Assistant Professor
Education
Medical School
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Internship and Residency
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital
Fellowship (Neonatology)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Interests
My translational research program seeks to understand the innate immune system's contribution to chronic lung disease and pulmonary hypertension, focusing on bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To this end, we are interested in perinatal exposures, such as the developing microbiome and mycobiome, that influence the development of trained immunity in newborns. The Willis Lung Lab is supported by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association.