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Stephanie Rachel Jost

Associate Professor in Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
Duke Research and Discovery @ RTP, Durham, NC 27703
27 Alexandria Way, Durham, NC 27703

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Surgery · 2021 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Associate Professor of Pathology · 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 Cite

Elephant 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 Cite

Knockdowns 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 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

Tailored HIV Curative Combination Strategy against Persistent HIV on ART

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology · 2025 - 2030

Multiscale Modeling of Influenza Neutralizing Antibody and Fc Effector Biology

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2029

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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.