Department of Biomedical Sciences

Assistant Research Scientist, Assistant Professor

Biography

Education

  • Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, 2021
  • B.S., Microbial Biology, Auburn University, 2012
  • A.S., Biology, Indian River State College, 2007

Teaching

  • Infectious Diseases (drug discovery, methodology, animal models, vaccinology, and pathogenesis)
  • Virology
  • Bacteriology
  • Microbiology
  • Clinical/Lab Virology
  • Clinical/Lab Bacteriology
  • Clinical/Lab Microbiology

Research Interests

  • High-consequence viral and bacterial pathogens: host-pathogen interactions, pathogenesis and mitigation
  • Drug discovery
  • Host-directed therapeutics
  • High-throughput screening / platform development
  • High-content imaging for drug discovery
  • Development of small/large animal models of infection (BSL2/BSL3) for the development of countermeasures against high consequence viral and bacterial pathogens
  • Livestock vaccines and therapeutics
  • RNA therapeutics and vaccines

Publications

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