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Eline Luning Prak, MD, Pathology, Philadelphia, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

ElineTLuning PrakMD

Pathology Philadelphia, PA

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am a board certified clinical pathologist with expertise in the evaluation of autoimmune and malignant B cell disorders. My research lab performs next generation sequencing assays of immune repertoires to evaluate expanded B cell clones.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1996 - 2000
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1996
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Immunology, 1996
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityA.B., Molecular Biology, 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Peter C. Nowell Teaching Award Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
  • Leonard Berwick Memorial Teaching Award Lady Barbara Colyton Prize for Autoimmune Research Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2013
  • The Peter C. Nowell Award for Excellence in Teaching 2004
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • B cell development in chromosome 22q112 deletion syndrome  
    Derfalvi, B., Maurer, K., McDonald, D.M., Zackai, E., Meng, W., Luning Prak, E.T. and K.E. Sullivan, Clinical Immunology, 1/1/2016
  • Impaired receptor editing and heterozygous RAG2 mutation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus  
    Walter, J.E., Lo, M., Kis-Toth, K., Tirosh, I., Frugoni, F., Lee, Y.N., Abraham, R.S., Chen, K., Pillai, S., Dunham, J., Tsokos, G., Luning Prak, E.T. and L.D. Notaren..., Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1/1/2015
  • Altered BCR and TLR signals promote enhanced positive selection of autoreactive transitional B cells in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome  
    Kolhatkar, N.S., Brahmandam, A., Thouvenel, C., Becker-Herman, S., Jacobs, H.M., Schwartz, M.A., Khim, S., Panigrahi, A.K., Luning Prak, E.T., Thrasher, A.J., Notarang..., Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • B cells, antibodies and antibody repertoires 
    1/1/2016
  • Immunodiagnostic lab testing and implications for the rheumatologist 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2015
  • B cell autoimmunity 
    Spring House, PA - 1/1/2015
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Grant Support

  • Immune Correlates Of Steroid Responsiveness In ITPNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
  • Regulation Of L1 RetrotranspositionNational Cancer Institute2004–2008
  • Retrotransposition In L1 Transgenic MiceNational Cancer Institute2000–2004

Hospital Affiliations