Katrina K. Hoyer

Associate Professor
UC Merced

Katrina Hoyer and her research team study the mechanisms and cell interactions leading to immune dysfunction. Our immune system has an amazing ability to protect us from the myriad of pathogens in our environment. Unfortunately, this intrinsic system can sometime go awry, resulting in an attack on the host or the inability to eliminate an infection. In autoimmune disease this results in cell destruction, and impairs the quality of life of patients. The lab has several ongoing projects detailed under Research.

Fun fact: I am a book addict, Camp Fire leader and dance mom.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pathology, UCSF 1994-2011 (Mentor: Abul K. Abbas, M.D.)
Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology, UCLA 2003 (Mentor: Michael A. Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.)
B.S. in Biochemistry, UC Davis 1996 (Research mentor: Stuart J. Soeldner, M.D.)

Contact Information

Science and Engineering Building I; Room 348
Email: khoyer2@ucmerced.edu
Phone: 209-228-4229