Roberta Pelanda

Roberta Pelanda, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Integrated Department of Immunology

Profile

Research Areas

  • Autoimmunity/Rheumatology
  • Basic Immunology
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
Gender:
Female

Education & Training

Education

1992
University of Milan, Italy, PhD, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Fellowship

1993-1996
Institute for Genetics (Cologne, Germany)
1997-2001
Max-Planck Institute for Immunobiology (Freiburg, Germany)

Special Interests

Research Interests

Immunology B cell biology Autoimmunity Signal transduction

Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

Associate Professor of Immunology

Professional Memberships

AAI

Awards & Recognition

Harmon Foundation Award for Arthritis Research Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter Grant

Publications

Velez M.G., Kane M., Liu S., Gauld S.B., Cambier J.C., Torres R.M., and Pelanda R., 2007. Ig allotypic inclusion does not prevent B cell development or response, J Immunol, 179:1049-1057.

Liu S., Velez M.G., Humann J., Rowland S., Conrad F.J., Halverson R., Torres R.M., and Pelanda R., 2005. Receptor editing can lead to allelic inclusion and development of B cells that retain antibodies reacting with high avidity autoantigens. J Immunol, 175:5067-5076.

Halverson, R,. R.M. Torres, and R. Pelanda, 2004. Receptor editing is the primary mechanism of B cell tolerance toward membrane antigens. Nature Immunology, 5(6):645-50.

Pelanda R., U. Braun, E. Hobeika, M.C. Nussenzweig, and M. Reth. 2002. B Cell Progenitors Are Arresred in Maturation but Have Intact VDJ Recombination in the Absence of Ig-a and Ig-b. J Immunol, 169:865-872.

Pelanda, R., S. Schwers, E. Sonoda, R.M. Torres, D. Nemazee, and K. Rajewsky. 1997. Receptor editing in a transgenic mouse model: site, efficiency, and role in B cell tolerance and antibody diversification. Immunity 7, no. 6:765-75.

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Office Information

Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 303.398.1451
  • Fax: 303.270.2325
  • Email: pelandar@njhealth.org

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654

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