https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-1991
Overview
MD/PhD student studying cellular immunology in the context of viral infections
Recent Publications
ALFQ adjuvanted HIV-1 envelope protein vaccination elicits durable functional antibody and cellular responses in nonhuman primates.
Journal Article NPJ Vaccines · December 19, 2025 Adjuvants play an important role in modulating antigen-specific immune responses. We conducted a comparative adjuvant immunogenicity study in Rhesus macaques using HIV-1 subtype B gp120 envelope protein, B.63521, formulated with aluminum hydroxide gel (AH) ... Full text Link to item CiteCoinfection with HIV-1 skews iNKT cells toward TCR anergy and limited expansion potential in people with hepatitis C.
Journal Article Front Immunol · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Liver fibrosis progression is more rapid in people with HIV/HCV coinfection compared to HCV monoinfection ... Full text Link to item CiteIn utero human cytomegalovirus infection expands NK-like FcγRIII+CD8+ T cells that mediate Fc antibody functions.
Journal Article J Clin Invest · November 12, 2024 Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) profoundly impacts host T and NK cells across the lifespan, yet how this common congenital infection modulates developing fetal immune cell compartments remains underexplored. Using cord blood from neonates with and without con ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Student Traineeship Award
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · 2023 - 2024Modulation of Antigen Presenting Cell Function by HIV Vaccine induced Antibodies
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Triangle Community Foundation · 2023 - 2024View All Grants