Robert N. Haire, PhD
Dr. Haire was born in the United States. He was a Research Assistant in the Institute for Muscle Disease Department of Contractile Protein from 1971-1973, an Assistant Scientist in the University of Minnesota Department of Laboratory Medicine from 1973 to 1983, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Tampa Bay Research Institute Department of Molecular Genetics from 1988 to 1990, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the All Children’s Hospital Department of Molecular Genetics from 1990-1991, an Associate in Research in the University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics from 1991-1994 and a Research Assistant Professor in the University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics from 1994-2006. He currently is a Research Associate Professor in the University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Haire’s major research interest is the molecular genetics of multi-gene immune receptor families (their evolution, structure and function). Current projects include immune receptor expression, and purification for ligand interactions and x-ray crystallography.
Education & Training
| B.A. | University of Chicago, Biology, 1970 |
| Ph.D. | University of Minnesota, Pathobiology, 1988 |
Selected Publications
Haire RN, Miracle AL, Rast JP, Litman GW. Members of the Ikaros gene family are present in early representative vertebrates. Journal of Immunology, 2000, 165, 306-312.
Cannon JP, Haire RN, Mueller MG, Litman RT, Eason DD, Tinnemore D, Amemiya CT, Ota T, Litman GW. Ancient divergence of a complex family of immune-type receptor genes. Immunogenetics, 2006, 58, 362-373.
Hernandez Prada JA, Haire RN, Allaire M, Jakoncic J, Stojanoff V, Cannon JP, Litman GW, Ostrov DA. Ancient evolutionary origin of diversified variable regions revealed by crystal structures of an immune-type receptor in amphioxus. Nature, 2006, 7, 875-882.
Litman GW, Cannon JP, Dishaw LJ, Haire RN, Eason DD, Yoder JA, Hernandez Prada J, Ostrov DA. Immunoglobulin variable regions in molecules exhibiting characteristics of innate and adaptive immune receptors. Immunologic Research, 2007, 38, 294-304.
Cannon JP, Haire RN, Magis AT, Eason DD, Winfrey KN, Hernandez Prada JA, Bailey KM, Jakoncic J, Litman GW, Ostrov DA. A bony fish immunological receptor of the NITR multigene family mediates allospecific recognition. Immunity, 2008, 9, 228-237.
