Vadim Pivniouk, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Research Series Track) (Career Track)

Assistant Research Scientist, Respiratory Sciences

1657 E. Helen Street, Keating Bldg, Rm-323
Tucson, AZ 85721

Office Room Number: AHSC 2349
Fax: (520) 626-6970

(520) 626-9644

vadimp@arizona.edu

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Teaching Interests

Studying the molecular mechanisms of allergy and asthma using mouse models.

Publications

DeVries, Avery, et al. “Asthma Programs the Transcriptional Response of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells to SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Mediated ACE2 Engagement”. J Allergy Clin Immunol, Aug. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2025.07.007.

Michael, Ashley N, et al. “Administration of a Bacterial Lysate to the Airway Compartment Is Sufficient to Inhibit Allergen-Induced Lung Eosinophilia in Germ-Free Mice.”. J Leukoc Biol, Mar. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/jleuko/qiae047.

Xing, Yuhan, et al. “Immune Modulation by Rural Exposures and Allergy Protection.”. Pediatr Allergy Immunol, vol. 35, no. 2, Feb. 2024, p. e14086, https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14086.

Marques dos Santos, Mauricius, et al. “Asthma-Protective Agents in Dust from Traditional Farm Environments.”. J Allergy Clin Immunol, vol. 152, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 610-21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.05.013.

Pivniouk, Vadim, et al. “The OM-85 Bacterial Lysate Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Epithelial Cells by Downregulating SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Expression.”. J Allergy Clin Immunol, Dec. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.11.019.

Pivniouk, Vadim, et al. “Airway Administration of OM-85, a Bacterial Lysate, Blocks Experimental Asthma by Targeting Dendritic Cells and the Epithelium IL-33 ILC2 Axis.”. J Allergy Clin Immunol, Sept. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.09.013.

Pivniouk, Vadim, et al. “The Role of Innate Immunity in Asthma Development and Protection: Lessons from the Environment.”. Clin Exp Allergy, vol. 50, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 282-90, https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13508.

Stein, Michelle M, et al. “Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children.”. N Engl J Med, vol. 375, no. 5, Aug. 2016, pp. 411-21, https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1508749.

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Vadim Pivniouk, PhD

Degrees

Teaching Interests

Publications