My lab studies immunovirology of viral infections, particularly in nonhuman primate (NHP) models of human pathogens. We focus primarily on simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infection of rhesus macaques but we are interested in developing NHP models of other emerging viruses. We use a variety of techniques, ranging from flow cytometry to high throughput RNA sequencing, to understand how viruses and immune systems interact. In SIV, we are currently focused on: 1) Understanding the immunological mechanisms by which vaccine-induced T cells can control pathogenic SIV...
