David Hafler, MD

David Hafler is an immunologist with an interest in CNS inflammation. His research group recently discovered that T cells migrating through the brain acquire the ability to secrete IFN gamma induced by the gut microbiome, and they hypothesize that these T cells may modulate synaptic pruning by driving microglia function. He has 40 years of experience as an NIH-funded investigator and is deeply committed to training graduate and postdoctoral researchers. He has trained more than 90 individuals in immunology and neurological research.

epigenetics ;  gene editing ;  immunocytochemistry ;  transcriptomics  

genetics ;  gut-brain signaling ;  immunology  

Hafler is the William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology, Chair, Department of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, and Neurologist-in-Chief at Yale New Haven Hospital. His greatest joy on earth is spending time with his two granddaughters.