Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 330 Brookline Ave; CLS-0936
Boston, MA 02215
Advanced Degree And Training Info:
Year
Institution
Area or Rank
1994
University of Patras School of Health Sciences Department of Medicine Patra
Medicine
1994
Molaoi Health Center-General County Hospital Molaoi Laconia Greece
Primary care physician
1995
Hippokrateion General Hospital Athens Greece
Blood bank physician
1996
Health Services Corps Greek Army Greece
Military physician
1998
Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
Resident in Medicine
2001
Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
Fellow in Rheumatology
2003
Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Washington DC and Walter
Fellow in Systemic Lupus
2004
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda MD
AsstProf of Medicine
2004
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring MD
Associate investigator
2004
Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
Staff rheumatologist
2006
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA
Staff rheumatologist
2006
Georgetown University Washington DC
AsstProf of Medicine
2006
Harvard Medical School Boston MA
Instructor in Medicine
Research Team Listing
No team members listed
Areas of Interest:
Immunology, Transplantation
Major Research Theme:
My research focuses on the pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). In particular, I am interested in the way the T cells from patients with SLE respond to activation signals with recruitement of transcription factors and activation or suppression of gene expression.
Kyttaris VC, Juang Y-T, Tenbrock K, Weinstein A, Tsokos GC. c-AMP response element modulator is responsible for the decreased expression of c-fos and AP-1 activity in T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Immunol 2004; 173(5):3557-63.
Kyttaris VC, Wang Y, Juang Y-T, Weinstein A, Tsokos GC. Increased levels of NFATc2 differentially regulate CD40L and interleukin-2 genes in T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Immunol (in press)
Katsiari CG, Kyttaris VC, Juang Y-T, Tsokos GC. Protein Phosphatase 2A is a negative regulator of IL-2 production in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Clin Invest 2005; 115(11):3193-204.
Kyttaris VC, Juang Y-T, Tsokos GC. Immune cells and cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus: an update. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2005; 17(5):518-522.
Kyttaris VC, Wang Y, Juang Y-T, Weinstein A, Tsokos GC. cAMP response element modulator expression in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2006; 15(12):840-844.
