Education:
Luther College
Biology and History majors
B.A., 2016
University of Minnesota
Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Ph.D., 2024
MSTP Student Governance:
- Student Advisory Committee, 2017-2018
- Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2019-2020
- Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2024-2025
- Women in Science and Medicine, 2024-2025
Thesis Advisor: Goeffrey Hart, Ph.D.
Thesis Research
Adaptive NK cells and malaria.
Publications (pubmed)
Dick JK, Sangala JA, Krishna VD, Khaimraj A, Hamel L, Erickson SM, Hicks D, Soigner Y, Covill LE, Johnson AK, Ehrhardt MJ, Ernste K, Brodin P, Koup RA, Khaitan A, Baehr C, Thielen BK, Henzler CM, Skipper C, Miller JS, Bryceson YT, Wu J, John CC, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Orioles A, Steiner ME, Cheeran MCJ, Pravetoni M, Hart GT. NK Cell and Monocyte Dysfunction in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. J Immunol. 2024 Nov 15;213(10):1452-1466. PMCID: PMC11533154
Amusan A, Akinola O, Akano K, Hernández-Castañeda M, Dick JK, Sowunmi A, Hart G, Gbotosho G. Frequency of chloroquine-resistant haplotype of Plasmodium falciparum (CVIET) in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria 17 years post-chloroquine withdrawal. Acta Trop. 2024 Oct 15;260:107435.
Dick JK, Boull C, Pozos TC, Maguiness SM. Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis and Recurrent Infection With Dupilumab in Children With Distinct Genetic Types of Hyper-IgE Syndrome: A Case Series and Literature Review. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Oct 18. Online ahead of print.
Thiede JM, Dick JK, Jarjour NN, Krishna VD, Qian L, Sangala J, Benzow K, Karanjeet K, Chin S, Rainwater O, Cheeran MC, Hogquist KA, Jameson SC, Hart GT, Bold TD, Koob MD. Human ACE2 Gene Replacement Mice Support SARS-CoV-2 Viral Replication and Nonlethal Disease Progression. Immunohorizons. 2024 Sep 1;8(9):712-720. PMCID: PMC39287601
Bjorgen JC, Dick JK, Cromarty R, Hart GT, Rhein J. NK cell subsets and dysfunction during viral infection: a new avenue for therapeutics? Front Immunol. 2023 Oct 19;14:1267774. PMCID: PMC10620977 Review.
Dick JK, Nicholson C, Polcari I, Boull C, Maguiness SM. A retrospective case series: Unique clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of Trichophyton violaceum and soudanense tinea in a pediatric population. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Sep;89(3):608-610.
Dahlvang JD, Dick JK, Sangala JA, Kennedy PR, Pomeroy EJ, Snyder KM, Moushon JM, Thefaine CE, Wu J, Hamilton SE, Felices M, Miller JS, Walcheck B, Webber BR, Moriarity BS, Hart GT. Ablation of SYK Kinase from Expanded Primary Human NK Cells via CRISPR/Cas9 Enhances Cytotoxicity and Cytokine Production. J Immunol. 2023 Apr 15;210(8):1108-1122.
Dick JK, Hart GY. Natural Killer Cell Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) Activity Against Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Red Blood Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2470:641-657.
Martinov T, Swanson LA, Breed ER, Tucker CG, Dwyer AJ, Johnson JK, Mitchell JS, Sahli NL, Wilson JC, Singh LM, Hogquist KA, Spanier JA, Fife BT. Programmed Death-1 Restrains the Germinal Center in Type 1 Diabetes. J Immunol. 2019 Aug 15;203(4):844-852. PMCID: PMC7083260
Johnson JK, Miller JS. Current strategies exploiting NK-cell therapy to treat haematologic malignancies. Int J Immunogenet. 2018 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Work prior to the UMN MSTP:
Johnson JK, Wright PW, Li H, Anderson SK. Identification of trophoblast-specific elements in the HLA-C core promoter. HLA. 2018 Nov;92(5):288-297. PMCID: PMC6251741
Li H, Ivarsson MA, Walker-Sperling VE, Subleski J, Johnson JK, Wright PW, Carrington M, Björkström NK, McVicar DW, Anderson SK. Identification of an elaborate NK-specific system regulating HLA-C expression. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jan 12;14(1):e1007163. PMCID: PMC5785035
Morrison EA, Sanchez JC, Ronan JL, Farrell DP, Varzavand K, Johnson JK, Gu BX, Crabtree GR, Musselman CA. DNA binding drives the association of BRG1/hBRM bromodomains with nucleosomes. Nat Commun. 2017 Jul 14;8:16080. PMCID: PMC5519978
Fawcett EM, Hoyt JM, Johnson JK, Miller DL. Hypoxia disrupts proteostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Aging Cell. 2015 Feb;14(1):92-101. PMCID: PMC4326909
