Email

andrew.dinardo@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine-Infectious Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Feigin Center (Office)

Feigin Center
1102 Bates Ave
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(215) 206-4388
andrew.dinardo@bcm.edu

Education

BA from Emory University

Atlanta

MD from Wayne State School of Medicine

Detroit

Internship at University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Residency at University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

Infectious Diseases

Professional Interests

• Immunology of Co-Infection
• Tuberculosis
• Epigenetic Regulation of Immunity
• HIV
• Global Health

Websites

Selected Publications

• DiNardo AR, Mace EM, Lesteberg K, Mandalakas AM, Cirillo JD, Graviss EA, Orange JS, Makedonas G. "Schistosomiasis Egg Antigen Decreases Tuberculosis-Specific CD4 T cell Effector Function with Concomitant Arrest of macrophage Phago-Lysosome Maturation." Journ of Infect Dis. 2016 : Pubmed PMID: 27389351
• DiNardo AR, Nishiguchi T, Mace EM, Rajapakshe K, Mtetwa G, Kay A, Maphalala G, Secor WE, Mejia R, Orange JS, Makedonas G, Mandalakas A "Schistosomiasis Induces Persistent DNA Methylation and Tuberculosis-Specific Immune Changes.." J Immunol. 2018 : Pubmed PMID: 29752313
• Lange C, Alghamdi, WA, Alshaer, MH, Brighenti S, Diacon AH, DiNardo AR, Grobbel HP, Gröschel MI, Groote-Bidlingmaier FV, Hauptmann M, Heyckjendorf J, Köhler N, Kohl TA, Merker M, Niemann S, Peloquin CA, Schiable UE, Schleusener V, Thye T, Schön T. "Perspectives for personalized therapy for patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.." Journal of Internal Medicine. : Pubmed PMID: 29806961
• DiNardo AR, Rajapakshe K, Nishiguchi T, Mtetwa G, Grimm SL, Dlamini Q, Kahari J, Mahapatra S, Kay AW, Maphalala G, Mace EM, Makedonas G, Cirillo JD, Netea MG, van Crevel R, Coarfa C, Mandalakas AM "DNA hyper-methylation during Tuberculosis dampens host immune responsiveness." Journal. of Clinical Investigation. 2020 : Pubmed PMID: 32125282

Projects

Impact of Helminth and HIV on Tuberculosis Epigenetic and Immunology Status

(10/2014 - 12/2024)

Mbabane, eSwatini

Host DNA Methylation Alterations in Tuberculosis

(01/2019 - 12/2024)

Mbeya, Tanzania

Restoration of BCG immunity after helminth induced epigenetic-mediated immune exhaustion

Thrasher Research Fund (03/2020 - 03/2023)

Eswatini

https://www.thrasherresearch.org/grant/14878?lang=eng