David Hafler
William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology · Yale-New Haven Hospital
Credentials: · · · ·
History
Research
Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis
Nature · 2011 · 2,133 citations
FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in the human immune system
Review · Nature reviews. Immunology · 2010 · Last of 4 authors · 1,938 citations
Regulatory T cell clones induced by oral tolerance: suppression of autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Science · 1994 · 1,555 citations
- HW
89 papers

60 papers · 10 as a fellow

31 papers
- KO
26 papers
- SK
24 papers

21 papers

18 papers · 1 as a fellow
- OL
18 papers
Grants
- 2025–2029
Microbial Programming of T-Cell Migration from Gut to Brain
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
PI · $4.9M · Yale University
- 1996–2028
Costimulatory Mechanisms of Autoimmunity
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · P01
Contact PI · $51.9M · Yale University
- 2010–2028
Immune Signatures of Vaccine Responses in Vulnerable Populations
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · U19
Contact PI · $48.1M · Yale University
- 2012–2027
Yale Clinical Neuroscientist Training Program
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R25
Contact PI · $942.6K · Yale University
Clinical trials
- 2014–2019
The Effect of Dietary Salt Intake on Immune Function in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Principal investigator · Completed
Yale University



