Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine | NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2017 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | Ph.D. Microbiology & Immunology - Minor: Biochemistry |
| 2009 | California Polytechnic University | B.Sc. Microbiology - Minor: English |
Research Interests
My lab focuses on two areas of research: 1) understanding how viruses co-opt ribosomal proteins to promote viral protein synthesis; and 2) understanding how viruses subvert the innate immune response to promote viral replication. I say 鈥渧iruses鈥 because my projects have evolved to include several virus families. If you are interested in any specific projects, please contact me to discuss. I am open to any new collaborations if you are interested in studying viruses, especially in a new context. If you are a student interested in virus research, reach out to me to discuss possible research opportunities.
Research Support
2024 鈥 2025 FY25 One Health Program (Co-PI)
2024 鈥 2026 2024 AOA OMM Observational & Explorative Focused Hypotheses Research Studies (PI)
2024 鈥 2027 NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) in Oncological Sciences (Co-I)
2023 鈥 2024 FY24 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (Co-PI)
2022 鈥 2023 FY23 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (Co-PI)
2022 鈥 2023 Delta Collaborative Research Project (Delta-CRP) (Co-PI)
2022 鈥 2024 LSUHS NIH NIGMS COBRE Pilot Project Recipient (PI)
2021 鈥 2022 FY22 Research Eureka Accelerator Program (REAP) (PI)
2019 鈥 2021 NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research (PI)
Awards
- 2025 Researcher of the Year (夜色王朝)
- 2024 Faculty of the Block (夜色王朝)
- 2021 Faculty of the Block (夜色王朝)
Activities
- Contributing Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
- Contributing Member of ASM South Central Branch (SCB)
- Contributing Member of American Society of Virology (ASV)
- Ad hoc grant review panelist for Research Eureka Accelerator Program (夜色王朝)
- Faculty Senate Secretary (夜色王朝)
- Ad hoc committee member for Promotion and Review Board (夜色王朝)
- Ad hoc committee member for Student Researcher of the Year (夜色王朝)
- Ad hoc reviewer for Microbiology Spectrum (ASM), mBio (ASM), Cureus (Springer Nature)