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Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo

Co-Director, Robert · McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

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History

Robert · McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Children's National Hospital
2010–2013
Pediatrics
Phoenix Children's Hospital
2006–2009
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
2002–2006
Carroll College
1998–2002

Research

The 5-HT3 subtype of serotonin receptor contributes to nociceptive processing via a novel subset of myelinated and unmyelinated nociceptors
Journal of Neuroscience · 2002 · 277 citations
Differential response properties of IB(4)-positive and -negative unmyelinated sensory neurons to protons and capsaicin
Journal of Neurophysiology · 2003 · First of 3 authors · 130 citations
HIV-exposed-uninfected infants have increased inflammation and monocyte activation
AIDS · 2019 · First of 13 authors · 70 citations

Grace McComsey
40 papers
Jennifer Jao
8 papers
ZA
Zainab Albar
6 papers
Chris Longenecker
5 papers
Ankita Desai
4 papers
Mitchell Geffner
4 papers
Vanessa El Kamari
4 papers · 3 as a resident
Ayesha Mirza
3 papers
Natella Rakhmanina
3 papers
Aaren Kettelhut
2 papers · 1 as a resident
Corrilynn Hileman
2 papers
Elizabeth McFarland
2 papers

Grants

Third Coast Center for AIDS Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · P30
Project lead · $165.9K · Northwestern University
2015–2030
Enhancing Novel Research for Inflammation and Cognitive Health Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Perinatally Acquired HIV and Adversity (ENRICH+)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · R01
PI · $2M · Columbia University Health Sciences
2024–2029
MAGIC-PHIV: Microbiome and Gut Inflammation in Cardiometabolic Health in Youth with Perinatally Acquired HIV
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · R21
Contact PI · $463K · Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
2025–2027
The Role of Trained Immunity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction on INnate Immunity in Children and Adolescents aGing with PHIV (TIMING-PHIV)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · U01
PI · $3.8M · Ohio State University
2022–2027