About
George Hajishengallis, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. His field of interest lies at the host-microbe interface, where his work has illuminated novel mechanisms of microbial dysbiosis and inflammation, as well as inflammation resolution and tissue regeneration. He combines basic and translational research leading to innovative approaches to clinical problems, such as exemplified by periodontitis. Read more.
LATEST PUB
Hajishengallis G, Netea MG, Chavakis T. Trained immunity in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer (2025). Nat Rev Immunol. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39891000
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latest press
Penn Today: Innate immune training aggravates inflammatory bone loss:
“Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and international collaborators from Germany have investigated the effects of training the innate immune system in experimental models of chronic inflammatory disease, periodontitis and arthritis..”
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