Transcellular Migration by Leukocytes and Integrin Signalling

About the speaker

Prof. Timothy A. Springer is the Latham Family Professor of Pathology at the Harvard Medical School. He is an expert on the molecular and cellular pathways involved in leukocyte recruitment and adhesion, with more than 500 articles published in top journals including Nature, Science, Cell etc.

Prof. Springer received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Harvard University in 1976, and has taught at Harvard for 30 years. In recognition of his important contribution to medical science, Prof. Springer was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1996. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an Honorary Chair Professor at Fudan University.