Jerry Guyden

Jerry Guyden is a molecular immunologist whose research interests center on the function of thymic nurse cells (TNCs) - specialized epithelial cells that contain T cells completely enclosed in intra-cytoplasmic vacuoles. Recent research in his lab indicates that TNCs may house the MHC restriction process. Dr. Guyden is the Director of the RCMI (Research Centers in Minority Institutions) at City College and has been pivotal to the development of The Center for the Study of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Development. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1979. He can be reached by telephone at 212.650.8449 or by email at jerry@sci.ccny.cuny.edu