
Carl F. Nathan
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Contact Information
Carl F. Nathan
Expertise
Innate immunity; inflammation; macrophages; neutrophils; nitric oxide; tuberculosis; antimicrobial agents
Current Research Interest
Host-pathogen interactions, focusing on macrophages and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); host pathways controlling susceptibility and resistance to Mtb; biology of Mtb in non-replicating (NR) states; approaches to overcome the phenotypic resistance of non-replicating Mtb to most antibiotics by developing new kinds of antimicrobial molecules
Distinction
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Medicine
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Robert Koch Prize
Anthony Cerami Prize in Translational Medicine
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Exemplary Achievement Award
Selected Publications
Nathan, Carl. “Kunkel Lecture: Fundamental Immunodeficiency and its Correction.” Journal of Experimental Medicine 214:, no. 8 (2017): 2175-2191
Ballinger, Elaine, John Mosior, Travis Hartman, Kristin Burns-Huang, Ben Gold, Roxanne Morris, Laurent Goullieux, et al. "Opposing Reactions in Coenzyme A Metabolism Sensitize Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Enzyme Inhibition." Science 363 (2019): eaau8959.