Hossam Abdelsamed
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Physiology
Bio
Dr. Abdelsamed is an assistant professor of physiology at IMMCG with an extensive expertise in cellular and molecular human immunology specifically in T cell biology.
Education
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Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General
University of Tennessee Health, 2012
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BS, Biochemistry
Ain Shams Univ, 2001
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Dr. Abdelsamed teaching interest is mainly focused on:
1- Innate immunity.
2- T cell biology.
3- Tolerance and Autoimmunity.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Modulation of cytokeratin and cytokine/chemokine expression following influenza virus infection of differentiated human tonsillar epithelial cells., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Mechanisms governing bystander activation of T cells., 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Epigenetic signature of human vitamin D3 and IL-10 conditioned regulatory DCs., 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Non-cytotoxic functions of CD8 T cells: "repentance of a serial killer"., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Activated-memory T cells influence naïve T cell fate: a noncytotoxic function of human CD8 T cells., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Dr. Abdelsamed research interest is mainly focused on studying self-reactive T cells in the context of chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherossclerosis. To achieve such goal, we are using human PBMCs, pre-clinical mouse models, and ex vivo tonsil-like organoids.
