Sally Huber, Ph.D.

Sally Huber, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Contact Information
E-mail: Sally.Huber@uvm.edu
Office Location:
Colch Res Facility, 360 South Park Drive, 206A, Colchester, VT 05446

Academic Interests

To provide students with a thorough understanding of basic immunology and virology; to aid students in the development of research skills needed for success in biomedical research through service on thesis committees.

Research Interests

To determine how virus infections trigger the development of autoimmunity.

Education

1975 Ph.D. Duke University, Durham, NC; Microbiology/Immunology
1972 M.S. Duke University, Durham, NC; Microbiology/Immunology 
1969 B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blackburg, VA; Biology

Academic Appointments

2016 - present Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
2000 - 2016 Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine
1990 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine
1986 - 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine
1981 - 1986 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine
1978 - 1981 Research Associate; Department of Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1975 - 1978 Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA


Awards and Honors

2009 - 2010 American Heart Association Virology and Immunology Study Section, Co-Chair
2000 - 2010 Ad-Hoc, Cardiovascular A, Virology B, Immunology Fellowship; Vascular Biology; K99; AICS; K08 Study Sections, National Institutes of Health
1997 - 2001 Member, Pathology A/ AICS Study Section, National Institutes of Health
1996 - 1998 American Heart Association Virology and Immunology Study Section (Chair)
1994 - 1996 American Heart Association Virology and Immunology Study section
1987 - 1990 Member, Virology Study Section, National Institutes of Health
1982 - 1987 American Heart Association Established Investigatorship
1978 - 1980 New York Heart Association Fellowship
1976 - 1978 American Cancer Society Junior Fellowship, California Division
1969 Phi Kappa Phi

Publications

"IFITM3 mediates inflammation induced myocardial injury through JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway." Xiong C, Li B, Song R, Ma Z, Huber SA, Liu W. Molecular Immunology. 2024 Feb 1;167:1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2024.01.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38306778.

"Bibliometric analysis of trends in cardiac aging research over the past 20 years." Hao Y, Li B, Huber SA, Liu W. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 25;102(34):334870. doi: 10.1097/MD.00000000000034870. PMID: 37653740

"Association of Immune Cell Subsets with Incident Hip Fracture: The Cardiovascular Health Study." Elam RE, Bužková P, Delaney JAC, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Carbone LD, Saha R, Robbins JA, Mukamal KJ, Valderrábano RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Olson NC, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Landay AL, Cauley JA. Calcified tissue international. 2023 Aug 31. doi: 10.1007/s00223-023-01126-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37650930

"Circulating differentiated and senescent lymphocyte subsets and incident diabetes risk in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study." Olson NC, Doyle MF, Buzkova P, Huber SA, de Boer IH, Sitlani CM, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Mukamal KJ, Delaney JA. Endocrinology Diabetes Meatabolism. 2022 Nov 5:e384. doi: 10.1002/edm2.384. [Epub ahead of print.] PMID: 36333945

"Immune cell subpopulations as risk factors for atrial fibrillation: the Cardiovascular Health Study and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis." Floyd JS, Sitlani CM, Doyle MF, Feinstein MJ, Olson NC, Heckbert SR, Huber SA, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Delaney JA. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Oct 18:S1547-5271(22)02514-0. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.10.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36270578