Department of Surgery

Adrian E. Morelli, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Surgery and Immunology

Education & Training

  • MD, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
  • PhD, University of Buenos Aires

Representative Publications

Dr. Morelli's publications can be reviewed through PubMed.

Research, Clinical, and/or Academic Interests

Mechanisms of Cellular Immunology and induction of tolerance

  • Dendritic cell-biology in transplant rejection and tolerance
  • In-situ targeting of dendritic cells for promotion of immunological tolerance
  • Interaction of dendritic cells with exosomes and apoptotic cells
  • Biology of skin dendritic cells. Induction of allostimulatory responses by different populations of mouse and human dendritic cells resident in the skin
  • Effects of neuropeptides on dendritic cells and alloimmunity
  • Therapeutic effects of Galectin-1 on transplant rejection and type 1 diabetes

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