Allison Tammen
- Current Student, 2021 Cohort, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Students, School of Medicine
Biography
Research Interests: Focused on the intersection of immunology and therapeutic development; early life experiences observing clinician scientists help patients through their research sparked my scientific curiosity and desire to conduct clinically relevant research. Allison aims to understand how the immune system samples the intracellular environment by investigating the specific mechanisms by which myeloid and non-hematopoietic cells recognize and respond to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other intracellular pathogens. This research will elucidate key pathways responsible for antigen processing and presentation, which has long-term potential to inform M. tuberculosis vaccine development.
Education and training
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Degrees
- M.S., 2021, San Francisco State University
- B.S., 2019, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Honors and awards
- 2024 Best Student Oral Presentation Award: CD1-MR1 2024 Meeting - Unconventional Immune Surveillance
- 2024 Student Conference Registration Bursary: CD1-MR1 2024 Meeting - Unconventional Immune Surveillance
- 2023 Professional Development Scholarship
- Women in Science Portland 2022
- NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional NRSA T32 - Interdisciplinary Training in Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology 2021 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional NRSA T32
- Program in Biomedical Science 2021 Promising Scholar Award/Scholarship
Publications
Selected publications
- Karamooz E, Peterson J, Tammen A, Soma S, Kim SJ, Lewinsohn D. Calcium Signaling in MR1-Dependent Antigen Presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Aug 30:rs.3.rs-3154465. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3154465/v1.