Biology

Jennifer Leavey, Senior Academic Professional

Ph.D., Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University, 2001


Phone: 404-385-7229
Fax: 404-894-0519
Office: A112 Cherry Emerson

Biography

Trained as an experimental immunologist at Emory University and the University of Georgia, Jennifer Leavey began teaching in 2005 as a part-time instructor at Georgia State University. She came to Tech in July 2005 and currently teaches Cell Biology Lab, Immunology, Microbiology Lab and Introductory Biology.

Selected Publications

Ryan MR, Shepherd R, Leavey JK, Gao Y, Grassi F, Schnell FJ, Qian WP, Kersh GJ, Weitzmann MN, Pacifici R. 2005. An IL-7-dependent rebound in thymic T cell output contributes to the bone loss induced by estrogen deficiency. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102(46):16735-40.

Kambayashi T, Kraft-Leavy JR, Dauner JG, Sullivan BA, Laur O, Jensen PE. 2004. The nonclassical MHC class I molecule Qa-1 forms unstable peptide complexes. J Immunol. 172(3):1661-9.

Leavey JK, Tarleton RL. 2003. Cutting Edge: Dysfunctional CD8+ T cells reside in nonlymphoid tissues during chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection. J Immunol. 170:2264-2268

Kraft JR*, Vance RE*, Pohl J, Martin AM, Raulet DH, Jensen PE. 2000. Analysis of Qa-1b peptide binding specificity and the capacity of CD94/NKG2A to discriminate between Qa-1-peptide complexes. J Exp Med. 192(5)1-12.