Amy M. Scurlock, MD |
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| Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine |
| Phone: (501) 364-1060 |
Research Overview
Dr. Scurlock received her medical degree from UAMS in 1998 and completed a Pediatrics residency in 2001, serving as Chief Resident from 2001-2002. Dr. Scurlock completed fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology at Duke University Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Scurlock joined the faculty of UAMS in August 2004 where she is a member of the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology and the ACHRI Chlamydia Research Group. Dr. Scurlock’s primary research interest focuses on immune responses at mucosal surfaces with particular interest in the T-cell responses that drive the development of oviduct scarring and infertility following chlamydia infection. In addition, she is developing a translational program in collaboration with the Adolescent Center evaluating chlamydia infections in adolescent women. Dr. Scurlock also has an interest in the basic immunology of food allergy and the immune responses that promote or diminish the food allergic response. Other research interests include the natural history of food allergies and the development of new interventions in the treatment of food allergies. Also, Dr. Scurlock enthusiastically contributes to the education of residents and students at UAMS by participating in the educational mission of the Department of Pediatrics in many capacities.
Key Publications*
O’Connell CM, Ingalls RR, Andrews CW, Scurlock AM, Darville T. Plasmid-Deficient Chlamydia muridarum Fail to Induce Immune Pathology and Protect against Oviduct Disease. J. Immunol. 2007; 179(6): p. 4027-4034.
Buchanan AD, Green TD, Jones SM, Scurlock AM, Christie L, Althage KA, Steele PH, Pons L, Helm RM, Lee LA, Burks AW. Egg oral immunotherapy in nonanaphylactic children with egg allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007; 119 (1): 199-205.
Scurlock AM, Lee LA, Burks AW. Food allergy in children. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2005 May; 25(2): 369-88.
Scurlock AM, Burks AW. Peanut allergenicity. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2004; 93(5 suppl 3): S12-18.
Rosenzweig SD, Dorman SE, Uzel G, Shaw S, Scurlock A, Brown MR, Buckley RH, Holland SM. A novel mutation in Interferon-gamma receptor 2 with dominant negative activity: biological consequences of homozygous and heterozygous states. J Immunol. 2004; 173(6): 4000-4008.
Scurlock AM, Althage KA, Christie L, Burks AW, Jones SM. Anaphylaxis following ingestion of gummy bears. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;110(6):936-7.
*To find additional publications by this author, please visit Pubmed Central, a National Institutes of Health-operated site for electronic distribution of life sciences research reports.
Research Support
Arkansas Biosciences Institute
CUMG
Marion B. Lyon New Scientist Development Award
National Institutes of Health/NIAID, K08 Award, Immunoregulatory Networks in Chlamydia
Genital Tract Infection
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