Allison Malloy

Allison Malloy is a medical researcher at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), where she serves as Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Pediatric Infection and Immunity since 2014. Affiliated with the School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, her work focuses on understanding age-dependent immune development and its implications for pediatric infectious diseases, particularly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Dr. Malloy obtained her MD from George Washington University and completed specialized training through a Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center and a Clinical Research Fellowship at the NIH Vaccine Research Center.

Research Interests:

• Age-dependent immune development
• Pediatric infectious diseases
• Host-pathogen interactions
• Innate and adaptive immunity in neonates
• Innovative animal models for vaccine design
• Immunotherapeutic agent development

Publications Trend: Her research over the past decade has consistently focused on RSV immunopathogenesis, dendritic cell function in neonatal immunity, and CD8+ T cell dynamics across developmental stages. Key contributions include mapping immunodominance hierarchies in neonates and establishing novel in vitro systems for pediatric vaccine testing.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2017 USU School of Medicine Impact Award
• 2017 Journal of Immunology editorial highlight

Laboratory: Dr. Malloy leads the Laboratory of Pediatric Infection and Immunity, which develops cutting-edge models to study early-life immunity and translate findings into pediatric immunotherapies.