Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Dr. Farris is a molecular and cellular immunologist with a primary appointment of Professor in Arthritis and Clinical Immunology at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation where she is the Alvin Chang Chair in Biomedical Research. She holds Adjunct Professor appointments in the Department of Pathology and in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Farris was Associate Director of Basic Research of the Oklahoma Sjögren’s Syndrome Center of Research Translation from 2010-2015 and standing member of the Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Sciences NIH Study Section from 2015-2019. She currently serves as mPI of the Sjögren’s Team for Accelerating Medicines Partnership and is the Director of the Oklahoma Sjögren’s Research Clinic. She has a strong interest in the role of the adaptive immune system in Sjögren’s disease and is the author of seminal studies investigating minor salivary gland CD4+ T lymphocytes, minor salivary gland damage, and autoantibody specificity in individuals with Sjögren’s.
12S109: De-"mystifying" Sjögren's Dryness: Molecular Interactions and Genetics Explained
Sunday, November 12, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
Disclosure(s): Janssen Research and Development, LLC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
