TheresaLuMDPhD

Pediatric Rheumatology • New York, NY

Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College and Hospital for Special Surgery

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Office
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-774-2532
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 1999 - 2002
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - Present
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2000
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2011
Fellow American College of Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway Assessment in Antiphospholipid Antibody-Positive Patients with Livedo.
Ecem Sevim, Salma Siddique, Madhavi Latha S Chalasani, Susan Chyou, William D Shipman, Orla O'Shea, Joanna Harp, Oral Alpan, Stéphane Zuily, Theresa T Lu, Doruk Erkan> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
Advances in understanding and examining lymphatic function: relevance for understanding autoimmunity.
William Ambler, Laura Santambrogio, Theresa T Lu> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2022 Mar 1
T2B or not to B: Calming neutrophils offshore.
Hafsa Munir, Theresa T. Lu> ;The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2021 Sep 6
12 citations
Lymphatic-specific intracellular modulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling improves lymphatic growth and function.
Raghu P. Kataru, Jung Eun Baik, Hyeung Ju Park, Catherine L. Ly, Jinyeon Shin, Noa Schwartz, Theresa T. Lu, Sagrario Ortega, Babak J. Mehrara> ;Science Signaling. 2021 Aug 10
6 citations
Targeted truncation of the ADAM17 cytoplasmic domain in mice results in protein destabilization and a hypomorphic phenotype.
Jose Lora, Gisela Weskamp, Thorsten Maretzky, Dorjee T.N. Shola, Sebastien Monette, Stefan F. Lichtenthaler, Theresa T. Lu, Chingwen Yang, Carl P. Blobel, Li, T., Thom...> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2021 Jan 1
5 citations
Immune Cell-Stromal Circuitry in Lupus Photosensitivity
Ji Hyun Sim, William G. Ambler, Isabel F. Sollohub, Mir J. Howlader, Henry J. Lee, Theresa T. Lu, Li, T., Thomas M. Li> ;Journal of Immunology. 2021 Jan 15
3 citations
Fibroblast subtypes in tissues affected by autoimmunity: with lessons from lymph node fibroblasts.
William D. Shipman, Marvin J. Sandoval, Keila R. Veiga, Laura T. Donlin, Theresa T. Lu> ;Current Opinion in Immunology. 2020 May 5
26 citations
Lymph node stromal CCL2 limits antibody responses.
Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Hyeung Ju Park, Catherine L. Ly, William D. Shipman, Susan Chyou, Varsha Kumar, David M. Tarlinton, Burkhard Ludewig, Babak J. Mehrara, Theresa T. Lu> ;Science Immunology. 2020 Mar 20
20 citations
Adaptive and innate immune cell responses in tendons and lymph nodes after tendon injury and repair.
Andrew C. Noah, Leandro M Martinez, Susumu Wada, Jacob B Swanson, Kristoffer B. Sugg, Scott A. Rodeo, Theresa T. Lu, Christopher L. Mendias, Li, T., Thomas M. Li, Nath...> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2020 Mar 1
15 citations
Traffic patterns of B cells and plasma cells.
Jason G. Cyster, K. Mark Ansel, Vu N. Ngo, Diana C. Hargreaves, Theresa T. Lu> ;Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2002 Jan 1
251 citations
Intrinsic Lymphotoxin-β Receptor Requirement for Homeostasis of Lymphoid Tissue Dendritic Cells
Kenji Kabashima, Theresa A. Banks, K. Mark Ansel, Theresa T. Lu, Carl F. Ware, Jason G. Cyster> ;Immunity. 2005 Apr 1
61 citations
A Dendritic-Cell-Stromal Axis Maintains Immune Responses in Lymph Nodes
Varsha Kumar, Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Susan Chyou, Te Chen Tzeng, Cristina Rozo, Yong Liang, William Stohl, Yang Xin Fu, Nancy H. Ruddle, Theresa T. Lu> ;Immunity. 2015 Apr 21
9 citations
Role of type I interferons and innate immunity in systemic sclerosis: unbalanced activities on distinct cell types?
Franck J. Barrat, Theresa T. Lu> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2019 Nov 1
79 citations
The Cytokine TNF Promotes Transcription Factor SREBP Activity and Binding to Inflammatory Genes to Activate Macrophages and Limit Tissue Repair
Anthony Kusnadi, Sung Ho Park, Ruoxi Yuan, Tania Pannellini, Eugenia G. Giannopoulou, David Oliver, Theresa T. Lu, Kyung-Hyun Park-Min, Lionel B. Ivashkiv> ;Immunity. 2019 Aug 20
14 citations
Immunopathogenesis of Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis.
Anne M. Stevens, Kathryn S. Torok, Suzanne C. Li, Sarah Taber, Theresa T. Lu, Francesco Zulian> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2019 Jun 25
41 citations
Immunopathogenesis of Pediatric Localized Scleroderma.
Kathryn S. Torok, Suzanne C. Li, Heidi M. Jacobe, Sarah Taber, Anne M. Stevens, Francesco Zulian, Theresa T. Lu> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2019 Apr 30
27 citations
Lymphatic Function in Autoimmune Diseases.
Noa Schwartz, Madhavi Latha Somaraju Chalasani, Zhonghui Feng, William D. Shipman, Theresa T. Lu, Li, T., Thomas M. Li> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2019 Mar 20
37 citations
A protective Langerhans cell–keratinocyte axis that is dysfunctional in photosensitivity
William D. Shipman, Susan Chyou, Anusha Ramanathan, Peter M. Izmirly, Sneh Sharma, Tania Pannellini, Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Xiaoping Qing, Cynthia M. Magro, Richard D. G...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2018 Aug 15
19 citations
The roles of dermal white adipose tissue loss in scleroderma skin fibrosis.
Roberta Goncalves Marangoni, Theresa T. Lu> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2017 Nov 1
26 citations
Tertiary lymphoid organs in systemic autoimmune diseases: pathogenic or protective?
William D. Shipman, Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Theresa T. Lu> ;F1000research. 2017 Feb 28
37 citations
Dendritic cells maintain dermal adipose–derived stromal cells in skin fibrosis
Jennifer J. Chia, Tong Zhu, Susan Chyou, Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Camila B. Carballo, Sha Tian, Cynthia M. Magro, Scott A. Rodeo, Robert Spiera, Nancy H. Ruddle, Timothy E...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2016 Nov 1
20 citations
Regulation of Lymph Node Vascular-Stromal Compartment by Dendritic Cells.
Dragos C. Dasoveanu, William D. Shipman, Jennifer J. Chia, Susan Chyou, Theresa T. Lu> ;Trends in Immunology. 2016 Nov 1
26 citations
Update on macrophages and innate immunity in scleroderma.
Jennifer J. Chia, Theresa T. Lu> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2015 Nov 1
31 citations
Multiple CD11c+ cells collaboratively express IL-1β to modulate stromal vascular endothelial growth factor and lymph node vascular-stromal growth.
Fairouz Benahmed, Susan Chyou, Dragos C. Dasoveanu, Jingfeng Chen, Varsha Kumar, Yoichiro Iwakura, Theresa T. Lu> ;Journal of Immunology. 2014 May 1
58 citations
Role of the Lymphotoxin/LIGHT System in the Development and Maintenance of Reticular Networks and Vasculature in Lymphoid Tissues.
Theresa T. Lu, Jeffrey L. Browning> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2014 Feb 11
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Press Mentions

Hospital for Special Surgery Research Institute Awarded Two New Grants to Study Potential Causes of Lupus FlaresJanuary 5th, 2023
HSS Presents New Research at the ACR Convergence 2022November 12th, 2022
Study Finds Molecule in Lymphatic System Implicated in Autoimmune DiseasesMarch 20th, 2020
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