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Jason Scott Stumhofer

Federal Grant PI High Impact

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: University of Pennsylvania (2006–2012)

Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine

27 h-index 55 pubs 5,529 cited

  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Malaria
  • Plasmodium yoelii
  • Interleukin-17
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Female
  • Male
  • Interleukins
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Interferon-gamma
  • T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
  • Toxoplasma

Biography and Research Information

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Jason Scott Stumhofer's research focuses on the immunobiology of T helper cells, particularly the regulation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells and their role in inflammation and host defense. He has investigated the effects of cytokines such as Interleukin-27 (IL-27) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) on T cell differentiation and function. His work has demonstrated that IL-27 can negatively regulate Th17 cell development and inhibit the production of IL-17, a key cytokine involved in inflammatory responses. Additionally, his research has explored how IL-27 and IL-6 can induce STAT3-mediated production of Interleukin-10 (IL-10) by T cells, suggesting complex regulatory networks within the immune system.

Stumhofer's federally funded research includes projects investigating the regulation of macrophage function during acute infection with Plasmodium, the parasite responsible for malaria. He has also received funding for the development of an organoid model to study the pathogenesis of endemic Burkitt lymphoma and for the design of a B cell tetramer to track Plasmodium falciparum MSP2-specific B cells. These grants highlight his engagement with infectious diseases and cancer biology.

With a career marked by high citation counts and active research, Stumhofer leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26 and over 5,450 citations across 54 publications. He collaborates with several researchers at his institution, including Enatha Ntirandekura, Kara A. O’Neal, Camille L. Foscue, and Susie L. Brown.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 55
  • Citations: 5,529

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2011–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Early enhanced control of Plasmodium yoelii infection in IL-10-deficient mice is independent of IFN-γ, IL-12, and the humoral response (2026)
    Infection and Immunity DOI OpenAlex
  • Early enhanced control of Plasmodium yoelii infection in IL-10–deficient mice is independent of IFN-γ, IL-12, and the humoral response (2026)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Intrinsic p53 activation restricts gammaherpesvirus driven germinal center B cell expansion during latency establishment (2025)
    Nature Communications 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bhlhe40 limits early IL-10 production from CD4 + T cells during Plasmodium yoelii 17X infection (2023)
    Infection and Immunity 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • IgM+ and IgM– memory B cells represent heterogeneous populations capable of producing class-switched antibodies and germinal center B cells upon rechallenge with P. yoelii (2022)
    Journal of Leukocyte Biology 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Towards rainbow portable Cytophone with laser diodes for global disease diagnostics (2022)
    Scientific Reports 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ICOS Expression Is Required for Maintenance but Not the Formation of Germinal Centers in the Spleen in Response to Plasmodium yoelii Infection (2022)
    Infection and Immunity 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ICOS expression is required for maintenance but not the formation of germinal centers in the spleen in response to P. yoelii infection (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • IgM + and IgM - memory B cells represent heterogeneous populations capable of producing class-switched antibodies and germinal center B cells upon re-challenge with P. yoelii (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • p53 Controls Murine Gammaherpesvirus Latency and Prevents Infection-Associated IgH/c-Myc Translocations (2020)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • ICOS signaling promotes a secondary humoral response after re-challenge with Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS (2020)
    PLoS Pathogens 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ICOS expression is not required for memory T cell formation or maintenance, but does promote Tfh cell differentiation and the humoral response after secondary Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS infection (2019)
    The Journal of Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • The Immunobiology of the Interleukin-12 Family: Room for Discovery (2019)
    Immunity 493 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating the Role of C/Ebpδ-Deficiency in Radiation-Induced Bone Marrow Failure (2018)
    Blood DOI OpenAlex
  • NK1.1 Expression Defines a Population of CD4+ Effector T Cells Displaying Th1 and Tfh Cell Properties That Support Early Antibody Production During Plasmodium yoelii Infection (2018)
    Frontiers in Immunology 15 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 3 $336,449 total

NIH Contact PI Jul 2026 - Jun 2028

Development of an organoid model for studying endemic Burkitt lymphoma pathogenesis

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $75,074 R03
NIH Contact PI Jun 2024 - Apr 2026

Regulation of macrophage function during acute infection with Plasmodium

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $185,375 R21
NIH Contact PI Nov 2021 - Oct 2023

Design of a B cell tetramer to track PfMSP2-specific B cells

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $76,000 R03

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.

  • Stumhofer Start up Account UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • A protective role for IL-17 in blood-stage malaria NIH Principal Investigator
  • Multicolor Photoacoustic Malaria Detector NIH Co-Investigator
  • Understanding the contribution of atypical B cell progenitors to the humoral response NIH Principal Investigator
  • Regulation and function of B cells during malaria infection- Resubmission NIH Principal Investigator
  • Defining mechanisms of gammaherpesvirus-driven genomic instability in B cells NIH Co-Investigator

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64 Collaborators 21 Institutions 3 Countries

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