Benjamin F. Bruner

OMRF
825 N.E. 13th St, RM #-313
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

E-Mail: bbruner1@ouhsc.edu

PHONE: (405) 271-8068

CITY/STATE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

Duncan, Oklahoma

EDUCATION:

Oklahoma Christian University
College of Science and Engineering
B.S. - Biology (2001)

YEAR OF GRADUATE PROGRAM:

SUPERVISOR:

Judith James, MD, PhD

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Within autoimmune disorders, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there are a wide variety of possible clinical presentations, but one feature common to almost all SLE patients is the presence of autoantibodies. Part of my work in the lab will consist of a detailed characterization of the specificity of autoantibodies to several known autoantigens in diseases such as SLE, Wegener's Granulomatosis, microscopic polyangitis, and others.