Curriculum Vitae
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Education
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PhD, University of Surrey - United Kingdom, 2017
Major: Microbial and Cellular Sciences
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Diploma (International), University of Surrey, 2013
Major: Drug Discovery
Current Scheduled Teaching
| BIOL 4005.006 | Contemporary Topics in Biology | Spring 2026 |
Syllabus
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| BIOL 4201.003 | Immunology | Spring 2026 |
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Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Intellectual Contributions
- Swart, M., Redpath, A.N., Ogbechi, J., Cardenas, R., Topping, L., Compeer, E.B., Goddard, M., Chanalaris, A., Williams, R., Brewer, D.S., Smart, N., Monaco, C., Troeberg, L. (2024). The extracellular heparan sulfatase SULF2 limits myeloid IFNβ signaling and Th17 responses in inflammatory arthritis. Other. 81 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-024-05333-w
- Ogbechi, J., Wright, H.L., Balint, S., Topping, L.M., Kristina, Z., Huang, Y., Pantazi, E., Swart, M., Windell, D., Marin, E., Wempe, M.F., Endou, H., Thomas, A.M., Filer, A., Stone, T.W., Clarke, A.J., Dustin, M.L., Williams, R.O. (2023). LAT1 enables T cell activation under inflammatory conditions: a new therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Autoimmunity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103031
- Ogbechi, J., Huang, Y., Clanchy, F.I., Pantazi, E., Topping, L.M., Darlington, L.G., Williams, R.O., Stone, T.W. (2022). Modulation of immune cell function, IDO expression and kynurenine production by the quorum sensor 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone (PQS). Other. 13 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1001956
- Clanchy, F.I., Huang, Y., Ogbechi, J., Darlington, L.G., Williams, R.O., Stone, T.W. (2022). Induction of IDO1 and Kynurenine by Serine Proteases Subtilisin, Prostate Specific Antigen, CD26 and HtrA: A New Form of Immunosuppression?. Other. 13 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.832989
- Hsieh, L.T., Dos Santos, S.J., Hall, B.S., Ogbechi, J., Loglo, A.D., Salguero, F.J., Ruf, M., Pluschke, G., Simmonds, R.E., Hawn, T.R. (2022). Aberrant stromal tissue factor localisation and mycolactone-driven vascular dysfunction, exacerbated by IL-1β, are linked to fibrin formation in Buruli ulcer lesions. Other. 18 (1) e1010280. Public Library of Science (PLoS). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010280
- Bhadra, P., Dos Santos, S., Gamayun, I., Pick, T., Neumann, C., Ogbechi, J., Hall, B.S., Zimmermann, R., Helms, V., Simmonds, R.E., Cavalié, A. (2021). Mycolactone enhances the Ca2+ leak from endoplasmic reticulum by trapping Sec61 translocons in a Ca2+ permeable state. Biochemical Journal. 478 (22) 4005-4024. Portland Press Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20210345
- Huang, Y., Tseng, W., Clanchy, F.I., Topping, L.M., Ogbechi, J., McNamee, K., Perocheau, D., Chiang, N., Ericsson, P., Sundstedt, A., Xue, Z., Salford, L.G., Sjögren, H., Stone, T.W., Lin, H., Luo, S., Williams, R.O. (2021). Pharmacological modulation of T cell immunity results in long-term remission of autoimmune arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (19) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2100939118
- Ogbechi, J., Clanchy, F.I., Huang, Y., Topping, L.M., Stone, T.W., Williams, R.O. (2020). IDO activation, inflammation and musculoskeletal disease. Other. 131 110820. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2019.110820
- Huang, Y., Ogbechi, J., Clanchy, F.I., Williams, R.O., Stone, T.W. (2020). IDO and Kynurenine Metabolites in Peripheral and CNS Disorders. Other. 11 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00388
- Tseng, W., Huang, Y., Clanchy, F., McNamee, K., Perocheau, D., Ogbechi, J., Luo, S., Feldmann, M., McCann, F.E., Williams, R.O. (2019). TNF receptor 2 signaling prevents DNA methylation at the
Foxp3
promoter and prevents pathogenic conversion of regulatory T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (43) 21666-21672. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909687116
- Kawalkowska, J.Z., Ogbechi, J., Venables, P.J., Williams, R.O. (2019). cIAP1/2 inhibition synergizes with TNF inhibition in autoimmunity by down-regulating IL-17A and inducing T
regs. Science Advances. 5 (5) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw5422
- Ogbechi, J., Hall, B.S., Sbarrato, T., Taunton, J., Willis, A.E., Wek, R.C., Simmonds, R.E. (2018). Inhibition of Sec61-dependent translocation by mycolactone uncouples the integrated stress response from ER stress, driving cytotoxicity via translational activation of ATF4. Other. 9 (3) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-018-0427-y
- Ogbechi, J., Ruf, M., Hall, B.S., Bodman-Smith, K., Vogel, M., Wu, H., Stainer, A., Esmon, C.T., Ahnström, J., Pluschke, G., Simmonds, R.E., Behr, M.A. (2015). Mycolactone-Dependent Depletion of Endothelial Cell Thrombomodulin Is Strongly Associated with Fibrin Deposition in Buruli Ulcer Lesions. Other. 11 (7) e1005011. Public Library of Science (PLoS). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005011
- Hall, B.S., Hill, K., McKenna, M., Ogbechi, J., High, S., Willis, A.E., Simmonds, R.E., Deretic, V. (2014). The Pathogenic Mechanism of the Mycobacterium ulcerans Virulence Factor, Mycolactone, Depends on Blockade of Protein Translocation into the ER. Other. 10 (4) e1004061. Public Library of Science (PLoS). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004061