Beatriz Leon-Ruiz Ph.D.

Beatriz Leon-Ruiz Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Associate Scientist, Inflammation, Immunology and Immunotherapeutics , O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Professor (P), Microbiology , Academic Joint Departments 2012 -
Associate Scientist (C), O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center , School of Medicine 2015 -
Scientist (C), Center for AIDS Research , School of Medicine 2015 -
Associate Scientist (C), Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC) , School of Medicine 2015 -
Co-Director, Microbiology , Academic Joint Departments 2019 -
Scientist (C), UWIRC Microbiome Center , School of Medicine 2021 -

Principal Investigator On

Regulation of T Cell Responses to Allergens and Environmental Microbes awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2020 - 2025

Regulation of T Cell Responses to Allergens and Environmental Microbes awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2015 - 2020

Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers - P&F 2: Development of New Technology for Autoreactive B Cell Identification and Characterization in Rheumatoid Arthritis awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2012 - 2019

Investigator On

Molecular Characterization of the Role for T-bet and Bcl-6 in Immune Cell Metabolism and Differentiation awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2016 - 2022

Rheumatic Diseases Research Core Centers (P30) awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2012 - 2019

Impact of SLE-Associated ITGAM Variants on Dendritic Cell Function awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2016 - 2019

Controlling Th2 Immunity by Tuning CXCL13 Dependent DC Migration in Lymph Nodes awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS 2013 - 2019

B Cells in Health and Disease awarded by Emory University 2012 - 2016

Teaching Activities

GBS742 - Dendritic Cell Biology (Fall Term 2019) 2019

GBS787 - Special Topics (Fall Term 2018) 2018

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy Level Degree in Microbiology, Autonomous University of Madrid 2007

Bachelor's Level Degree in Biology, Complutense University of Madrid 2002

Full Name

Beatriz Leon-Ruiz