Our laboratory is focused on understanding how to combat viral infections.
Viruses are part of our day-to-day encounters that the immune system needs to handle. How the immune system “sees,” recognizes, and eliminates viral infections is not fully understood.
Indeed, viruses can mutate to escape immune system surveillance. To develop better vaccines and drugs, it is essential to understand the mechanisms of viral recognition and viral escape.
Our lab combines both cellular and structural approaches to understand the immune system’s actions when faced with a viral infection.
Check out our latest paper: A common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
