Dr. Dominic Paquin-Proulx obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Laval University, in Quebec City, Canada. His work focused on the effect of autoantibodies within intravenous immunoglobulins (IvIg) on B cells. Following completion of his PhD in 2010, Dr. Paquin-Proulx perform postdoctoral studies at Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm Sweden, working on innate T cells (iNKT and MAIT cells) in the context of infections and immunodeficiencies. In 2015, He moved to the U.S., working as a Research Scientist at George Washington University in the lab of Dr Douglas Nixon to continue his work on innate T cells in viral infections. In 2017, he joined the innate immunology section of the Military HIV Research Program (MHRP). He is now the lead Scientist of the innate immunology section that includes work on antibody effector functions as part of the system serology core of MHRP.
