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Dr. Joseph Craft is the Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine and a Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in medical immunology and rheumatology. He leads a research lab focused on understanding host responses to pathogen challenges and autoimmunity. His lab has made significant contributions to the field, including notable discoveries regarding T follicular helper cells and their roles in T cell development and autoimmunity, with findings published in major journals such as Nature. Dr. Craft has trained 40 postdoctoral fellows and 26 graduate students in MD/PhD programs and has directed the Investigative Medicine MD/PhD program at Yale for over 20 years. He is recognized for his contributions to immunology with awards including two NIH MERIT Awards and the Yale Bohmfalk Basic Science Teaching Prize. His research interests encompass autoimmune diseases, specifically systemic lupus erythematosus, and the mechanisms that govern T cell differentiation and function. Dr. Craft is actively involved in the Lupus Research Alliance and has served on multiple scientific advisory boards.
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