Evans Lab Members

	Sharon Evans, PhD Department of Immunology Roswell Park Cancer Institute Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, New York USA 14263 Tel: 716-845-3421 Fax: 716-845-1322 E-mail: sharon.evans@roswellpark.org
	Michelle Appenheimer, PhD My PhD project (1999, RPCI) was to investigate the regulation of the expression of the leukocyte adhesion molecule, L-selectin by interferon-α. Following this, I took a postdoc position looking at the role of sialic acids in murine responses to stress (inflammation, infection). I am currently a research associate in Dr Evans’ Lab at Roswell Park. My research interests are to better understand the regulation of lymphocyte trafficking by WBH by identifying the cellular source of the IL-6 that mediates many of the thermal effects on lymphocytes and vascular targets. Also, since we have observed that the effects of WBH on HEVs are transient, I am working to define the mechanisms that return HEVs to their resting, basal state.
	Wan-Chao Wang, MD I received my MD from the Shanghai Second Medical University (SSMU) in 1962. I was a member of the department of Internal Medicine, Pathology and Immunology at the Shanghai Institute of Immunology at SSMU. I came to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 1988 as a visiting scholar where I joined the Immunology Department. I have worked as a research associate in the Evans’ laboratory for the last sixteen years. Currently my research interests are to examine the effects of thermal stress and cytokine stimulation on adhesion molecules and lymphocyte trafficking.
	Trupti Vardam After completing my Masters degree in Microbiology & Management in India, I came to US to do my PhD. I am a 6th year graduate student enrolled with Immunology Department at Roswell Cancer Park Institute. My dissertation under Dr. Evans mentorship, involves dissecting the role of canonical IL-6 downstream signaling pathways in regulating thermal induction of ICAM-1.
	Daniel Fisher I completed my BS at SUNY Geneseo in 2003 and am now a 7th year graduate student in the Immunology Department at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Dr. Sharon Evans’ Laboratory. I am interested in the particular interactions between circulating T cells and tumor microvessels and identifying how thermal stress alters adhesion in these vessels.
	Jason Muhitch I earned my BS at SUNY Buffalo in 2003. I am now a 5th year graduate student in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department under my thesis advisor Dr. Evans. My research focuses on the roles of chemokines in dictating T cell trafficking into lymph nodes and into the tumor microenviroment and how these molecules can be use therapeutically to help treat cancer.