Areas of Interest
Dr. Platt conducts basic and translational research in immunology, especially pertaining to transplantation, cancer, infection and development and cell biology, especially pertaining to cell-matrix interaction and mechanisms of transformation. His work has been communicated in 600 publications and 5 books and recognized by election to the National Academy of Medicine, Association of American Physicians, and various awards. He holds patients for various immune modulators, therapeutics for cancer and procedures for animal genetics.
Honors & Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha—University of Southern California School of Medicine (1976)
Della M. Mudd Resident, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles (1979-1980)
Clinician Scientist, American Heart Association (1983‑1988)
Established Investigator, American Heart Association (1988‑1993)
Dorothy W. and Joseph W. Beard Professor, Duke University (1994‑1998)
National Academy of Medicine (formerly, the Institute of Medicine), National Academy of Sciences (elected 1997)
Association of American Physicians (elected 1998)
MERIT Award—National Institutes of Health (2002-2012)
Fellow American Heart Association (2003)
Boot Award (2005)
Grants
2022:
RO1AI122369 (Platt PI; Fox PI) Hepatocyte xenografts for treatment of acute liver failure
RO1OD023138 (Piedrahita PI; Platt Co-PI) Immunodeficient pigs for stem cell based regenerative medicine
RO1 AI151588-01 (Cascalho PI; Platt PI) Donor-specific B cells in transplantation
R21 AI159219 (Cascalho PI; Platt PI) TNRSF13B polymorphisms and the control of innate B cell responses – a double edged sword
W81XWH-18-1-0721 (DoD PRMRP) Mutable vaccines for emerging infectious threats (Cascalho PI; Platt co-PI)
W81XWH-19-RTTP (DoD Idea) Effect of Peritransplant C3d Blockade and ischemia on chronic rejection and vasculopathy in an experimental OMC flap model of VCA (Kaufman PI; Platt Part-I)
