Martins Lab
Research in the Martins Lab focuses on the molecular regulation of immune responses, particularly the mechanisms regulating immune cell function in nonlymphoid tissues. We are interested in identifying pathways that can be harnessed to manipulate immune cell function, and potentially interfere with ongoing immune responses associated with chronic inflammatory conditions.
The Martins Lab is affiliated with the F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute and the Department of Medicine.
Breakthrough Research
- Role of the transcriptional regulator Blimp1 in controlling effector and regulatory T cell at the intestinal mucosa.
- Shaping of the intestinal commensal microbiota by T cells.
- Blimp1’s role in tissue-resident myeloid cells.
- The requirements for the development of protective T cell responses against Staphylococcus aureus.
- Regulation of T cell function by the intestinal commensal microbiota.
Publications
Learn more about the recent research publications from the Martins Lab.
Laboratory Team
Learn more about the scientists, faculty members, investigators, and other healthcare professionals of the Martins Lab, whose dedicated efforts lead to groundbreaking discoveries.
Job Opportunities
We are actively recruiting students and postdocs to be our colleagues and expand lab knowledge and expertise to make important breakthroughs.
Collaborations
The Martins Lab collaborates with a wide range of investigators within Cedars-Sinai and institutions around the world.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute (IBIRI)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Research Division of Immunology
Contact the Martins Lab
110 N. George Burns Road
Davis Building, Room 4094C
Los Angeles, CA 90048