Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Surgery
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2021 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Associate Professor of Pathology
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2022 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Immune responses to BK virus in renal transplant recipients receiving IVIG treatment.
Journal Article J Infect Dis · October 10, 2025 BACKGROUND: BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) DNAemia in renal transplant recipients increases risk of allograft failure, but BKPyV-specific therapies are not available. While treatment with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) has been reported, safety in a prospecti ... Full text Link to item CiteElephant in the room: natural killer cells don't forget HIV either.
Journal Article Curr Opin HIV AIDS · March 1, 2025 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Like elephants (and T cells), accumulating evidence suggest natural killer (NK) cells never forget. The description of adaptive or memory NK cells, which can be induced by HIV/SIV infections and vaccines and associated with protective ef ... Full text Link to item CiteKnockdowns of CD3zeta Chain in Primary NK Cells Illustrate Modulation of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1.
Journal Article AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses · November 2024 Multifaceted natural killer (NK) cell activities are indispensable for controlling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 transmission and pathogenesis. Among the diverse functions of NK cells, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) has been shown t ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030Tailored HIV Curative Combination Strategy against Persistent HIV on ART
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology · 2025 - 2030Multiscale Modeling of Influenza Neutralizing Antibody and Fc Effector Biology
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland) ·
2007
Ph.D.
University of Geneva (Switzerland) ·
2002
M.S.
University of Geneva (Switzerland) ·
2000
B.S.