Dr. Schaenman's research is focused on the older transplant recipient and the immune response to viral infection in immunocompromised hosts. As an MD/PhD with a laboratory background in microbiology, she completed Infectious Diseases fellowship training at Stanford University and earned a Master's Degree in Epidemiology. At UCLA, she serves as a consultant on the inpatient Transplant Infectious Diseases service and also has a weekly outpatient clinic. Her research interests are in immune senescence in the older transplant recipient and analysis of the cellular immune response to viral infections with a focus on the kidney transplantation.