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Shady Younis is an instructor in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, specializing in Immunology and Rheumatology. He received his PhD in Medical Sciences from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research focuses on elucidating the underlying triggers of pathogenic B cell responses across a spectrum of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and multiple sclerosis (MS). Shady utilizes computational methodologies alongside cutting-edge high-throughput sequencing technologies to characterize autoreactive B and T cells. One of his primary research objectives is to unravel the mechanistic roles of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) reactivation in activating and transforming autoreactive B cells, which contributes to the development of autoimmunity. He joined Dr. William Robinson's lab at Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow, where he characterized the pathogenic role of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.
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