D.V.M., Tottori University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan 1992
Ph.D., Chiba University, School of Medicine, Japan 1996
Immunobiology of Dendritic cells (DCs)
Transplant Immunology: DC-based induction of transplantation tolerance
Cancer Immunology: Nicotine effect on DC-based cancer vaccine
Texas A&M; University Health Science Center-BCD, Dallas, TX. Assistant Professor, 2001-2008
Baylor University, Waco, TX. Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2005-2008
Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, TX. Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2001
Bayer Pharmaceutical Ltd, Research Center Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Research Scientist, 1996-1998
Columbia University, Department of Microbiology, New York, NY. Research Scientist, 1994-1996
M. Nouri-Shirazi, R. Tinajero and E. Guinet. Nicotine alters the biological activities
of developing mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs). Immunology Letters 109 (2): 155-164, 2007
M. Nouri-Shirazi. Dendritic cells in transplant tolerance. Iranian Journal of Immunology
4(1): 1-14, 2007
M. Nouri-Shirazi, AW. Thomson. Dendritic cells as promoters of transplant tolerance.
Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy 6 (4): 325-339, 2006
M. Nouri-Shirazi, E. Guinet. A possible mechanism linking cigarette smoke to higher
incidence of respiratory infection and asthma. Immunology Letters 103 (2): 167-176, 2006
E. Guinet, K. Yoshida and M. Nouri-Shirazi. Nicotinic environment affects the differentiation
and functional maturation of monocytes derived dendritic cells (DCs). Immunology Letters
95 (1): 45-55, 2004
M. Nouri-Shirazi, E. Guinet. Evidence for the immunosuppressive role of nicotine on human
dendritic cell functions. Immunology 109 (3): 365-373, 2003
M. Nouri-Shirazi, E. Guinet. Direct-, and Indirect Cross-Tolerance of Alloreactive T
cells by Dendritic cells Retained in the Immature Stage. Transplantation 74 (7): 1035-1044, 2002
R, Jotwani, A.K., Palucka, M. Al-Quotub, M. Nouri-Shirazi, J. Kim, D. Bell, J. Banchereau,
and C.W.Cutler. Mature Dendritic cells Infiltrate T cell-Rich Region of Oral Mucosa in Chronic
Periodontitis: In situ, In vivo and In vitro Studies. Journal of Immunology 167 (8): 4693-4700, 2001
F. Berard, P. Blanco, J. Davoust, E.M. Neidhart-Berard, M. Nouri-Shirazi, N. Taquet,
D. Rimoldi, J.C. Cerot-tini, J. Banchereau, and A. K. Palucka. Cross-priming of naïve CD8+ T cells
against melanoma antigens using dendritic cells loaded with killed allogeneic melanoma cells. Journal
of Experimental Medicine 192 (11): 1535-1543, 2000
M. Nouri-Shirazi, J. Banchereau, D. Bell, S. Burkeholder, E. T. Kraus, J. Davoust, and
Karolina A. Palucka. Dendritic cells capture killed tumor cells and present their antigens to elicit
tumor-specific immune responses. Journal of Immunology 165 (7): 3797-3803, 2000
M. Nouri-Shirazi, J. Banchereau, J. Fay, and K. A. Palucka. Dendritic cell based tumor
vaccine. Immunology Letters 74 (1): 5-10, 2000
Ye BH, Cattoretti G, Shen Q, Zhang J, Hawe N, de Waard R, Leung C, Nouri-Shirazi M, Orazi A,
Chaganti RS, Rothman P, Stall AM, Pandolfi PP, Dalla-Favera R. The BCL-6 proto-oncogene controls
germinal-centre formation and Th-2-type inflammation. Nature Genetics 16 (2): 161-170, 1997
H.Yamamoto, M.Hatano, Y.Iitsuka, M. Nouri-Shirazi, M.Yamamoto, T.Tokuhisa. Two forms of
HOX 11, a T cell leukemia oncogene, are expressed in fetal spleen but not in primary lymphocytes.
Molecular Immunology 32 (16): 1177-1182, 1995
American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Cancer Research
American Society of Transplantation
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Basic Science Faculty Research Award, Texas A&M; University Health Science Center