Biography
- Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Dorothy M. and Edward E. Burwell Board Designated Professorship in Immunobiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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Anne Rowley, MD, is the Dorothy M. and Edward E. Burwell Professor in Immunobiology at the Stanley Manne Children's Reserach Institute. She specializes in pediatric infectious diseases and is widely recognized for her expertise in caring for children with serious infections, and particularly children with Kawasaki disease. Dr. Rowley leads the Kawasaki Disease Center at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, which is supported by Kawasaki disease parents and friends, the Max Goldenberg Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Her laboratory is committed to understanding the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease and developing better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the illness.
Education and Background
- Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Memorial Hospital 1985-1988
- Fellowship in Research, Northwestern University Department of Medicine 1986-1988
- Residency in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 1982-1985
- MD, SUNY Upstate Medical School 1982
Research Highlights
IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEIN EPITOPES TARGETED BY THE ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO KAWASAKI DISEASE
The purpose of this research is to determine the cause of Kawasaki disease. Dr. Rowley and the research team are taking individual antibody-producing cells (plasmablasts) from children who developed Kawasaki disease in the prior 1–2 weeks and determining the proteins that these antibodies bind to. These proteins should derive from the causative agent of the disease. Identification of these proteins could lead to a diagnostic test, and provide information about the gene sequence of the etiologic agent.
Featured Grants
Identifying Specific Antigenic Targets of Kawasaki Disease
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
09/22/2020 → 08/31/2025
