Biography

I teach Neurobiology (ZOO 3744), Advanced Neurobiology (ZOO4742), and Molecular Biology of Disease (4224). My prior research focused on immunity to viral respiratory infections (IAV, CoV) and the contribution of viral infectious diseases to neurodegenerative disease progression and biological aging. 

Recent Publications

1. Reagin, KL., Lee, RL., Funk, KE. A novel method for in vitro culture of microglia from aged mice: Implications for the future of aging neurobiology research. Current Protocols.In Press.
2. Reagin, KL., Oliva, KE., Hansen, MR., Slade, CD., Watford, WT., Klonowski, KD. Regulation of respiratory CD8+ T cell immunity by suppressive monocyte-like dendritic cells (MCs). The Journal of Immunology. 214(5):977-994. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae059.
3. Reagin, KL., Lee, RL., Williams, LA., Cocciolone, L., Funk, KE. Compromised CD8+ T cell immunity in the aged brain increases severity of neurotropic coronavirus infection and postinfectious cognitive impairment. Aging Cell. 24(3):e14409. doi:10.1111/acel.14409.
4. Reagin, KL., Funk, KE. CD8+ T cells pump the brakes on Alzheimer’s Disease. Nature Immunology. (10):1597-1598. doi: 10.1038/s41590-023-01622-x.
5. SK., Blackhurst, B., Reagin, KL., Funk, KE. Microbial infections are a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2021.15:691136. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.691136.