Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine (PEMM)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
518E Borwell, Enelow Lab
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

Tel: 603-650-3933
E-mail: kevin.s.hsu.GR@Dartmouth.Edu

Areas of Expertise: Pulmonary Immunology, Viral Immunology

Background: B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2013), University of Massachusetts Amherst. Undergraduate research in Dr. Danny Schell’s lab studying mechanisms of chloroplast protein import in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Research: High levels of arsenic exposure via drinking water is a serious health concern that affects millions of people around the world. Epidemiological studies suggest that high levels of arsenic ingestion positively correlates with morbidity and susceptibility to respiratory diseases. In vivo studies using mouse models have supported these epidemiological findings and further suggest that these outcomes may be linked to changes in the immune response. My current research utilizes in vivo mouse models to further elucidate how arsenic ingestion via drinking water affects the immune response to influenza A.

Pilot Project: Effects of Arsenic Ingestion on Antiviral T Cell Responses