Jagdeep S. Obhrai, M.D.

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Lab Phone:: 503-346-0907
Office:: 503-494-8500; Lab Page: http://www.ohsu.edu/nephrology/faculty/obhrai/lab/index.cfm

Background

Jagdeep Obhrai is an Assistant Professor of Medicine whose focus is on improving the lives of transplant recipients. He has training in internal medicine, nephrology, clinical transplantation, and transplant Immunology. Jagdeep's basic research focuses on understanding the requirements for solid organ transplant rejection. His clinical focus is the care of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients. He cares for patients at OHSU and the Portland VA.

Selected Publications

"The plasma cell fountain of youth?," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 5, Issue: 174, Page ) - 2013

"Immunology: Maintaining the T cell status quo," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 5, Issue: 166, Page ) - 2013

"The rise and fall of an immune response," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 163, Page ) - 2012

"My thymus: Still here when i need you the most," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 158, Page ) - 2012

"Immunological transference: Commensals get kicked," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 154, Page ) - 2012

"Autoimmune TSA," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 150, Page ) - 2012

"The scientific approach to better birthday parties," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 146, Page ) - 2012

"Focusing in on virus inactivation," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 142, Page ) - 2012

"Blocking an immune inhibitor: Small step or giant leap?," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 138, Page ) - 2012

"A tinier target for B cell therapy in multiple sclerosis," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 134, Page ) - 2012

"Connecting the dots to describe a mechanism for IgA nephropathy," Science Translational Medicine (Vol: 4, Issue: 130, Page ) - 2012

"Topics in transplantation medicine for general nephrologists," Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (Vol: 5, Issue: 8, Page 1518-1529) - 2010

"Cardiac evaluation prior to kidney transplantation," Seminars in Dialysis (Vol: 23, Issue: 3, Page 324-329) - 2010

"Type i interferons are not critical for skin allograft rejection or the generation of donor-specific CD8⁺ memory T cells: Brief communication," American Journal of Transplantation (Vol: 10, Issue: 1, Page 162-167) - 2010

"The case | Progressive hypertension and proteinuria on anti-angiogenic therapy," Kidney International (Vol: 74, Issue: 5, Page 685-686) - 2008

"Langerhans cells are not required for efficient skin graft rejection," Journal of Investigative Dermatology (Vol: 128, Issue: 8, Page 1950-1955) - 2008

"Effector T cell differentiation and memory T cell maintenance outside secondary lymphoid organs," Journal of Immunology (Vol: 176, Issue: 7, Page 4051-4058) - 2006

"The role of toll-like receptors in solid organ transplantation," Transplantation (Vol: 81, Issue: 4, Page 497-502) - 2006

"Transplantation tolerance: Babies take the first step," Nature Medicine (Vol: 10, Issue: 11, Page 1165-1166) - 2004

"Assessment of fatigue and psychologic disturbances in patients with hepatitis c virus infection," Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology (Vol: 32, Issue: 5, Page 413-417) - 2001