Assistant Professor, Pathology, Cross-Appointment in Immunology, University of Manitoba
Consultant, HLA Laboratory, Manitoba Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, CancerCare Manitoba

2006 Diplomate, American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
1998 PhD, Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba

Dr. Ellison’s research is aimed at understanding the interactions between epithelial cells and the immune system, and how these interactions shape developing immune responses. Much of her work has been done using mouse models of graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication that may develop following allogeneic blood or bone marrow transplantation.

Brett Danielson, BSc Medicine Student

Ellison CA, Makar, BM, Wiseman JMM, Gheorghui I, Taniguchi M and Gartner JG. Palifermin Mediates Immunoregulatory Effects in Addition to its Cytoprotecctive Effects in Mice with Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. J. Clin Immunol. 28:600, 2008

Ellison CA, Taniguchi M, HayGlass KT and Gartner JG. Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) Induced Using Grafts from NKT Cell-Deficient (J281-/-) Donors. Immunology. 119:338, 2006.

Ellison CA, Fischer, JMM, HayGlass KT and Gartner JG. Effect of Palifermin in a Murine Model of Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) Associated with Th2 Cytokine Production, Autoantibody Production and Glomerulonephritis. J. Clin. Immunol. 26:485, 2006.