David Hafler, MD, MSc
Gilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology; Chair, Department of Neurology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology: Computational Immunology | Neuroscience
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Yale Medical Group
Immunobiology
Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
Research Interests
neuroimmunology; multiple sclerosis; autoimmunity; genetics; immunobiology more...
Education
- BS, Emory College, 1974
- M.S., Emory University, 1974
- M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, 1978
Selected Publications
- Hafler, D.A., Compston, A., Sawcer, S., Lander, S., Daly, M.J., DeJager, P.L., de Bakker, P.I.W., Gabriel, S.B., Mirel, D.B., Ivinson, A.J., Pericak-Vance, M.A., Gregory, S.G., Rioux, J.D., McCauley, J.L., Haines, J.L., Barcellos, L.F., Cree, B., Oksenberg, J.R., Hauser, S.,L. Risk alleles for multiple sclerosis identified by a genomewide study. N Engl J Med 30; 357(9):851-62, 2007.
- Yang L, Anderson DE, Baecher-Allan C, Bettelli E, Oukka M, Kuchroo VK, Hafler DA, IL-21 and TGF-ß are Required for Differentiation of Human Th17 cells Nature 17;454(7202):350-2, 2008.
- Beriou G, Ashley CW, Costantino CM, Yang L, Kuchroo VK, Baecher-Allan C, Hafler DA, IL-17 producing human peripheral regulatory T cells retain suppressive function. Blood, 2009 Apr 30;113(18):4240-9. Epub 2009 Jan 26.
