Theoharis Theoharides

Theoharis C. Theoharides, MS, MPhil, PhD, MD, is a Professor of Pharmacology and Internal Medicine and the Director of the Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, US. His lab, the Theoharis Theoharides Lab, at Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, investigates the mechanism of selective secretion of cytokines and other pro-inflammatory molecules from mast cells.

Dr. Theoharides's special interests include mechanisms of inflammation, neuroimmunoendocrine disorders, mast cell activation disorders, autism, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Notable studies
Dr. Theoharides has published over 270 research papers and 2 textbooks of Pharmacology.
 * 2014, Isoflavones inhibit poly(I:C)-induced serum, brain, and skin inflammatory mediators - relevance to chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full text)


 * 2018, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - metabolic disease or disturbed homeostasis? - (Full Text)
 * 2018, Tetramethoxyluteolin for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Talks and interviews

 * 2015, Dr. T. C. Theoharides presents “Mast Cell Disorders”
 * 1 Jun 2018, Speaker at the 13th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: Anne Örtegren Memorial Lecture - Mast Cells and ME - (Video)

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Google Scholar

Learn more

 * Curriculum Vitae
 * Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Website
 * Theoharis Theoharides Lab