Dr.

Abul K. Abbas

University of California, San Francisco
Immunologist; Educator; Academic administrator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2009
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology. Research elucidates key mechanisms of T-cell tolerance and autoimmunity to systemic and tissue-restricted self-antigens, CD28-CTLA-4 pathways in T-cell regulation, and death mechanisms that eliminate dangerous lymphocytes. Plays a seminal role in education of immunologists through widely used textbooks and pedagogy.
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