Meet the Principal Investigator
Andrew Sandstrom, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor
Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research
Dr. Sandstrom completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in the laboratory of Dr. Erin Adams where he investigated the mechanism through which human γδ T cells are able to recognize cancer- and microbe-associated metabolites. He then joined the laboratory of Dr. Russell Vance as a postdoctoral scholar. In the Vance Lab, Dr. Sandstrom described how the NLRP1B inflammasome is able to sense proteolytic cleaved by the Bacillus anthracis Lethal Factor protease. Dr. Sandstrom joined the Department of Immunology at UTSW in January of 2021.
Our Current Lab Members
Photo of the Sandstrom Lab (Fall 2024) Kira Kohlbach
Staff Scientist
Kira joined the lab in March 2021 as a staff scientist.
Harini Desikan
Graduate Student
Harini joined the lab as a graduate student in the Immunology Graduate Program in the spring of 2024.
Luis Mercado-Santiago
Graduate Student
Luis joined the lab as a graduate student in the Molecular Microbiology GraduateProgram in the spring of 2024.
Hannah Hudson
Staff Scientist
Hannah joined the lab in May 2024 as a staff scientist.
