J.K. Polansky

J.K. Polansky is a researcher at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, specializing in immunology and epigenetics. Their work primarily focuses on T cell biology, particularly regulatory T cells and the epigenetic mechanisms controlling their function and differentiation.

Dr. Polansky's research interests include:

• Epigenetic regulation of T cell differentiation and function
• DNA methylation in immune cells
• Regulatory T cell biology
• Memory T cell formation and maintenance
• Gene expression regulation in the immune system
• FOXP3 gene control mechanisms

Over the past 15+ years, Dr. Polansky has published extensively on the epigenetic control of immune responses, with numerous publications in high-impact journals including Nature Communications, Immunity, and Genome Biology. Their research has significantly advanced our understanding of how DNA methylation patterns shape immune cell identity and function, particularly in regulatory T cells.

Dr. Polansky's collaborative work spans multiple institutions and has been instrumental in establishing the critical role of epigenetic modifications in immune regulation, with implications for autoimmune diseases, transplantation immunology, and cancer immunotherapy.