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He earned his Ph.D. in microbiology and clinical immunology and
conducted groundbreaking research in cancer immunology at
the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [1]. Early in his
career, Dr. Vojdani recognized that conventional medicine was
missing critical links between environmental exposures and
immune dysregulation4decades before it became a mainstream
discussion [1,3].
A central theme of Dr. Vojdani’s work is the concept of immune
tolerance: the principle that a healthy immune system
distinguishes clearly between self and non-self without
inappropriate reactivity [3]. His research has demonstrated how
environmental toxins, infectious agents, chemicals, and food
antigens can breach immune tolerance, leading to molecular
mimicry, chronic inflammation, and eventual autoimmune
disease [4-6].
His deep exploration into molecular mimicry4where foreign
proteins structurally resemble human tissues and confuse the
immune system4has been pivotal in understanding how
autoimmune diseases develop silently, sometimes years before
clinical diagnosis [5].
Dr. Vojdani’s contributions are not theoretical; they are practical.
He holds 15 U.S. patents for laboratory innovations that have
made functional immunology accessible and actionable in
everyday clinical practice [1]. His body of published work includes
over 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers spanning toxicology,
neurology, immunology, nutrition, and environmental health [2,7].
As a respected peer reviewer for numerous scientific and medical
journals, he has continually advanced the standards of
evidence-based functional medicine research [7].
In addition to his work with Cyrex, Dr. Vojdani is the CEO and Chief
Scientific Officer of Immunosciences Lab, Inc. in Los Angeles, a
specialty clinical laboratory focusing on the early detection of
immune dysfunctions, environmental illnesses, chronic infections,
and autoimmune diseases [1,2].
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