- Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
- Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Field:
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.
In the Media:
Opinion: The answer to stopping the coronavirus may lie in a nasal vaccine, says immunobiologist Akiko Iwasaki
The New York Times
Immunobiologist Akiko Iwasaki weighs in on the evidence behind COVID-19 booster shots
BBC
Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki to study COVID long-haulers whose symptoms ease post-vaccination
CBS News