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Office of the Executive Dean

Kent Teague, PhD

Professor

Assistant Vice President for Research, OU-Tulsa
Associate Dean for Research, OU-TU School of Community Medicine
George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Community Medicine Research
Director, OU-Tulsa Integrative Immunology Center
Director, The Office for Research Development and Scholarly Activity


Schusterman Administration Building 3G19 4502 E. 41st Street

(918) 660-3921

kent-teague@ouhsc.edu


Education:

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Immunology, Biomedical Research Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, 1995 - 1999
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Immunology Department of Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1990 - 1995
  • Bachelor of Science, Magna cum laude, Biology and Chemistry Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK, 1986 - 1990


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

  • President's Associates Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, July 1, 2019 - Present
  • GKFF Chair, George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Community Medicine Research, George Kaiser Family Foundation, December 10, 2017 - Present
  • 2021 to 2022 Outstanding Teacher Award, OU College of Medicine, December 15, 2022
  • President's Award of Excellence, OU Tulsa President's Office, April 21, 2022
  • 2020 - 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award, OU College of Medicine, December 2021


Select Publications:

  • Suzuki, H., Smith, B., Taylor, A., Teague, T. K., Misaki, M., Savitz, J., McKinney, B., Drevets, W., Bodurka, J., "Integrative network analysis of resting-state fMRI and RNA-seq data for major depressive disorder.", The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Vancouver, Canada, Poster. June 2017.
  • Suzuki, H., Marino, J., Teague, T. K., Misaki, M., Savitz, J., McKinney, B., Drevets, W., Bodurka, J., "Association of the TNF transcript and subgenual ACC thickness moderated by depression and anhedonia", The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Geneva, Switzerland, Poster. June 2016.
  • Hays-Grudo, J., Bosler, C. D., Teague, T. K., Miller-Cribbs, J., Castle, S., Guss, S., Horm, D., Morris, A. S., "Intergenerational transmission of risk: Parents’ ACEs and young children’s regulation of stress.", 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic, Poster. May 31, 2016.
  • Suzuki, H., Marino, J., Teague, T. K., Misaki, M., Savitz, J., McKinney, B., Drevets, W., Bodurka, J., "Childhood trauma or proinflammatory activity determines amygdala volume and subgenual anterior cingulate cortical thickness in relation to Major Depressive Disorder", Neuroscience 2015, Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Chicago, IL, USA, Poster. June 2015.
  • Ma, S., Suzuki, H., Marino, J., Teague, T. K., Misaki, M., Victor, T., Savitz, J., McKinney, B., Drevets, W., Bodurka, J., "Hippocampal and caudate volumes in relation to mRNA expression levels in Major Depressive Disorder", The 21st Annual OHBM Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA, Poster. June 2015.
  • Teague, T. K., "Human and mouse DP thymocytes differ in their cytokine response profiles", 13th International Congress of Immunology, International Union of Immunological Societies, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Oral Presentation. August 22, 2007.
  • Teague, T. K., "Disruption of Early Thymocyte Development in ST6Gal I Deficient Mice", Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL, Oral Presentation. November 19, 2005.
  • Teague, T. K., "Enforced IL-7Ralpha Expression Decreases Bcl-2 Expression in DN Thymocytes and Causes Reduced Thymic Cellularity.", ThymUS’04 International Conference on Lymphopoiesis, T cell differentiation, and Immune Reconstitution, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oral Presentation. November 9, 2004.
  • Teague, T. K., "Loss of IFN-gamma-dependent STAT-1 phosphorylation in activated T cells", Experimental Biology 2002, FASEB, New Orleans, LA, Oral Presentation. April 24, 2002.
  • Teague, T. K., "Inhibition of IL-6 and Gamma-IFN-Induced STAT1 Phosphorylation in SEB-Activated T Cells", 11th International Congress of Immunology, International Union of Immunological Societies, Stockholm, Sweden, Oral Presentation. July 26, 2001.



Associate Members

Zain Asad, MD

Zain Asad, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
 

Heather Burks, MD

Heather Burks, MD

Associate Professor

Amanda Celii, MD

Amanda Celii, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Associate Director, Trauma Post-Acute Care, EMS liaison

Associate Director, Trauma Outreach/Education

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor

M. Blake Evans, DO

M. Blake Evans, DO

Assistant Professor

Laura Haws, M.D.

Laura Haws, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
 

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Third Year Surgical Clerkship

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Assistant Chief of Medicine, Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Alessandra Landmann MD

Alessandra Landmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Fourth Year Surgery Clerkship Director 

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Assistant Professor

Olivia Lust, DO

Olivia Lust, DO

Assistant Professor,
Associate Residency Program Director,
Residency Education Director,
Clinical Medicine Course Assistant Director

Yashas Nathani, MD

Yashas Nathani, MD

Assistant Professor

Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Transport Team, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health

George Salem, MD

George Salem, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
OU Physicians, Edmond, OK

AGA TOP 25 Fellows 

Shashank S. Shettar, MD FASA

Shashank S. Shettar, MD, FASA

Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Transplant Anesthesiology

Christine Vo, MD

Christine Vo, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Medical Student Clerkship Co-Director

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Professor, Medicine
Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Director of the Interventional Pulmonary Program, Oklahoma City VAHCS
President, Oklahoma Thoracic Society
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians