Peter Jindra, Ph.D., F(ACHI)

Associate Professor, Director of the Immune Evaluation Laboratory

(713) 798-2425

Email

peter.jindra@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor, Director of the Immune Evaluation Laboratory: Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Immune Evaluation Laboratory (Lab): Methodist Neurosensory Bldg
4th Floor Room: NA-404
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-3005
https://www.bcm.edu/departments/surgery/divisions/abdominal-transplantation/hla-lab

Education

BS from University of California Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara; Biochemistry

PhD from University of California Los Angeles: Los Angeles, United States; Cellular and Molecular Pathology

Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Boston; T32

Clinical Fellowship at Albany Medical College: Albany

Clinical Fellowship at Stanford: Palo Alto, California, United States

Certifications

Board Certified: ABHI

Honors & Awards

2023 Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation: Norton Rose Fulbright

Professional Interests

High Resolution HLA typing
Anti-HLA antibodies
Clinical Trials Research
Chimerism
Function of microRNA in lymphocytes
Cell-free DNA

Professional Statement

Dr. Peter Jindra specializes in Transplant Diagnostic Testing and is the Laboratory Director at the BCM Immune Evaluation Laboratory. He is certified by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. His research interests include the role of anti-HLA antibodies in transplant rejection, next generation sequencing of HLA molecules with epitope matching, chimerism for clinical diagnostic purposes, and providing HLA services for clinical trials.

Websites

Immune Evaluation Laboratory

The BCM Immune Evaluation Laboratory is a reference lab for solid organ transplants (kidney, heart, pancreas, liver and lung) performed in the Texas Medical Center.

Dr. Peter Jindra Earns Poster of Distinction at ATC Meeting

Selected Publications

Jindra PT, Cusick MF. " Genetic Polymorphism in Cytokines and Costimulatory Molecules in Stem Cell and Solid Organ Transplantation " Clin Lab Med. 2019 Mar ; 39 (1) : 107-123.
Pubmed PMID: 30709500.
Cusick MF, Jindra PT. " Human Leukocyte Antigen Epitope Matching in Solid Organ Transplantation " Clin Lab Med.. 2018 Dec ; 38 (4) : 595-605.
Pubmed PMID: 30420055.
Jindra PT, Conway SE, Ricklefs SM, Porcella SF, Anzick SL, Haagenson M, Wang T, Spellman S, Milford E, Kraft P, McDermott DH, Abdi R.. " Analysis of a Genetic Polymorphism in the Costimulatory Molecule TNFSF4 With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes " Biol Blood Marrow Transplant.. 2016 Jan ; 22 (1) : 27-36.
Pubmed PMID: 26348892.
Jindra PT, Jin YP, Jacamo R, Rozengurt E, Reed EF. " MHC class I and integrin ligation induce ERK activation via an mTORC2 dependent pathway. " Biochem Biophys Res Commu. 2008 ;
Jindra PT, Jin YP, Rozengurt E, Reed EF. " HLA Class I Antibody-Mediated Endothelial Cell Proliferation via the mTOR Pathway. " J Immunol. 2008 ;
Jindra PT, Bagley J, Godwin JG, Iacomini J. " Costimulation-dependent expression of microRNA-214 increases the ability of T cells to proliferate by targeting Pten. " J Immunol. 2010 ;
Jindra PT, Tripathi S, Tian C, Iacomini J, Bagley. " Tolerance to MHC class II disparate allografts through genetic modification of bone marrow. " Gene Ther. 2012 ;
Tian C, Yuan X, Jindra PT, Bagley J, Sayegh MH, Iacomini J.. " Induction of transplantation tolerance to fully mismatched cardiac allografts by T cell mediated delivery of alloantigen. " Clin Immunol. 2010 ;

Memberships

American Society of Transplantation

American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Funding

HLA Disease Association with NeuroMyelitis Optica: Grant funding from Feinstein Institute; HLA typing patients with Neuromyelitis Optica

Safety and Efficacy of Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells on Myocardial Function in LVAD Recipients.: Grant funding from MesoBlast

AMICI Trial: Grant funding from Mesoblast

Study DR001: Grant funding from Mesoblast

Study DR003: Grant funding from Mesoblast

Analysis of cell-free DNA to detect rejection in pediatric heart transplant patients: Grant funding from Texas Children's Innovation Grant