George Lyn Cross Research Professor of Autoinmmunity and Infection University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dr. Madeleine Cunningham is a distinguished immunologist and microbiologist recognized internationally for her work on autoimmunity, molecular mimicry, and infection-triggered immune responses. She holds the George Lynn Cross Research Professorship at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Her research has been foundational in elucidating antibody mediated mechanisms affecting brain function, particularly in post infectious neuroimmune conditions such as PANDAS and PANS
which have relevance forsubsets of individuals on the autism spectrum. She has published extensively in high impact peer-reviewed journals and is widely cited for her contributions to neuroimmunology.