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
