Preston E. Bratcher, PhD
Dr. Preston Bratcher is an Associate Professor who focuses on airway ion transport and pulmonary inflammation/immunity.
- Associate Professor
- Division of Cell Biology
- Department of Pediatrics
Research AreasSpecial Interests
My research is focused on airway salt transport and alterations in transport that occur during acute and chronic pulmonary disease. I also explore the impact of inflammation and immune responses on the airway epithelium.
Education
Education
- 2010
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL), PhD
- 2006
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL), BS
Publications
Bratcher PE, Gaggar A. Factors influencing the measurement of plasma/serum surfactant protein d levels by ELISA. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 3
Bratcher PE, Gaggar A. Characterization and prevention of the adsorption of surfactant protein D to polypropylene. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 11
Bratcher PE, Weathington NM, Nick HJ, Jackson PL, Snelgrove RJ, Gaggar A. MMP-9 cleaves SP-D and abrogates its innate immune functions in vitro. PLoS One. 2012
Gaggar A, Hector A, Bratcher PE, Mall MA, Griese M, Hartl D. The role of matrix metalloproteinases in cystic fibrosis lung disease. Eur Respir J. 2011 Sep
Bratcher PE, Park IH, Oliver MB, Hortal M, Camilli R, Hollingshead SK, Camou T, Nahm MH. Evolution of the capsular gene locus of Streptococcus pneumonia serogroup 6. Microbiology. 2011 Jan