Dr David Matthews
Reader in Virology · University of Bristol
Applying high throughput approaches to study infectious disease
COVID-19 CoV Proteomics Adenovirus Vaccines Respiratory Viruses
David Pride
Associate Professor of Pathology · UC San Diego
Our laboratory focuses on the role that microbial communities play in human homeostasis, health and disease.
Coronavirus COVID-19 Testing Pathology Infectious Disease COVID-19
John Lednicky
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Lednicky has experience in microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.
Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus Infectious Disease Airborne Disease Global Health
Dawn Wesson
Associate Professor · Tulane University
Professor Wesson is a national expert in vector-borne diseases spread by mosquitoes.
Zika Virus Chagas Disease Mosquito-Borne Viruses West Nile Virus Medical Entomology
Dr Sarah Pitt
Principal Lecturer in Microbiology · University of Brighton
Sarah is a member of the Institute of Biomedical Science’s Virology Specialist Advisory Panel and its Chief Examiner.
COVID-19 Microbiology Viruses Infection Control Anti-microbial Resistance
Ralph Baric, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Ralph Baric performs research using coronaviruses as models to study the genetics of RNA viruses.
Microbiology Virology Immunology Epidemiology Coronaviruses
Shan-Lu Liu
Professor I Department of Veterinary Biosciences · The Ohio State University
Professor Liu studies virus-host interactions, in particular how RNA viruses enter host cells and cause pathogenesis in humans and animals.
Viral Infections HIV Ebola Lung Cancer Cancer Biology
Kim Prather
Professor · UC San Diego
Kimberly Prather’s research focuses on understanding the impact of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on clouds and climate.
Marine Life Energy and the Environment California Environment Earth and Planetary Chemistry Global Change
Rachel Noble, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
A main thread of Rachel Noble’s work is the application of novel molecular techniques for applied and basic science.
stormwater E. Coli Water Treatment Microbial Contaminants Viruses
Derek Cummings
Professor · University of Florida
Derek Cummings’ research on emerging pathogens has included studies of MERS, Ebola and novel influenza.
Influenza Ebola Global Health Immunology of Infectious Diseases
Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)
COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox
Michael J. Buchmeier
Professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases · UC Irvine
Michael Buchmeier studies the pathogenesis and control of emerging viral infections, especially coronavirus, for more than 30 years.
Viral Pathogenesis Coronaviruses Viruses Arenaviruses Biology of RNA Viruses
Sam Lai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Lai’s research focuses on nanoparticle-based delivery of bioactive molecules to mucosal tissues.
PEG (polyethylene glycol) Non-hormonal Contraception Anti-drug Antibodies Mucosal Immunology Mucus
Rommie Amaro
Professor and Shuler Scholar, Chemistry and Biochemistry · UC San Diego
Her research focuses on development of computational methods in biophysics for applications to drug discovery.
H1N1 Computational Methods in Drug Discovery COVID-19 Biochemistry Chemistry
Gregory Glass
Professor · University of Florida
Gregory Glass focuses on understanding infectious disease systems: the agents, hosts and environmental sources.
Microbiology & Immunology Global Health
Robert Garry
Professor · Tulane University
Dr. Garry has published over 100 papers in the area of retrovirology
COVID-19 Pathology Lassa Fever Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis Ebola
Eva Buckner
Assistant Professor & State Extension Specialist · University of Florida
Eva Buckner researches mosquitoes and mosquito control efforts.
Mosquito Control Programs Mosquito-Borne Viruses Human Health Mosquitos Pesticides
Diana Bell
Professor of Conservation Biology · University of East Anglia
Her research covers the risks from the trade in wildlife and how this leads to human disease.
Wildlife Disease Human Disease Conservation Biology Animal Parasites Viruses
Matthew Daugherty
Assistant Professor · UC San Diego
Evolution of host-pathogen interactions; innate antiviral immunity; how SARS-CoV-2 & other viruses enter the human population
Evolutionary Genomics Innate Immunity Virology Host-Pathogen Interactions
Dr. Hugo López Gatell Ramírez
Director of Innovation in Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control · National Institute of Public Health
Physician, specialist in Internal Medicine, and Master in Medical Sciences.
COVID-19 Internal Medicine Epidemiology Public Health Coronavirus