About

Dr. Schmitz is a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology and directs the Histocompatibility, Flow Cytometry and Clinical Immunology Laboratories at UNC Hospitals. Dr. Schmitz has experiences in the use of cytokine assays, flow cytometry including cell surface and intracellular cytokine assays as well as lymphocyte proliferation assays. He has used that experience in validating and implementing assays for HIV related research for over 15 years. Prior to establishing the Immunology Core Dr. Schmitz served for 8 years as the Director of the UNC Immunology Support Laboratory, one of 8 Immunology Cores within the ACTG. In addition to his experience providing support of basic, translational and clinical studies of HIV infection, Dr. Schmitz has extensive experience in diagnostic Immunology as director of the Clinical Immunology, Flow Cytometry and Histocompatibility Laboratories at UNC Hospitals. Dr. Schmitz’ 25 years of clinical research experience include assessment of antigen-specific humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, quantitation of soluble markers, immunogenetic testing and molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases.