Research Interests:
The Batsuli Lab focuses on elucidating mechanisms of the immune response to blood coagulation proteins deficient in patients with inherited bleeding disorders, specifically hemophilia. Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder caused by low or absent clotting proteins factor VIII or factor IX that affects an person's risk of bleeding. Our lab seeks to better understand the interaction of factor proteins with antigen presenting cells and the mechanisms of antibody development against factor replacement therapies in order to develop therapeutic strategies that evade these immune responses and promote tolerance. The Batsuli Lab supports a collaborative and supportive research environment that engages in team science.