Staff Scientist
Education:
Ph.D., University of Iowa
BA, Lawrence University
Biography
Research interests include pathogenesis of vaccinia and monkeypox viruses and development of vaccine candidates against pathogens such as HIV and SARS CoV-2. Small animal models utilizing African dormice and CAST/EiJ mice have been developed for these purposes. Principal investigator in the Select Agent program for monkeypox and for an ACUC animal protocol for small animal models; experience in BSL3 and ABSL3 research.