Dr. Andre Elias Nel, MD

Andre Nel is a tenured Professor and practicing allergist/immunologist at UCLA. He runs the Cellular Immunology Activation Laboratory in the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Dr. Nel obtained his M.B.,Ch.B. degree in Cape Town, South Africa, and subsequently did a post-doctoral fellowship in Immunology at MUSC, which was followed by doctoral thesis on his research. Dr. Nel's chief research interests are: (i) The role of air pollutants, including nanoparticles in asthma and atherosclerosis, with particular emphasis on the role of oxidative stress in the generation of airway and vascular inflammation; (ii) Nanotoxicology, including nanomaterial properties that may lead to toxicity and nanomaterial safety testing. These studies are funded by personal RO1 grants from the NIH, as well as the NIAID-funded UCLA Asthma and Immunology Disease Center, of which Dr Nel is the Director. Dr. Nel is also co-director of the EPA-funded Southern California Particle Center. Dr Nel is the PI and …Director of the UC lead campus for Nanotoxicology Research and Training Program. Dr. Nel is a member of the ASCI, AAAAI, AAI and the Western Association of Physicians. He served as Chair of the Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research Committee, one of the NIAID Study Sections for the review of Training Grants.