Postdoctoral Fellow IRTA
Education:
Ph.D., 2022, Comparative and Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Residency/Ph.D., 2020, Avian Diseases, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
D.V.M, 2012, Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
Languages Spoken: Persian/Farsi
Biography
Amir Ghorbani is a viral immunologist studying influenza virus-host interactions. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher under the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Yewdell at the Laboratory of Viral Diseases. His research delves into an unconventional realm of influenza virus genome translation, extending viral protein translation and T-cell immunosurveillance to formerly “non-coding” viral sequences. The discovery of novel viral gene products deepens our understanding of how influenza’s minuscule genome causes disease across species.
Amir earned his Ph.D. in comparative and veterinary medicine from The Ohio State University, focusing on understanding the heterogeneity of influenza virus subpopulations in inducing the host interferon response, which informed the design of a novel live influenza vaccine candidate. Before his Ph.D., he graduated with a doctorate of veterinary medicine at Islamic Azad University and finished a residency in avian diseases at the University of Tehran, Iran, focusing on the molecular characterization of avian influenza and infectious bursal disease viruses.