused on lymphocyte signaling in primary immunodeficiency and loss of self-tolerance. Specifically, I investigate the role of co-stimulatory molecules on B and T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity.
Truong TQ, Sastry SK, Lakonishok M, Horwitz AF. Integrin modulation of mitogenic pathways involved in muscle differentiation. Signaling Through Cell Adhesion Molecules, 1999. Ed. J.L. Guan. CRC Press.
Sastry SK, Lakonishok M, Wu S, Truong TQ, Huttenlocher A, Turner CE, Horwitz AF. Quantitative changes in integrin and focal adhesion signaling regulate myoblast cell cycle withdrawal. J Cell Biol. 1999, Mar 22;144(6):1295-309.
Huttenlocher A, Lakonishok M, Kinder M, Wu S, Truong T, Knudsen KA, Horwitz AF. Integrin and cadherin synergy regulates contact inhibition of migration and motile activity. J Cell Biol. 1998, Apr 20;141:515-526.
