Justine T. Tigno-Aranjuez, PhD

Dr. Tigno-Aranjuez is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Immunity and Pathogenesis Division in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Tigno Aranjuez has been working in the area of innate immune signaling and NOD2 and RIP2 biology for over 15 years. She has a particular interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which the RIP2 kinase, which lies directly downstream of NOD2 activation, can contribute to chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and asthma. Dr. Tigno-Aranjuez is also very interested in novel ways of activating NOD2 and in novel pathways and functions downstream of this receptor. She is very excited to have the opportunity to investigate whether NOD2 signaling and NOD2-mediated lipid mediator production could be involved in Parkinson’s disease.