Keenan Research Seminar Series: Neuroimmune and Vascular Drivers of Brain Disorders

Jorge I. Alvarez, Ph.D, is an associate professor of Neuroimmunology in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. His studies aim to define how CNS-intrinsic signals modulate immune cell function within different neurovascular niches. As the first line of defense against chemicals and blood-borne molecules, the CNS barriers shield the delicate CNS microenvironment from the constant fluctuations of the periphery.