Samantha J. Choi

Highly motivated scientist with 8 years of laboratory experience and currently managing an academic lab. Extensive background in the fields of immunology and microbiology. Committed to collaboration and teamwork to achieve success in biomedical science. Passionate about uncovering the disease mechanisms and contributing to the development of innovative therapeutic strategies.

• Choi, S., Ada, E., Pinho-Ribeiro, F. A., Blake, K. J., Subramaniam, S. R., Baral, P., Held, K. S., Vazquez-Cintron, E. J., Broide, R. S., Brideau-Andersen, A. D., Chiu, I. M., Deng, L., Botulinum Neurotoxin A Enhances Recovery from Bacterial Skin Infections., Manuscript under review.
• Zhang, J., Pan, T. Y., Kley, A. L., Rajmalani, B. A., Williams, J. B., Lefevre, M. A., Fu, X., Zhan, Q., Deng, L., Jia, Y. Y., Deans, K., Yan, Y., Zhai, Y., Erdogan, O., Choi, S., Wong, C., Atwood, S. X., Clark, R. A., Chiu, I. M., Kupper, T. S., CGRP–Ramp1 Signaling Tunes Memory CD8 T Cell Response through Langerhans Cells., Manuscript under review.
• Leyva-Castillo, J. M., Vega-Mendoza, D., Strakosha, M., Deng, L., Choi, S., Miyake, K., Karasuyama, H., Chiu, I. M., Phipatanakul, W., Geha, R. S., Basophils are important for the development of allergic skin inflammation., The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.022, Advance online publication., 01/24
• Deng, L., Costa, F., Blake, K. J., Choi, S., Chandrabalan, A., Yousuf, M. S., Shiers, S., Dubreuil, D., Vega-Mendoza, D., Rolland, C., Deraison, C., Voisin, T., Bagood, M. D., Wesemann, L., Frey, A. M., Palumbo, J. S., Wainger, B. J., Gallo, R. L., Leyva-Castillo, J. M., Vergnolle, N., Chiu, I. M., S. aureus drives itch and scratch-induced skin damage through a V8 protease-PAR1 axis., Cell, 186, 24, 5375–5393.e25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.10.019, 10/23
• Pinho-Ribeiro, F. A., Deng, L., Neel, D. V., Erdogan, O., Basu, H., Yang, D., Choi, S., Walker, A. J., Carneiro-Nascimento, S., He, K., Wu, G., Stevens, B., Doran, K. S., Levy, D., Chiu, I. M., Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion., Nature, 615, 7952, 472–481, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05753-x, 10/23
• Yang, D., Jacobson, A., Meerschaert, K. A., Sifakis, J. J., Wu, M., Chen, X., Yang, T., Zhou, Y., Anekal, P. V., Rucker, R. A., Sharma, D., Sontheimer-Phelps, A., Wu, G. S., Deng, L., Anderson, M. D., Choi, S., Neel, D., Lee, N., Kasper, D. L., Jabri, B., Chiu, I. M., Nociceptor neurons direct goblet cells via a CGRP-RAMP1 axis to drive mucus production and gut barrier protection., Cell, 185, 22, 4190–4205.e25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.024, 09/22

• English
• Korean
• Japanese (intermediate level)

• Botulinum neurotoxin accelerates the resolution of bacterial skin infections in mice., Synaptogenesis RA symposium, 09/23, Harvard Medical School
• Botulinum neurotoxin accelerates the resolution of bacterial skin infections in mice., Immunology Department retreat, 06/23, Harvard Medical School
• Staphylococcus aureus produces pain through pore-forming toxins and neuronal TRPV1 that is silenced by QX-314., Communication in the biological sciences, 03/19, MCPHS University