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= Wendy Havran = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wendy Havran (September 1, 1955 – January 20, 2020) was an American immunologist at the Scripps Research Institute. She specialized in T cells, showing that they are scarce in certain areas of the body.

Life
Havran was born in Houston, Texas, and would visit science museums and natural parks with her family. She attended Duke University, where she learned about immunology and attended the University of Chicago for graduate school.

Havran had a postdoctoral position at the University of California Berkeley.

Havran opened her lab with Scripps in 1991. The research she started led her to introduce the gamma-delta T cells. These cells play a role in helping wounds heal.

Havran has served as a professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. She served as a member of the American Association of Immunologists.

She was named the 2018 Outstanding mentor by the Society of Fellows because of her mentorship skills towards new trainees.

Havran died at the age of 64 on January 20, 2020, because of complications following a heart attack.

Research
she generated one of the first antibodies against the gamma-delta TCR and demonstrated that the diversity of the T cell compartment in the skin is restricted by use of a single V gamma gene segment.

Honors and Rewards

 * Lucille P. Markey Scholarship in Biomedical Science grant in 1991
 * Outstanding Mentor by the Society of Fellows in 2018
 * American Association of Immunologists Distinguished Fellows in 2018