Richard Blumberg, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
USA
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Blumberg is a physician-scientist who has directed a NIH-funded laboratory since 1989. His laboratory is focused on mucosal immunology with a particular emphasis on the immunologic functions of the intestinal epithelium; a field that his laboratory has pioneered through the study of nonclassical MHC class I molecules (e.g. CD1 and FcRn) and more recently the unfolded protein response and Paneth cell function (XBP1). In addition, the PI is a leading authority on carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) function in T cells. His fundamental research has significant applications to inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease in particular; an area for which the PI is considered to be an international expert. The PI is also an accomplished academic leader at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he is a Division Chief and Program Director of an Institutional Training Grant for training physician-scientists in digestive disease-related research, co-Director of the Harvard Digestive Diseases Center which is funded by a P30 award and Director of the Brigham Research Institute.

Any personal financial relationships? No

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Signed on 06/30/2015 by Richard S. Blumberg

Papers:
A Missing Partner in T Cell Tolerance: CEACAM1 in TIM-3 Cooperate to Mediate T Cell Tolerance
F.69 Male IgG Seroconversion to Urogenital Chlamydial Infection Exacerbates Immunopathology in Females
OR.9 B-Cells and Dendritic Cells React to Intestinal Epithelial Stress with a Coordinated and Protective IgA Response.

	1. I will insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in my role in the planning, development or presentation of this CME activity.
	2. I will comply with the requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
	3. I will disclose any discussion or reference to unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic agents or products.
	4. I have input my full name below as attestation of agreement with declaration statements. Marking the check box and indicating my name is in lieu of signature and is considered an "e-signature".