Naresha Saligrama, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pathology and Immunology, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis


Dr. Naresha Saligrama is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Multiple Sclerosis, and the Department of Pathology and Immunology, The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, and Bursky Scholar at the Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs at Washington University, School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Saligrama has more than 15 years of experience of working with mouse models of neuroinflammatory diseases and neurodegenerative conditions in humans. He is a recipient of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) Career Transition Award, Carol and Gene Ludwig Award for Early Career Research, and Edward Jr. Mallinckrodt New Investigator Award. His laboratory’s research objective is to understand the adaptive immune responses in health, neurological disorders, and autoimmunity with a specific focus on T cell phenotypes, receptor diversity, and specificity.

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Funded Research

These projects were made possible from Cure Alzheimer's Fund support.