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	Judd E. Shellito, MD Lowenstein Professor of Medicine Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Vice Chair, Research, Department of Medicine Section Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 568-4634 Fax: (504) 568-4295 jshell@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees	BA - 1970 Johns Hopkins University MD - 1974 Tulane University School of Medicine
Bio	Dr. Shellito maintains an active research program in host defenses of the lungs and is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters. NIH-funded research projects investigate the role of T lymphocyte recruitment to the lung in host defense against Pneumocystis carinii infection and the effects of alcohol consumption on host defenses against pulmonary infection. He is Principal Investigator for a program project grant investigating novel approaches to restore immune function for HIV infected persons. He is on the editorial board of numerous journals. Dr. Shellito has extensive clinical experience and expertise in occupational pulmonary disease and medical/legal aspects of lung disease.
Research Interests	Host defense mechanisms against pulmonary infection AIDS and alcohol consumption Occupational/environmental medicine Silicosis Asbestosis Malignant mesothelioma Inhalation lung injury Occupational asthma
Selected Publications	Happel KI, Dubin PJ, Zhen M, Ghilardi N, Lockhart C, Quinton LJ, Odden AR, Shellito JE, Bagby GJ, Nelson S, Kolls JK, Divergent roles of IL-23 and IL-12 in host defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae, J Exp Med 202:761-769, 2005. Ruan S, Young E, Luce MJ, Reiser J, Kolls JK, Shellito JE, Conditional Expression of interferon-gamma to enhance host responses to pulmonary bacterial infection, Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 19:251-257, 2005.