Mason I. Lowance Professor of Medicine and PediatricsChief, Division of RheumatologyDirector, Lowance Center for Human Immunology
Emory University
Dr. Sanz received his MD degree from the University of Santander Medical School in Spain and trained in molecular immunology with Don Capra at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He was Chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Rochester from 1996 to 2012 as well as the director of the Rochester Autoimmunity Center of Excellence; the Center for Biodefense of Immunocompromised Populations; the Center for Translational Immunology. Since 2012, he has been the Emory University Mason Lowance Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Scholar in Human Immunology; Chief of Rheumatology and Director of the Lowance Center for Human Immunology. He is the Scientific Co-Leader of the NIH Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence Network, a member of the Steering Committee of the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) and of ITN Autoimmunity Assessment Group. His research focuses on the regulation of human B cells and plasma cells, the mechanisms of B cell autoimmunity and the therapeutic targeting of B cells in autoimmune diseases. Dr. Sanz is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians. He received the 2019 Lupus Insight Prize from the Lupus Research Alliance.
