Ingalls, Robin R., M.D.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency training: University Hospital/Boston University Medical Center
Fellowship training: Boston University School of Medicine

 

Dr. Ingalls’ research interests relate to the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens, with a particular interest in reproductive immunology and the pathogenesis of gonococcal and chlamydia infections. One major goal of her research is to identify the cellular receptors and bacterial ligands that are involved in the activation of mucosal epithelial cells during genital tract infections. Experimental models have been developed to examine the interaction of phagocytes and epithelial cells with N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis as a means to understanding the pathogenesis of pelvic inflammatory disease; recently Dr. Ingalls has begun investigating the role of C. pneumoniae in atherosclerosis and inflammation.

Primary teaching affiliate
of BU School of Medicine