Derek Abbott, MD, PhD
Derek Abbott, M.D, Ph.D. is a professor at National Jewish Health. Dr. Abbott serves as Chair of the Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine.
Research Areas
- Cellular Engineering
- Immunology
- Inflammation
Special Interests
We are interested in understanding the genetic and biochemical pathology underlying autoinflammatory disorders. We aim to find key nodal points in these pathways such that we can identify pathways to pharmaceutically target.
Education
Education
- 1993 - 1998
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, PhD. Cell Biology
- 1989 - 1993
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, BA Chemistry
Residency
- 2000 - 2003
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Anatomic Pathology
Fellowship
- 2002 - 2006
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Post-doctoral fellowship Systems Biology
- 1993 - 2000
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, MD (Medicine)
Awards & Recognition
Dolph Adams Award – Society for Leukocyte Biology
Crain’s Cleveland Health Care Heroes Award
Scholarship in Teaching award (x3) Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Former Co-Chair – Burroughs Wellcome Careers Award for Medical Scientists
Board Certification
2003: Anatomic Pathology