Sabrina Campos
I joined the Khoshbouei lab on January 23rd, 2024. My research project focuses on how dopamine transporter protein activity regulates macrophage immune response. I am testing whether and how dopamine transporter protein plays an immunosuppressive role in the peripheral immune system and what are the functional effects of inflammatory cytokines on dopamine transporter protein in human macrophages. I use cell culture, cell-membrane biotinylation, and immunocytochemistry to test this hypothesis.