Akiko Iwasaki Ph.D.

  • Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
  • Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Expertise: 

Flu, zika virus, HIV, herpes, vaccines

Description: 

My research focuses on the mechanisms of immune defense against viruses at the mucosal surfaces. My laboratory is interested in how innate recognition of viral infections lead to the generation of adaptive immunity, and how adaptive immunity mediates protection against subsequent viral challenge.

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203-785-2919