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Priyamvada Acharya

Professor in Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
DUMC Box 103020, Durham, NC 27710
10 Circuit Drive, Room 101, Research Park II, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Surgery · 2024 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Associate Professor of Biochemistry · 2021 - Present Biochemistry, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2018 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2025 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published September 12, 2024
Omicron Insights May Shape Future of Vaccine Design
Published June 28, 2022
Duke Awarded Federal Grant to Build Structural Models of HIV
Published June 29, 2021
Duke Researchers Point to Protein Spike as the Key to SARS Viral Variations & Increased Transmission

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Recent Publications


Acquisition of quaternary trimer interaction as a key step in the lineage maturation of a broad and potent HIV-1 neutralizing antibody.

Journal Article Structure · August 7, 2025 Although most broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) specific for the CD4-binding site (CD4-BS) of HIV-1 interact with a single gp120 protomer, a few mimic the quaternary binding mode of CD4, making contact with a second protomer through elongated heavy c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design of SARS-CoV-2 RBD immunogens to focus immune responses toward conserved coronavirus epitopes.

Journal Article J Virol · July 22, 2025 SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, with new variants emerging that evade pre-existing immunity and limit the efficacy of existing vaccines. One approach toward developing superior, variant-proof vaccines is to engineer immunogens that preferentially elicit an ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030

Structural definition of CD4-induced HIV-1 Env conformational changes required for infection

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2030

Duke Center for HIV Structural Biology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (India) · 2003 Ph.D.
Jadavpur University (India) · 1996 M.S.
Jadavpur University (India) · 1994 B.S.