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Dr. Alexis Stamatikos serves as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Science at Clemson University, where he has held a faculty position since 2019.
His academic foundation includes:
- Doctoral degree from Texas Tech University
- Dietetic internship at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Postdoctoral training at the University of Washington
Dr. Stamatikos' research program investigates the interplay between host cholesterol metabolism and TLR-mediated immune responses during kinetoplastid parasite infections, with emphasis on Trypanosoma brucei pathogenesis. His work bridges immunology, parasitology, and lipid biochemistry to dissect molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions, particularly how cholesterol dynamics regulate inflammatory responses in macrophages.
His publication record demonstrates consistent focus on TLR signaling pathways and cholesterol metabolism in infectious disease contexts, with recent work examining gene expression changes in macrophages exposed to parasitic components.
Dr. Stamatikos has secured competitive research funding from:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
He leads the EPIC-themed research laboratory dedicated to unraveling metabolic-immune crosstalk during parasitic infections, employing multidisciplinary approaches to address fundamental questions in infection biology.
