Kenneth Frauwirth

Kenneth Frauwirth

Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

Assistant Professor

Contact

Office Phone: (301) 405-2507
Lab: 2105 Microbiology Building
Fax: (301) 314-9489
Office Address: 2113 Microbiology Building

Teaching

BSCI422 - Principles of Immunology

CBMG688J - Graduate Immunology

HONR268K - Beyond the Hype of Medical Miracles

Graduate Program Affiliations

  • BISI - Molecular & Cellular Biology (MOCB)
  • BISI - Physiological Systems (PSYS)

Research Interests

T cell activation and peripheral tolerance mechanisms; regulation of lymphocyte metabolism.

Recent Publications

Frauwirth, K.A. and C.B. Thompson (2004).  Regulation of T Lymphocyte Metabolism.  J. Immunology 172:4661-4665.

Edwards, J.P., X. Zhang, K.A. Frauwirth, and D.M. Mosser (2006).  Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Distinct Activated Macrophage Populations.  J. Leuk. Biol. 80: 1298-1307.

Marbach-Ad, G., V. Briken, K. Frauwirth, L.-Y. Gao, S. Hutcheson, S. Joseph, D. Mosser, B. Parent, P. Shields, W. Song, D.C. Stein, K. Swanson, K. Thompson, R. Yuan, and A.C. Smith  (2007). A Faculty Team Works to Create Content Linkages Among Various Courses to Increase Meaningful Learning of Targeted Concepts of Microbiology. CBE – Life Sciences Education 6:155-162.

Srinivasan, M. and K.A. Frauwirth (2007).  Reciprocal NFAT1 and NFAT Nuclear Localization in CD8+ Anergic T Cells Is Regulated by Suboptimal Calcium Signaling.  Journal of Immunology 179:3734-3741.

Jones, R.G., T. Bui, C. White, M. Madesh, C.M. Krawczyk, T. Lindsten, B.J. Hawkins, S. Kubek, K.A. Frauwirth, Y.L. Wang, S.J. Conway, H.L. Roderick, M.D. Bootman, H. Shen, J.K. Foskett, and C.B. Thompson (2007).  The Proapoptotic Factors Bax and Bak regulate T cell proliferation through control of Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ homeostasis.  Immunity 27:268-280.

Marbach-Ad, G., V. Briken, N. El-Sayed, K. Frauwirth, B. Fredericksen, S. Hutcheson, L.-Y. Gao, S. Joseph, V. Lee, K.S. McIver, D. Mosser, B.B. Quimby, P. Shields, W. Song, D.C. Stein, R.T. Yuan and A.C. Smith  (2009).  Assessing Student Understanding of Host Pathogen Interactions Using a Concept Inventory.  Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 10:43-50.

Srinivasan, M. and K.A. Frauwirth (2009).  Peripheral Tolerance in CD8+ T Cells.  Cytokine 46:147-159.

Education

Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley.
T cell, anergy, lymphocyte, tolerance, metabolism, host-pathogen interactions and host pathogen interactions