As a virologist and immunologist by training, I have specific expertise in dissecting virus-host interactions that have important implications for viral transmission and pathogenesis. My research goal is to understand how viruses in nature interact with their natural hosts, and how this relates to their potential to impact human health through zoonosis and subsequent human-to-human spread. My research to date has spanned several viruses including DNA viruses (herpesviruses, hepadnaviruses, papillomaviruses), retroviruses (HIV-1/SIV), and emerging or pre-emergent RNA viruses (coronaviruses, arteriviruses, dengue virus, influenza virus).
Experience
2016–present
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder
2014–2016
Adjunct Professor, Community College of Aurora
2012–2016
Doctoral Candidate, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Grants and Contracts
2021
Identifying genetic barriers to animal virus replication in human cells: Insights into zoonosis
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
NIH NIAID
2018
Investigating CD4 as a species-specific barrier to transmitted/founder HIV-1 infection