Alexander Marson, MD, PhD

Our group employs an integrative genomics approach to decode the genetic programs governing CD4+ T-cell sub-specialization. We study the molecular circuitry that governs differentiation of pro-inflammatory and regulatory T cells, and the ways in which mutations affecting this circuitry contribute to immune dysregulation in human disease. We aim to connect the transcriptional regulatory circuitry of T cells to human genetic studies and functional genomic screens to advance understanding of specialized CD4+ T-cell functions and potentially generate novel therapeutic strategies for immune-mediated diseases.

• 2016: UCSF Medical Center, Research Fellow in UCSF Sandler Fellows Program, Clinical Fellow in Division of Infectious Diseases
• 2012: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Intern and Resident, Department of Internal Medicine
• 2010: Harvard Medical School, MD, PhD
• 2008: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD, Biology
• 2002: University of Cambridge, MPhil, Biology

• 2016 American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Physician-Scientist Award
• 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Career Award for Medical Scientists
• 2016 NIDA/NIH Avenir New Innovator Award
• 2017 Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator