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Indiana University Bloomington

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5.08/20/2025

Helps students see their full potential.

5.04/30/2025

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About Allison

Allison E. Norlander, PhD, serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, holding a joint appointment in the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, her PhD from Vanderbilt University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior to her current position, Dr. Norlander conducted doctoral and postdoctoral research at Vanderbilt, focusing on adaptive immune responses in hypertension. She now leads the Norlander Lab, which examines immune-mediated mechanisms underlying inflammatory diseases, particularly hypertension and allergic airway inflammation such as asthma. The lab investigates how T cells, including T regulatory cells and T follicular helper cells, contribute to disease pathogenesis, with emphasis on mediators like Prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) that augment suppressive T cell function. Studies utilize human cells from patients and mouse models to assess cell functionality, metabolic pathways, and therapeutic potentials, including immunometabolism in hypertension and immune interplay in comorbid conditions.