Chatham University

Biology Faculty and Staff

Pierette Appasamy PhD

Pierette Appasamy

pappasamy@chatham.edu
Assistant Professor of Biology
Joined Chatham : 2007

Academic Areas of Interest

Immunology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology

Personal Areas of Interest

Tennis, Reading

Biography

B.S. Biology, cum laude, Xavier University, Cincinnati, 1982 Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1988 Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1990 Instructor, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1990-1992 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1992-2001 Special Projects Director, Office of Research, Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 1998-2001

Education

  • B.S., Biology, cum laude, Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH), 1982
  • Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA), 1988

Publications

  • Appasamy, P.M., Kenniston, T.W., and Amoscato, A.A. 1997. Requirement for Surface Aminopeptidase Activities during Development of CD8+ Fetal Thymocytes. Cell. Immunol. 177:1-8
  • Kitson, R.P., Appasamy, P.M., Nannmark, U., Albertsson, P., Gabauer, M.K., and Goldfarb, R.H. 1998. Matrix Metalloproteinases Produced by Rat IL-2-Activated NK Cells. J. Immunol. 160:4248-4253.
  • Appasamy, P.M. 1993. Interleukin-7: Biology and Potential Clinical Applications. Cancer Investigation. 11(4)493-505 (invited article)
  • Appasamy, P.M. 1995. “Interleukin-7 and Lymphopoiesis: Biologic and Clinical Implication”, in Cancer Treatment and Research, Kurzrock, R. and Talpaz, M., ed. (invited chapter) ch. 9 pp 235-260.
  • Appasamy, P.M. 1997. “Interleukin-7 and Lymphopoiesis”, in Cytokines in Health and Disease, second edition, D.G. Remick and J.S. Friedland, ed. (invited chapter), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. ch. 7 pp. 101-119.
  • Appasamy, P.M. 1999. Biological and Clinical Implications of Interleukin-7 and Lymphopiesis. Cytokines, Cellular and Molecular Therapy 5(1)25-39. (Invited chapter)